Professor’s Classroom
Subject: Middle East Conflict
Paper #2
I have written a piece last week about the “Institutionalization of Conflict” and how it MUST continue…too much depends on the longevity of the conflict…..
We have seen this scenario play out countless times in the recent past, but they will try it again and again and……..
News out of the Middle East has it that the US will play shuttle diplomacy (yet again) between Israel and the Palestinians…..and everyone is hopeful (yet again) that this time “real” progress will be made for a settlement of the hostilities between the two parties….as ALWAYS a monkey wrench of a problem as arisen……
During the recent visit to the region by VP Biden was hailed as a new beginning to the peace process…..but before the words were even cool in the ears of people a rocket of insulting actions were fired by PM Netanyahu when he announced the building of more settlements on the West Bank…..and the prospect of HOPE was dashed on the rocks of conflict (yet again)……..
The timing of the announcement could not have been timed more poorly than it was…..the announcement is stupid and may damage relations with Washington and possibly the whole world……this whole scenario has been played over and over and over for the last 30 years, probably more, just when we think that progress will be made….then…BAM!….somebody does something stupid and then the talks are off for another year…..with promises that next there will be progress…..and still NOTHING has changed…..
For instance back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, the Palestinians had the first Intifada, where Palestinians kids were throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers with guns….they got whole world’s attention and lots of support internationally….but then some a/hole introduced guns and everything went to sh*t……
Since those days it has been one promise after another and what has been accomplished? A lot of damn talking and NO action, with the except of rockets being fired, minor armed conflicts and settlements being built…..
Somebody needs to find a way to shut the politicians the f*ck up and let the people talk for themselves….bet we could find a solution then…..but as it is today…no one really wants peace….especially the damn politicians….so this scenario will play out again and again……with politicians there is NO end……..
I have a suggestion for solving the problem that would clearly work, but no one would countenance it. However, I am serious about this – well, at least just a little bit half serious because, like you, I’m sick of it all…
First – build a few more huge walls around Palestinian land borders.
Second, fortify the Golan heights with American missile and machine gun posts to stop anyone leaving.
Third, blockade the West Bank shores for the same reason.
Fourthly, have a quiet word and then take all the vast majority of decent, moderate people in Palestine and move them to (temporarliy) live with the vast majority of decent, moderate Israelis.
Finally, arm all the remaining Palestinian politicians, extremists and other assholes remaining in Palestine the same way we’ve armed the Isrealis and shove all the Israeli politicians, extremists and other assholes into Palestine (which they’ve already more or less blown to bits anyway) and then let them knock the shit out of each other till there’s none left on either side.
After that you can just dismantle all the fortifications and move the decent Palestinians back home where they belong and help them rebuild a proper home for themselves and get on with an industrious and peaceful life like the huge majority of both them and the Israelis all actually want!
END OF PROBLEM!
Oh, one further thought: You might have to assassinate a few arms dealers around the world at the same time in order to stop them from resurrecting the artificial hatred for their own devious purposes.
Starting with the ones in the US…arms dealers that is…..a sound plan or just kill all zealots on both sides….or should I say politicians?
politicians – zealots. the trouble is that the politicians let the zealots have power and influence them.
oh so true…..look at the religious right in the US…they have power…sad to say