The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to headlines once again, but this time there are no missiles being fired upon Palestinian territory nor are there suicide bombers attacking Israeli cities. Now Palestine is attempting to be a voting member of the UN, and to be its own independent state. For this to occur China, Britain, France, Russia, and the United States must agree to pass a bill that would give Palestine its statehood.
If Obama were to pass this bill the backlash would be substantial and would kill any chance he would have at being re-elected. However, this backlash needs to be ignored, as it is time for Obama to do what is right, no matter how difficult it is. This would be the biggest showing of political courage since Ford’s pardoning of Nixon. The Palestinians had their land stripped away from them due to the abominable Holocaust. If America really did care about Israel having a state where they would be given no more discrimination, they wouldn’t have placed it in the most tumultuous region in the world. But, what has been done has been done and we must focus on the present. For America to deny the statehood of Palestine would be advocating Imperialism. We should not live in a world where any group of people can unwillingly be stripped of their land and replaced by the will of superpowers. Therefore it is time for Palestine to be given what is rightfully there’s.
Austin, I understand where you're coming from but I think avoiding backlash is easier said than done. I think that's an issue that really needs to be taken into consideration when making this decision. A World War III is not desirable, so what decision is going to maintain national security? Who would we rather have mad at us..Palestine or Israel?
ReplyDeleteAustin I like how you bring up that Palestine was replaced and that this would be a chance to right the wrong that was done. While the Jews do need a place to be safe from discrimination, but that doesnt mean palestine should just be kicked out or pushed around.
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