Israel and Palestine

After the Second World war the UN allowed the Israelis to flee to Palestine, which it was called back then, and live there. Slowly but eventually the Israelis took over the land from the Palestinians and now they govern the country. Palestine is nowadays not recognized by the UN as an official country.

The feelings about who’s country or what really should have happened are really sensible. I think there is a truth to both sides of this conflict. You can’t say that one of the two is right and therefore is eligible to govern the whole country. Nationalism is something that can’t be taken away in a short amount of time. It is logical that both sides are attached to their country and do not want to give up the fight. However, when they will continue in this way, they will never ever find a way to end it.

For example; Palestinians have already lived in “their” country for ages, and the Israelis say it is “their” country because of religious reasons. It is very not surprising that this conflict is already lasting for decades.

Another reason why I think that this conflict will never end is because of the reasons I have mentioned in the first paragraph. Palestinians and Israelis will always continue the fight because they both feel like they are the ones to which this piece of land belongs. No matter how long one organizes negotiations, they will always feel like there is injustice.

Hopefully these two countries will find a way to live next to each, because they have to. However the future does not look very bright.

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