Wednesday, October 21, 2015

THE SEMPITERNAL STORY

The current events have been holding in Israel have again opened the never-ending question about Israel, its situation and the social factors surrounding this country. Israel-Palestine relationship must be seen beyond two historical foes which are unable to find a solution for the conflict. It is a story where more than two actors are involved and where the international community (the UN for sure and the Security Council even more) is hardly responsible of everything happened there. Why a solution isn’t likely to be reached? What are the roots of the problem? Is the public sentenced to listen about assassinations and violence in Gaza Strip forever and ever?

I will be clear in this issue. Guilt is shared indirectly by World War II victors and nowadays international community. From this point, international actors must force both parts to keep a negotiation which means the end of hostile actions. With this statement I start my reflection.

Geostrategic factors are the source of the problem, beginning with a new state placed in an unnatural location due to religion issues. Israel has not yet understood that it does not share borders with other states but it shares borders with other world far from western and modern values. The decision of looking for a home to Jewish was a mixture of sentimental and strategic issues that have exploded in a century of wars not just with Palestine but with other countries like Egypt that do not recognize its sovereignty as a real state. It is seen like a thief in a Muslim territory since the United Kingdom quitted its hands from Middle East.

History has drawn a terrific scenario still alive nowadays. Same story every day, a solution does not become real and peaceful times are shifted into crimes and violence periods. Last explosion occurred last days when teens have tried to make the war by their own with no clear scheme as well as rudimentary tactics. Bearing in mind that, victims are always the same; population with no hope further than resignation and conflagration. Just for this reason, time may be over for all actors involved; just to preserve life without the continuous threat caused by missiles and weapons.

Israel and international community must lead the process only for two reason. Firstly, the powerful position it has over the rest of Muslim countries showed by its modernization and technological development. In second term, it is not a matter of Israel but it is a matter of “the Western cause” in promoting democracy and own values. Israel has to be considered a window opened to the other side of the world where “west wing” is seen as evil. It is the opportunity to embrace them, we must make the first step and being proactive is on us. When will the change be real? National and international diplomacy must chair the change into democratic and open minding terms. Military blaze has revealed itself as useless so let keeping trust in diplomacy.

Although being proactive is the first approach must be done by Israel, also Palestine must recognize its own errors and faults to reach a common point of sharing consciousness. The effort must focused on taking out Israeli forces from West Bank and the recognition of Israel as a secure state without no threat by Palestine.

Negotiations failed along the years because of no long-run agreement had been taken. Both governments was extremely concerned about simple objectives always ended in violence by its weakness. The last point of this article is made in a future statements. The emerge of ISIS may be a key variable added to the conflict and can amend the balance of powers, or become this conflict in a global one as it is happening in Syria.     

Ignacio Moreno Lucenilla     

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