"Middle East" ~ Sitting in a nowhere land, making all their nowhere plans for nobody.

Israel has a right to be concerned. If we fail them, they will stand alone, surrounded by hostile countries who funnel their misdirected anger toward Israel. Yet, it is not Israel, or even the United States, but Great Britain and France that are at the very root of the Palestinian and Israeli problem.

It really began with the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 with the British taking control of the Middle East and the French with the remainder of the Ottoman Empire. The British Mandate granted Israel a homeland in the Middle East area that Britain with the tacit agreement of the other European countries had divided up into the  newly countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. This was greeted with great anxiety by the Arabs, because The British Mandate stated that immigration of Jews into their new homeland should be bound only by the Jewish economy's ability to support such growth. The influx of 300,000 European Jews, adding to the 150,000 (already living in harmony with the Palestinians) was the basis of this anger, even though the Israeli growth had also been sanctioned by the League of Nations. Jews and Arabs had lived in this area for thousands of years with their populations coexisting peacefully side by side. The problem was with the Mandate itself which was so ambiguous that it could be interpreted differently by Arabs and Jews, exacerbating existing problems. We and our European allies' meddling started this mess and has kept this conflict brewing, growing larger and more violent even as we speak. The carving up of the Middle East was done by many European nations (but principally France and Great Britain) without the consent of the parties actually involved.. One bone of contention for the Palestinians is the Jewish acquisition of land from mostly absentee Arab landholders whose only concern is for the money they will receive. The Arabs want to stop Jews from purchasing the lands but are only furious with the Jews and not the landholders, which is hard for most people to understand.  Obviously this is unfair to both parties as these are legal transactions. If the M.E. countries really wanted to put an end to this argument they could start by purchasing the properties, donating the land to a trust and putting any monies in a trust account for Palestinians to use for reclamation of the country once the hostilities cease. Consider the outlook for the future if hostilities continue to deteriorate…the ones who will suffer the most will be the very young, the very old and the women. Since both parties have an ancient claim to the land and the problem has escalated far beyond the original scope, it is time to put an end to this.

Countries surrounding Palestine are as small as Palestine with the exception of Egypt. A land consisting of equal parts of Jordan. Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel would give the Palestinians a homeland in parts of original homeland (many Palestinians still live in Jordan and Lebanon and over 150,000 Palestinians have been granted citizenship in Israel where, by the way, they are treated better than in any of the Arab countries. Perhaps increased aid from the top worldwide economies and the U.N. could be an inducement, especially worldwide support for Israel's existence. Ending this nightmare must be a top priority for the world, and everyone has to "give a little to get a little...". Foreign aid could repair the Palestinian infrastructure and the stability would attract investors. Ironically, not one of the countries bordering Israel want to do this for the Palestinians…only Israel.

I wish I could shake this feeling that none of the countries in the Middle East want this problem solved because:

1. The uproar keeps the world focus away from their own very real human rights violations and/or terroristic tendencies (Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Somalia, Dubai, Yemen and Lebanon just to name a few.) 
2. These countries need their Arabian populations to remain focused on Israel and away from the very real problems they have at home. 
3. If the problem were solved, the United States would not feel the need to funnel untold billions to all of the counties in that region. I believe that they will do whatever it takes to keep that money flowing into their government's and ruling clan's coffers.
4. The amount of technology we send to these countries is incredible. This is in turn used against Israel, us and  even their own people.

Until the moderates and others of like opinions come out from hiding and diligently work at this problem, nothing will be resolved and threatening or bullying will only harden minds and attitudes further. I am still researching this problem and all its complexities so please give it due consideration and let's talk. thetruthtzar.blogspot.com/