Time and time again, people look to those outside of the Middle East to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After decades of an occupation and unrelenting hostilities between Jews and Arabs in the region, it makes sense why the burden of peace is so often placed on leaders abroad. Unfortunately, this approach has repeatedly failed, in large part because convoluted peace plans tend to focus on land over ideology, dreams over reality, and an outright denial of existing beliefs which for many, seem insurmountable.
On the Palestinian side, things are perhaps even more bleak
That said, if there’s ever going to be lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, change needs to come from within – and the Palestinians must do something they’ve avoided for nearly 80 years: accept the permanency and legitimacy of the Jewish state. If the Palestinians take this leap, the occupation may very well end and the road to peace could be clearer than it ever has before.
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