ok it's Iraq but it's interesting
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Here is a link to a blog put up by Morgan on a different Blog. There are a
number of entries that tie more to your topic than theirs. Enjoy.
15 years ago
Monday, March 9, 2009
Syria
In a recent story featured in the Jerusalem post,http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1236269380382&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull, Syrias president Assad was quoted as saying peace talks between Syria and Israel cannot continue until the, "issue of one-and-a-half million Palestinians is solved." Inderect talks between Syria and ISrael were underway until Israel invaded Gaza. Many feel that a solution to the conflict between ISrael and Palestine could be solved through Syria negotiations. That Palestinians would see ISrael's negotions as a major step towards wanting peace and it would lead towards more disscusions. IT would also hopefully put a stop to Syrias support of Lebannons Hezbollah. What really stands in the way of this is Assads demands of right of return for Palestinian refugees. If the refugees get the right of return that would mean there would be a majority of Palestinians over Israelis. Basically ISrael would not be Israel anymore. I dont believe that Israel would evr allow a right of return but I think it must do something for the refugees. The refugees are often considered second rate citizens in the countries they fled to and are very impovered. I think Israel must provide them with sanctions or help them in some way in order to show the current Palestinians they are attempting to do something about the problem.
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As we talked about in class, I think it's incredibly important that Palestinian refugees are compensated on some level. Not only are there those who had to flee their homes decades ago, but also those more recently who have been made homeless by military attacks. It would probably be impossible to allow refugees to return to their homes, since many are occupied; however, they deserve some sort of reparation. We discussed the difficulty in understanding the connections that many Palestinians have with their original homes and villages and while those places may no longer be available, an effort to create a new community could be made with international aid. If the Palestinians had some new space that felt like a real, and not temporary, home that provided a sense of place, maybe that would ease some of the conflict. The reality is that most Palestinians believe that they should be able to/will go back to their original homes, which is something, like Joe said, is unlikely to happen. I think there needs to be some sort of compensation for loss and and maybe that could take this whole situation in a new direction.
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