Palestinian Conflict Report The origin of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be traced back to the Balfour declaraition by Great Britain in 1917. Ironically the declaration called for the establishment of an independent Jewish state within Palestine, as long as the civil liberties of existing inhabitants were guaranteed. Seventy-five years later, is painfully obvious that these guarantees were never maintained. The state of Israel exists as a dominant overlord to the non-existent state of Palestine. Instead of …showed first 75 words of 2516 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2516 total…at any map will show the proliferation of settlements on the West Bank, and the Israeli people will not stand to be driven out of their homes. So while Palestine has the right to self government, it will take some outside pressure on Israel to force them to give into Palestinian desires. And only with U.S. support for this action, (which seems very unlikely right now) will any lasting change be affected in Israel.