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Running head: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP Global Leadership: Israel-Palestinian Conflict Insert Insert Grade Insert 19 January Global Leadership The conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelites dates back from 1967 to present day. After successful conquering of territories by Israel, there was a need to settle the conflict using peaceful means. This led to a meeting of the Security Council resolution to facilitate the settlement of the conflict that existed. Steps of resolving the conflict were seen in 1971when Egypt offered Israel a peace treaty in return of withdrawal from territories they believe belonged to them. Jordan also offered a similar peace treaty a year later. The Israelites had to choose between expansion of their territories or having peace and security with Egypt. Israel chose expansion over security and this led to the 1973 war. The war was an indication to Israel that Egypt cannot be under estimated and was a force to reckon with. It was later that Israel had to agree on the peace treaty offered in 1971, but this time, the national rights of Palestinians were recognized (Chomsky, 2010, p. 2). Obstacles of the Israel Palestinian conflict Negative perception by the leaders in dealing with this conflict is indicated by the fact that leaders do not recognize the existence of the rival state. The outgoing Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres had stated that the Palestinian State would never exist. To make the matters worse, the incoming Prime Minister, Netanyahu, went on to describe the intended Palestinian state as left over fragments or fried chicken (Chomsky, 2010, p. 9). United States policy has been indicated as one of the obstacles hindering the end of the Israel Palestinian conflict. Chomsky suggests that if the United States changes its policy, just as it did towards South Africa, then Israel will be compelled to join the rest of the world (Chomsky, 2010, p. 10). “ The ping-pong syndrome” is one of the great obstacles that affect the Israel Palestinian conflict. According to Salinas and Rabia, the cycle of violence witnessed between Israel and Palestine is made up of periodic attacks from the Palestinian followed by retaliation bombardments from the Israelis. The initial trigger of this syndrome is not clearly known or cannot be easily identified. When this violence takes place, the negotiations that had commenced take a grant halt (Salinas and Rabia, 2009, p. 11) Distrust between the Israelis and the Palestine. The feeling of doubt and suspicion between the two sides in conflict have resulted escalation of the conflict. According to Salinas and Rabia, distrust is a factor that is elusive. Distrust has been classified as a short-term problem that needs an immediate attention or response. Escalation of distrust has resulted to lack of solutions of ending the conflicts between the Israelis and the Palestine. This has been indicated by the fact that even when an agreement is reached by both sides each group does not trust the other to fulfill their end of the bargain. In addition to this, mobilization of people in resolving the conflict is also rendered impossible all because of distrust between the two groups (Salinas and Rabia, 2009, p. 13) Conclusion The Israel Palestinian conflict has dominated the headlines for a long period; the conflict hence needs to be resolved. One way of resolving this conflict is by fortification of both the Israel and Palestine political system. Doing away with the domesticated political surroundings and incorporating international peace process will as well help in resolving the conflict stalemate. References Chomsky, N. (2010). US Foreign Policy in the Middle East. Lebanon. (Attached material). Salinas, M. F. and Rabia, H. A. (2009). Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Perspectives on the Peace Process. NY: Cambria Press. Retrieved from http://books. google. com/books? id= zLPQk-QgABkC&printsec= frontcover&dq= obstacles+of+israeli-palestinian+conflict&hl= en&ei= CpQ2Tcm_K5Ku8QPUl4zRAw&sa= X&oi= book_result&ct= result&resnum= 7&ved= 0CEEQ6AEwBg#v= onepage&q= obstacles%20of%20israeli-palestinian%20conflict&f= false.