Political Science

The conflict between Arab and Israel spans across a century of hostility and aggression. The agitation began primarily as a political issue over the boundaries and territorial gain. In light of this, the early stages of the conflict began with Israeli proclaiming of one Jewish state that would encompass the land beyond the Gaza, while the Arabs claiming of a solitary Arab state that would prohibit the immigration of Jewish to Israel from the bordering lands. In addition to this, as a closer reason for the agitation between the two nations, this research paper aims to focus on the religious matters, including the effects of the rise of Zionism that contributed towards the conflict and discuss its contrast as a potential background for the eruption of war between the two nations. Moreover, the research expects to assess how the two distinct ideologies on Christianity and Muslim affected the belief of a promised land that triggered the unrest.

The second part of this research tries to assess the approaches made by Arab and Israeli and outside parties in order to resolve the conflict both their successes and failures. Mainly the research paper aims to critically analyze the success of direct bilateral peace negations held between the two nations, especially the 1991 Madrid conference. Furthermore, the research brings into picture the other matters that had affected the peace process, including the military incursion to Gaza by Israel, the potential of nuclear arms in Iran and also the impacts of anxiety created on the Israel with growing concern of Hamas and Hezbollah attacks. As the worlds most powerful nation, the United States, including the present Obama administration has stood by attentively with the conflict seeking a resolution to it, and their approach and role to solve the long lasting issue will be closely investigated. In addition, the research will explore the impact of the historical peace talks including the Security Council Resolution (1967), the Oslo Agreement (1993), the Geneva Accord (2003), and how successful they have been in the run up to the present situation of the conflict. Finally, this paper projects on possible future measures that will aid in resolving the issue that has been ravaging for many years in the region.