United States Involvement

The United States has always been on the side of Israel, but they have tried to be a mediator in the conflict. Israel is an important ally to the United States as they have a lot of oil. Since World War 2, the U.S. has been very active in solving the issue. America has always been in favor of a cease-fire in the region. The United States has provided Israel with plenty of financial support, demonstrating that they are in favor of peace in the area. President Carter assisted in the peace talks after the 1973 Egypt Israel war. A deal was made where Israel would concede land and other nations would recognize Israel as a state. The U.S. sent people to the region in order to negotiate peace in the 1980's. After the gulf war, the Soviet Union and the United States held a peace conference in Madrid which sparked interest in solving the conflict again. In 1995 President Clinton invited Israeli leaders and Palestinian leaders to Washington D.C. in order to make a deal giving autonomy to Palestine in their territory. President Bush sent his secretary of state to the region to meet with the leaders and propose peace talks. After that, Bush called for a two-state solution where the nations would coexist. Despite all of this effort, the conflict is not solved.

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These effort have seemed to be fruitless. The real issue with the negotiations is that they are just talks. Deals didn't change the situation in the region. The conflict needs a solution which addresses the important issues and attempts to work with the culture of the people. The two sides are very divided, and something needs to be done that attempts to bring the people together.