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The Middle Eastern crisis

Published : Friday, 19 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 121
Concluding part

Looking towards the US support to the State of Israel one can easily understands the relations between USA with Israel. The United States support to Israel is an effort to dominate on the entire Middle Eastern region. Israel is performing a balancing between the United States and Russia and the United States and China. Recently a case has been filed in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Israeli killing of the innocent civilian and children. After examining the relevant witnesses the court issued arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials accusing of war crimes in Gaza. The government of United States also stood by the government of Israel in the  International Criminal Court (ICC). US President Joe Biden said "the United States will always stand by Israel". The United States lawmakers also passed legislation for sanctioning on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the judgment.

On the other side, recently the US Commission on "Civil Rights" called the government to address the Palestine issues. The Commission also mentioned regarding 56 years Israeli illegal possession on the Palestinian lands and also 16 years blockade on Gaza. How much this civic movement and the humanitarian call of the Palestine people are going to influence the US government only time can say. Presently the questions are coming "Whether the Palestine-Israel conflict is going to its end with justified solutions, or the conflict will continue till the weaker part is abolished.

The Palestinian Arabs are fighting for long to survive in their mother land. They have been uprooted from their ancestor's places through illegal process. 100 years before the Israeli community have been pushed to the land of Palestine with the British Mandate under "Belfour Declaration 1917" to support the British Monarchy during World War I and World War II. With the fall of Ottoman Empire the Israeli community continued migrating to Palestine from the different European countries. Under the patronization of the British Empire the Jews started settling in the land of Palestine including acquiring properties. At the end of Mandatory period the Jews declared the independence of the "State of Israel".

“The Palestinian Arabs are fighting for long to survive in their mother land. They have been uprooted from their ancestor's places through illegal process. 100 years before the Israeli community have been pushed to the land of Palestine with the British Mandate under "Belfour Declaration 1917" to support the British Monarchy during World War I and World War II”

The conflict started between Palestinian Arabs and the Jews community and continuing till today. It is now difficult to predict how this war is going to end and establish peace within the Arab region. Millions of Arab Palestine became homeless and took shelter to the surrounding Muslim states. When the British left Palestine, the United States of America did came up to support the Jews community in the land of Palestine. During 1948 the Israeli ambassador to USA mentioned, the US-Israeli relations were in a "Crisis of Historic Proportions" because of a dispute over  Jerusalem settlement plans. It is noted, maximum Jews community people are living in
 
US. It is more than the Jews population of Israel and having significance influence over US economy, society and electoral process. During 2017 the US Trump administration recognized the Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It "destroyed the peace process" and the United States was no longer a mediator in the peace process as they have become a party to the dispute. Now US have become the protector of the State of Israel.

The Middle Eastern countries are undergoing with multiple crisis. The conflicts are  not only the reflection of rivalry between Palestine and Israel; it also having a very dynamic nature. The conflicts included conventional wars, civil wars, insurgencies, terrorist assaults and involving multiple actors including Non-state actors, foreign Powers, regional countries, international organizations. The conflicts also facilitated the influence on local economic, changes of political regimes and the competition among the global and regional players. The recent Hamas attack and the Israeli response to the Arab Palestine has changed the regional dynamics in the Middle East. The International and regional players are reconsidering their interests in the region. But no actor is coming up with possible solutions.

The conflict is not in an ending process. Israel is now more aggressive on Hamas for its destruction. Other side Hamas is also adamant to continue their fight. One of the political leaders of Hamas said, "We know very well the consequences of our operation on October 7. No nation is liberated without sacrifices. We are called a nation of martyrs, and we are proud to sacrifice martyrs". Hamas is having a very strong and dedicated grass root level organizations.

With the present scenario it is unlikely that the external actors are ready to address the root causes of the conflict. Israel is continuing its settlement expansion destroying the Palestine villages and killing in thousands. There is no political will within Israel to address issues. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "refused to discuss any vision for a political deal to end the fighting in Gaza". He also mentioned during March 2015, "Palestinian state would not be established during his administration". This indicates the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will continue to fester and produce cycles of violence.

The writer is a freedom fighter and a retired army officer. He is now the Chairman of Bangladesh Foundation for Regional Studies



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