Webblog Journal 2

When posed with the question: "How would you solve the Arab-Israeli conflict", I would have to say that I truly don't know how I would solve the conflict.  I don't think anyone knows how to solve the conflict, which is why it is still an ongoing problem.  I see both sides of the argument, but when it boils down to who more of a right to be there I cannot make up my mind.  Neither side is willing to even acknowledge the other sides points of view, and I don't see this miraculously changing.  I believe that no matter what, there will always be a group that feels like they have been cheated out of justice.  I don't believe that the "We were there first" argument is a valid argument to put forth, because quite frankly, this is not the sole incident where a group of people have been pushed out of their native homeland. As a matter of fact, for one out of a multitude of examples, look at the United States today.  The Native American tribes who once called this land home are close to non-existent.  However, that is not talked about nearly as much as the Arab-Israeli conflict.  I hope that one day the conflict in Jerusalem and it's surrounding areas will cease, but at the moment I do not know how, nor when this will occur.