Identify the three main reasons why peace has not been reached between the Palestinian Arabs and the Israelis. Imagine you are the leader of a third country that is trying to help these two groups reach peace. What steps could you take to help solve the three issues preventing peace?

Palestinian Arabs and Israelis have been in constant conflict with each other for over 50 years. There have been attempts to resolve the conflict and make peace. However, these attempts have been unsuccessful for three reasons: disagreement upon borders for the state of Israel, indecision on what to do with the current Palestinian refugees, and the refusal of other Arab states to recognize Israel as being a state. These are three difficult dilemmas that have caused the region terrible grief throughout the years. If I were the leader of a country that was trying to help the two sides reach peace, the first step I would take would be to have the leaders of Israel and Palestine sit together in a room to discuss their main concerns over the three issues. I would then ask the two sides to come up with possible solutions to those issues. Once the two sides had ideas for solutions, I would ask both sides to explain where they might be willing to compromise. Once the two sides made some compromises, I would help them create a process of how to implement the changes in the region.

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