Peace in Palestine- Is it Possible?

   Peace. Its the ultimate goal for the average human being. Its what we all seek, and all pray for. However, we all know that what goes on in the world, currently, in the past, and probably in the future wont be have this mystical, almost non-achievable element to it. While temporary peace is a possibility, long term, permanent peace seems unobtainable. This directly applies to what is currently going on in Palestine.  Since the start of Israeli occupation, the Palestinian people have head one clear enemy. But the truth is, it is more than just Israel that is inflicting pain in Palestine. Fellow Arab nations, along with several western states have been an active part in the demise of the Palestinian state.
   Palestine has been suffering the consequences of the decision to join the Ottoman Empire in WWII, which ultimately led to the nation becoming a British mandate and losing its statehood. Today's situation sees Palestine being broken into 2 territories, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, in the space of only 139 square miles, lives 1.8 million people. With limited water supply, access to technology, and even scarce food sources, Gaza is almost a giant prison. Attacks against Hamas always see an incredible amount civilian casualties occur, most recently this summer where 2000 innocent civilians lost their life. The irony in this situation is that the United States funds most of the military equipment that strengthens Israel, yet continues to call for peace between the two nations.
    Peace requires a sacrifice, both nations must be willing to give up something that is causing problems between the two. With Palestine, there is nothing left for them to give up. Everything valuable from land to resources have been stolen by the Israelis and anything that hasn't been taken yet will be in the future. Israel must give up almost everything, but see no reason to do so. If you had all you wanted in your life, would you be willing to give up most of it for happiness in someone else life. For these reasons, Israel continue to attend these "peace talks" but really mean nothing by it, other than faking a persona of caring to impress foreign nations. The only possibility for peace between the two is forced pressure on Israel from stronger nations such as the U.S. Looking at the American perspective, they have no reason to force Israel into giving up land, for they see Israel as the only source of stability in the Middle East. These reasons, among many others, all show the
lack of reality in these "peace negotiations" between the Israel and Palestine. Israel are not willing to give up so much of what they have taken to support a two state solution, and thus Palestine must regain its independence through fighting and oppressing the continuous occupation. Peace is along way from Palestine, and if it will eventually come, it will take a major fight to bring it.