There is a conflict in the Middle East between two entities, and they're both right, each in their own way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.
Everybody in the Middle East wants to explain why they're right.
Peace in the Middle East isn't going to be created by another war or violent act on the other side.
The conflict in the Middle East needs to be solved for the same reasons. It is necessary to reach a two-states solution, built on international law, for sustainable peace and development, and it can only be achieved through joint efforts by the international community.
The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it's a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated by the other, who want the other to respect them. Battles over status can be even more intractable than those over land or water or oil.
No matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves.
The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.
The increasing mistrust between the Arab-Muslim peoples and the western world is rooted in the conflict in Palestine.
In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.