The Israel-Palestine Imbroglio- an Asian Minority Ethnic Perspective of the Formative Civilizational and Universally Instructive Humanitarian Lessons.

Abstract

It is widely acknowledged that colonialism in many of the nations that are free today is solely responsible for the borders drawn arbitrarily creating a stark separation of the ethnic and sub-ethnic populations of societies with their primal co existential group separations. The Israel-Palestine region in the Middle East which was under the British sphere of influence before the end of World War Two, is one such case. It is a tragic one as large numbers of Palestinians especially, and Israelis have become victims of the imbroglio that had risen. There has been no lack of effort by the contending nations, the United Nations, the United States, the Palestine Liberation Organisation, a few Arab states and others, to end armed conflict and broker peace. The situation in the region remains tense. Israel has continued to build settlements in formerly Palestine land. The question of Israeli apartheidism and accusations of subtle attempts at ‘Judaising’ (conversion to Judaism faith) the Palestinian people have been voiced. Opposition and armed retaliation from Palestinian armed groups against Israel, and that of the state of Israel on the Palestinians have mounted. A perspective from that of the Asian marginalised, minority groups relating to the context of the Palestinians with the powerful Israeli state, can well be, that democratic PRINCIPLES and undertakings for equitable governance for all citizens constitute the constructive pathway for peace, stability and prosperity for one and all. Documented sources, researched theses and articles, and media reports on the conflict are the primary sources of data for this study. The conclusions that were derived were that the principle of full equality for the two contending communities is in question and that it needs to be upheld. Dialogue, allowing for the evolving of the spirit of co-existence, enabling secure futures towards ensuring legacies centred on humanitarianism for future generations, and for Israel and Palestine returning to the spiritual teachings of their respective faiths- to honour human life, can be the decisive factors for peace and stability in the above region.