Israel agreed to give up control of the West Bank and the Gaza strips in the Oslo peace accords. The Oslo peace accords also called for mutual recognition by both sides. However, the issue of Israel settlements and the building of the Gaza Wall has provoked controversy in the region. Israel built the wall to include the settlements and the Palestinian oppose the construction of the wall because of the security that will have to undergo to enter Israel. Unlike the United States, there is no rule against racial profiling and passing through a security checkpoint can take hours.
Today, peace is Jerusalem is a difficult thing to do. First, Israel will have to have the willpower to deal with the Israeli's living in the settlements because no peace will occur unless the settlement problem is solve. Another issue at stake is the wall. The wall might give a sense of security to Israel, but the Palestinians will be unlikely to compromise unless the boundaries of the wall are restored to the line set in the Oslo accords. The control by Hamas in the Gaza Strip will also complicate matters for peace in Israel. Hamas is considered a terrorist group by many nations and the last thing a terrorist group would like is peace in Israel. The United States has the power to exert its military might but using military power can lead nations with nuclear weapons to fire back. Today, warfare has more consequences because today's weapons can destroy the earth if they are used improperly.
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