First, this conflict goes beyond the simple division of Palestinian versus Israeli. Within each of these groups are sub-groups with very different ideas of what would be an acceptable solution. The "land for peace" solution was first used by Israel and Egypt in the Camp David Accords in 1987. Israel gave Egypt the Sinai Peninsula and, in return, Egypt reco

Arafat, who has been for "land for peace," has had his life threatened by Palestinian extremists. Allowing Israeli building in East Jerusalem, Netanyahu has put Arafat in a terrible position. Arafat knows that the Islamic Jihad and Hamas will not be satisfied with the Israelis having any building in East Jerusalem. On the other hand, to resort to violence to get the Israelis to stop will not only ruin any peace process, but historically, the Palestinians have only lost land when they have attacked the Israelis. For example, the Palestinians were literally left without a country after the Israeli War for Independence in 1948-49 and Israel occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as a result of the 6 Day War in 1967.

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