Murders in Jerusalem
Keep God out of it
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is drifting dangerously towards religious war
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21633812-israeli-palestinian-conflict-drifting-dangerously-towards-religious-war-keep-god-out-it
This article talks about the recent attack at a synagogue in Jerusalem. The attackers killed four worshipers and one policeman. The article states that the pushed further from a dispute over rival nationalism and closer to one about religions and Jerusalem. If a full out war erupted in this region there would be large economic implications for countries all over the world. Whether it comes from countries who enter into the war as allies of a country or countries losing trade with certain countries in this region. I specifically found this article interesting because of religion classes I have taken with Doctor Eastman. He has said that it is going to be extremely difficult to ever come to a peaceful resolution between these countries, because to them it is not a matter of governments disagreeing. Rather, their dispute dates back thousands of years both sides of the conflict are fighting over a land that they feel was promised to them by god, and in their eyes Jerusalem belongs to them and them only. Sharing Jerusalem is not an option at this point to them. There will always be unease and contest over Jerusalem and this conflict is bound to continue affect the economies of Israel and Palestine as well as anyone who involves themselves.
As Americans, we must feel partially responsible for this as the UN granted Israel to the Jews as a "home" for them following World War Two. What we thought was a solution may end up spelling catastrophe for the world economy if unrest in the Middle East reaches the point of no return.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see how far this conflict actually goes. If there is a full on war then the UN will undoubtedly step in and the U.S., being the country that always tries to bring peace, will also probably get heavily involved. Obviously a war between the two sides will have economic impacts, and stop religious pilgrimage to Jerusalem which will impact the economy greatly.
ReplyDeleteThis article is interesting to me because it speaks on the handling of a dilemma when entering a war. The dilemma is "what do you do when your beliefs for example tell you one thing but the outcome economically is saying another thing?" The answer to this question is extremely difficult and for this reason there will always be different opinions on rather a not a country should engage in a war. Should we fight for our beliefs or should we fight for what's best economically...
ReplyDeleteA full out war in the middle east would have a significant impact on the regions and the involved states economies. Due to the intertwined nature of middle east i agree with the fact that war would result in a point of no return. Stopping religious pilgrimages would furthermore result in an impact on the economy.
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