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2. REPORT DATE
June 2002
3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED
Master’s Thesis
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
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The Three Possible Solutions to TheIsraeli-Palestinian Conflict andTheirImpact on theAchievement of US Interests
6. AUTHOR(S) Scot F. Stine, MAJ, USA5. FUNDING NUMBERS7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA 93943-5000
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The views expressed in this thesis are those of the authorand do not reflect the official policyor position of the Departmentof Defense or the U.S. Government.
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13. ABSTRACT
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The current political drift indicates that Israel andthePalestinians are heading toward theunintendedconsequencesof either a one-state solution or a bi-national state. Bothsolutionswould prohibit Israel fromrealizing its dream ofnormalization and prohibit theachievement of a sustainable levelof security. For thePalestinians, eithersolution spellstheir furthersubjugation orexpulsion fromthe West Bankand GazaStrip.Rightorwrong, theUnited States suffersguilt by associationwithIsraeldue to its strong economic andmilitarysupportforIsrael. Thus, it is imperative to the achievement of US interests in the Middle East that theUnitedStates takes the lead in building an international coalitioncapableof imposing an immediate resolution to the problem. The only solution capableof satisfying the best interests of all parties concerned is a two-state solution.Theprevious step-by-step approaches to peace havefailed and the immediate recognition of the state of Palestineis imperative tofuturestability in theregion.
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63
14. SUBJECT TERMS
Palestine, Israel, PeaceProcess, One State Solution, Two State Solution,Bi- National State,Ramifications for the United Statesin the UnitedStates, Arab-Israeli Conflict,al-AqsaIntifada, Unintended Consequences, Status quo solution, Outcomes of Conflict
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