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Conflict in Gaza - An Economic Solution

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The Gaza-Israel conflict came from within another conflict known as the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The Israel-Palestinian conflict began with the Jewish immigration policy created after World War I. The Jewish immigration policy promoted the immigration of European Jews into Palestinian occupied territory. The Palestinians took a hostile approach towards the policy and started to attack Jewish occupied areas. Due to multiple carvings of the Palestinian occupied area by the international community, area control by the State of Palestine has been reduced to the west bank and a separate isolated strip of land on the east side of Israel, called the Gaza Strip. As the Hamas became the elected political party of the Gaza strip, they began to launch rocket attacks against Israel in early 2006. Israel then retaliated by blockading the Gaza strip. Besides controlling Gaza’s airspace and coastline, Israel is also a major provider of necessities such as water, electricity, and communication to Gaza. As the conflict continued to rise and fall, Israel has controlling power over Gaza. The United Nation recognizes Gaza as part of the occupied Palestinian territory. The international community has tried to resolve the conflict between Gaza and Israel. Unfortunately for both sides, all of the attempts ended in failure, yet the two-state solution continued to be the only topic that brings them closer. The strict control by Israel over the border of the Gaza strip has severely damaged Gaza’s economy. People who live in the Gaza strip live without proper health care, education, and basic human needs. “More than 40% of people in Gaza – nearly 50% of youth – are now unemployed and 80% of people receive international aid” (vox). People without jobs or education are more easily swayed by the ideologies of the extreme military groups controlling the Gaza strip. The unemployment situation will only continue to encourage more extremist views toward

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