A sandcastle swept away by changing tides.

Allow me to begin by saying that this blog will be completely bias due to my personal connection to the problem and probably not reflect an objective view of the situation... But I will do my best. 

Israel is a defensive state among enemies. It was created out of war and so long as the trends continue, war will be the end of it. Since the conflict with the Palestinian people has begun, Israel has been given a choice; one of two options that could decide the fate of their country. The issues with Palestine are local issues but the world looks at the area with such an agenda that all decisions made there reverberate throughout the world.

Scenario 1: Israel recognizes Palestine as a sovereign state. The most direct repercussion of this would be that Israel is susceptible to allegations in the ICC. While this is not something Israel wants it is small in comparison to the repercussions within the region. To have a landmass so imbedded in the lands of Israel that harbors such hate for the Israeli people would run the risk of terrorist groups having direct access to a strategically indefensible boarder.

Scenario 2: Israel fails to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state. The repercussions of this could be even worse. While they may be able to keep Palestinian controlled lands in check, this will increase tensions between Israel and the surrounding Arab. (Many of which would much rather see a Jewish controlled Israel gone). 

With governmental changes is the Middle East; Israel has run out of time to make its decision. Soon the UN will take a vote and the choice will be made for them. Whatever the vote, the repercussions will be inevitably more drastic because they are being done by an outside source and not in the control of those in the situation, US to Israeli ties will be pushed to the limit and the home for the Jewish people for the past fifty years will be threatened. With the current event’s unfolding, I fear for Israel’s existence over the next few years.