How does this differ from the 'usual' history of violence in Israel/Palestine? Where do you imagine it might lead? Has the spirit of the Arab Spring arrived in the Levant? If so, what are its prospects?
September 11, 2012
Spring in Palestine?
How does this differ from the 'usual' history of violence in Israel/Palestine? Where do you imagine it might lead? Has the spirit of the Arab Spring arrived in the Levant? If so, what are its prospects?
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The spirit of the Arab Spring has definitely arrived in the Levant. Palestinian refugees, in Jordan especially, were (and to some degree still are) really hopeful about how the Arab Spring can impact the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Personally, I think the novelty of the Arab Spring and the potentials it carried with it are wearing off in the region, especially looking at what's happening in Syria and Egypt, who have been revolting for so long.
-Elika
Good point, Elika... when does the fatigue factor take hold and undermine the type of enthusiasm and commitment (some might argue, 'radicalism') that such movements seem to require?
pdk
This is different than the other events in the dispute as this reaches an economic and more human level than just the standard "get off my lawn" sort of talk from before. With the restraints in the Palestine region, economically speaking, it could make everyone leave due to the unsupportable prices compared to the relative income, or it could kill off anyone too stubborn to leave. The leader of the region should work to better the economic situation so people can afford to live there, and so they can continue fighting over the usual issues of "get off my lawn."
-Shaun
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