Let us try to put politics aside for a moment, if we can, in the Middle East and talk about resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to a larger extent the Arab Israeli conflict from a pure economic and pragmatic approach.
The whole premise of the prosperity of the United States did not come from its ability to resolve conflicts and differences between its people with their various ethnic and cultures but from its ability to create a net of mutual benefits, interests and well being among its citizens.
We, in the US, live together, work together, make money and prosper not necessarily because we have harmony between us but because it is in our best interest to do so. The whole rationale of the interstate commerce clause was not to create cohesiveness but to allow the free flow of goods and people across state lines to benefit businesses and consumers.
This helped to tear down the political and ethnic barriers that divided the country and was going to create two unequal nations within the USA. In the US example, economic benefits helped to create a better political process and smooth the transition into a more just society.
If it was not for the economic pragmatism, racial divide might have ended but through more violent means. Let us emulate the US model in the Middle East politics and focus on the tremendous economic benefits that would spread all over the place if peace exists.
The Middle East powers can put aside their conflict-minded approach to the Israeli Arab question and focus on how we can get prosperity to everybody and all countries including Israel and Palestine.
The economic logic demands that in order to have a flow of goods and people through the borders, we must ensure that all countries, entities including the independent states of Israel and Palestine have open but recognized borders, and that requires the immediate psychological drop of the words that Israel does not belong in the Middle East from the Arabic social political dictionary.
Israel in return, from an economic approach, should start recognizing the aspirations of the Palestinian people and start helping with the creation of a viable Palestinian state. Some said that good borders create good neighbors. It's true, we can have borders but we do not need to have walls and barriers.
The Middle East should now start moving from conflicts to cooperation, from struggle to prosperity. The three religions started in the Middle East. Now, it’s time for them to live in peace.
The whole premise of the prosperity of the United States did not come from its ability to resolve conflicts and differences between its people with their various ethnic and cultures but from its ability to create a net of mutual benefits, interests and well being among its citizens.
We, in the US, live together, work together, make money and prosper not necessarily because we have harmony between us but because it is in our best interest to do so. The whole rationale of the interstate commerce clause was not to create cohesiveness but to allow the free flow of goods and people across state lines to benefit businesses and consumers.
This helped to tear down the political and ethnic barriers that divided the country and was going to create two unequal nations within the USA. In the US example, economic benefits helped to create a better political process and smooth the transition into a more just society.
If it was not for the economic pragmatism, racial divide might have ended but through more violent means. Let us emulate the US model in the Middle East politics and focus on the tremendous economic benefits that would spread all over the place if peace exists.
The Middle East powers can put aside their conflict-minded approach to the Israeli Arab question and focus on how we can get prosperity to everybody and all countries including Israel and Palestine.
The economic logic demands that in order to have a flow of goods and people through the borders, we must ensure that all countries, entities including the independent states of Israel and Palestine have open but recognized borders, and that requires the immediate psychological drop of the words that Israel does not belong in the Middle East from the Arabic social political dictionary.
Israel in return, from an economic approach, should start recognizing the aspirations of the Palestinian people and start helping with the creation of a viable Palestinian state. Some said that good borders create good neighbors. It's true, we can have borders but we do not need to have walls and barriers.
The Middle East should now start moving from conflicts to cooperation, from struggle to prosperity. The three religions started in the Middle East. Now, it’s time for them to live in peace.
