The streets of a ghostly kibbutz, outside of Ramallah, have been quiet for quite some time. An unseen Israeli sharpshooter, and a tank battalion underneath, calmly waits amidst a deserted building, scanning alleyway to window within his scope. Suddenly, a man faintly appears from around a corner near the fruit market, with stones in hand. Before any rock has been thrown, and just like an uncontrolled spasm, the sharpshooter's finger squeezes the trigger instantly. A bullet hole and a cloud of red mist are the end results. Tragedy? Why is this soldier perched, ready to kill in the first place? It is because of a conflict, which speculates back to a single man, wandering through the deserts of the Middle East. Abraham, founder of Judaism, presumably navigated the sands of barren-Earth and carried the message of God. But did the Palestinians set foot in Palestine first? Or is it the Jews and Zionists who have right to the land? Tragically, 4,000 years of historical recollection have only stirred turmoil in a vat of constant disbelief. Now both parties are here in this predicament, with the only viable step being consequently uprooted by his or her own motivation: breaking the cycle of generations past. More specifically, much conflict can be traced back to psychological traumas' of either party; hindering the creation of a Palestinian state. However, two steps that can be taken towards widening peace in the Middle East are to create and carry out a sturdy plan for the separation of the current Israelis and Palestinians, and time. There definitely should be an independent Palestinian state because they are the rightful owners and separation will regulate confrontation violence.
Although this conclusion is often overlooked, Palestinians have a rightful claim to the land. Possession has been disputed for over 4,000 years (since Abraham). "Long before Sumeria and even before Çatal Huyuk, an ancient community was established at Jericho, nestled in the Jordan River valley.