Islamic Conflict Resolution: The Palestine-Israel Conflict

This essay examines the application of Islamic conflict resolution principles to the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It begins with an overview of the historical context, highlighting the roots of the conflict and the failures of previous peace attempts. The core argument centers on the relevance of Rasulullah's techniques, such as compromise, mediation, and fairness, as potential strategies for conflict resolution. The essay explores specific examples from Islamic history, like the reconstruction of the Kaabah, the opening of Mecca, and the Hudaibiyah Agreement, to illustrate these techniques. Furthermore, the essay considers the role of technology in bridging divides and fostering dialogue between the two communities. The conclusion emphasizes the need for patience, creativity, and sustained effort in achieving a lasting peace, suggesting that the combined application of Islamic principles and modern technology may offer a viable path forward. The document is contributed by a student to be published on Desklib, a platform which provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

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Executive Summary
The main aim of this project is to understand the concept of the Islamic Conflict Resolution. The
following section of the paper focuses on the relevance of the Rasulullah technology on conflict
resolution in resolving political identity conflict in Palestine. Lastly, the project concludes the
conflict and peacemaking relationship between Palestinians and Israelis.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Discussion............................................................................................................................3
Is this never-ending conflict?...........................................................................................3
Are all solutions failed?...................................................................................................5
Techniques applied by Rasulullah for making peace......................................................5
During the reconstruction of Kaabah...............................................................................6
During the opening of Mecca's City................................................................................6
During Hudaibiyah Agreement between Muslims and Ansar.........................................6
The relevance of Technology in making peace...............................................................7
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................7
Reference and Bibliography................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Political conflicts are frequent across the world; however, the most controversial and
lengthy running conflict in the world is between Palestinians and Israelis, prominent with name
termed as Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the core, this conflict is between the national project of
Palestine and the project of Jewish Zionists, which are two movements related to self-
determination. The primary reason behind this conflict is the territory; both projects claim the
same as the area. This fight was commenced in the 20th century, and this conflict has caused
several fights in the Middle East. According to Ben-Meir et al., (2017), the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict has deteriorated the Middle East in many ways, and people have a myth regarding the
conflict that this fight is for religious purposes. Nevertheless, in actual countries are fighting for
the ownership of land. Compromise has been proven arduous thus, according to researches,
Rasulullah technology is the one through which peace can be accounted for(Burgat, 2019).
Discussion
Is this never-ending conflict?
Before finding and implementing the solutions, a deep understanding of conflict is crucial
so that corrective measures can be executed accordingly. Back in history, when there was no
Israel and no Palestine, even though at that time, countries such as Syria, Jordan, and Turkey do
not exist. It was the time when there was a rule of the Ottoman Empire, and people last time felt
the peace. In 1897, Theodor Herzl, who was a Jewish journalist, introduced the concept of
Jewish(Caplan, 2019). Most of the people know it with the name of Zionism, and there is a direct
relation between the concept of Israel and Zionism. Mostly the Zionist were secular Zines, and in
their opinion, Israel is a kind of country in which Jewish can live, not a country where barely
Jewish can spend their life. At that time, Israel was just a dream country, and soon, the fight was

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about to begin to convert the dream into reality. In 1914, together with the commencement of
world war I, the establishment journey of Israel was started(Cordell, O'Leary & Wolff, 2018).
Additionally, Palestine and Israel's conflict were sparked in 1917 with the entrance of
Great Britain in the scenario. Great Britain signed the Balfour Declaration on 2 November 1917
to create a separate colony for Jewish in Palestine. Great Britain became part of history because
she itself intended to rule over there. With great strategies, Great Britain initiated ruling Palestine
and said that until Palestine people become capable of ruling themselves, Great Britain will rule
over them. And, to produce potential in Palestinians, she opened separate institutes for Muslims,
Christians, and Jewish. With this, disputes were increased among communities. Then, from 1920
to 1930, Great Britain tried to apply the Balfour Declaration, and according to Declaration, the
Jewish community was fulfilling the land of Palestine. Thereby, in 1936, other communities of
Palestine took a step towards this movement(Goldenberg et al., 2018). However, with the help of
Jewish people, Great Burden hushed up the scandal by promising that after ten years, she will
give freedom to Palestine. Because of World War II, this matter was handed over to the United
Nations. And in November 1947, the United Nations equally distributed Palestine in two
countries, i.e., Palestine and Israel(Hagopian, 2017).
Although the way the map was generated, conflict was crystal clear. Besides, Palestine
denied the acceptance of distribution, but Jewish accepted the map and, with thorough planning,
announced itself as an independent country on 14 May 1948(Hameiri et al., 2017). It was the
actual time when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict emerged. Because, on the second day of
independence, on 15 May 1948, the entire Arab world began the Arab-Israeli War. Israel won the
war, and more than 7 lakh Palestinians become refugees on their land. As at the end of the war,
75% of Palestine was occupied by Israel(Harms & Ferry, 2017). Besides, the remaining territory

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of Palestine has divided into two parts, and one part was under the control of Jordan, and the
other part was under Egypt. The establishment of Israel was a nightmare for the Arab world. The
war which was conducted for preventing the entrance of Jewish in Palestine has turned into the
Palestine independence war. Then, in 1967, the war was started between Arab countries and
Israel, famous with the Six-Day War. By winning this war, the whole of Palestine was held by
Israel.
Moreover, a significant portion of land was lost by Egypt and Syria as well. Hence, in
1973, Arab countries again assaulted Israel, known as Yom Kippur War or Ramadan War and
October War. Again, Arab countries were defeated by Israel. For freedom, Palestinians
boycotted the materials and services of Israel and refused to pay tax to the Israelian government.
Israel replied to these offenses through Army, and in this action, together with military officers,
local people lost their lives. To tackle this issue, OSLO Peace accords were signed between
Israel and Palestine; however, this was failed, and conflict becomes worse and worse because
countries were not agreed on the rights of water and other disputes as well(Kelman, 2018).
Are all solutions failed?
To solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many peace treaties were signed, and somewhere
went successful—for example, Jordan-Israel Peace and Syria-Israel peace. Nevertheless, the
conflict between Israel and Palestine is quite deep due to their geographical and other respective
conditions. Nonetheless, religious faiths of both nations and technology might bring
peace(Magal, Bar-Tal & Halperin, 2018).

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Techniques applied by Rasulullah for making peace
Certainly, Israeli-Palestinian conflict is because of the homeland; however, both nations
have religious aspects that are required to be addressed using effective and efficient peacemaking
strategy and following footprints of Rasulullah. The peace will become consistent with combined
efforts.
During the reconstruction of Kaabah
When the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was at the age of 35 years, the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
reconstructed the Kaabah because of the deteriorating flood. Additionally, at that time, there was
a lack of security systems. To resolve these problems, the holy prophet (PBUH) placed the black
stone at the center of Kaabah with the robe. The placement of stone in Kaabah created conflict
between people. In tackling this conflict, two points were assessed. First, the selection of
traditional procedures rather than follow up of contemporary ones. The second one, maybe the
more significant matter of this occasion, was the choice of the judge. The strategy of sharing
people's views among opponent gatherings (Lamin et al., 2018).
During the opening of Mecca's City
During this period, the Quraysh of Mecca ceaselessly performed damaging activities to
deteriorate the peace for Prophet (PBUH) and the Muslims. Several battles in this conflict
occurred. The war was proclaimed by the Quraysh; it turned out to be certain that the Quraysh
world-class had designed the struggle into war. While for the Prophet (PBUH) and Muslims,
there is no other path than to manage it. Then again, compromise can be considered as any
procedure that resolves or finishes conflicts. Thus, this war for the Prophet (PBUH) can be
utilized as a compromise (Christian, 2017).

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During Hudaibiyah Agreement between Muslims and Ansar
When the holy prophet (PBUH) hijras from Makkah to Madina. The holy prophet PBUH
said that there is no prevalence for an Arab over a non-Arab, nor for a non-Arab over an Arab.
Nor is the white better over the dark, nor is the dark better over the white - aside from by
devotion." Holy Prophet (PBUH) said the peaceful message and treated the muhajir and Ansar
group. The relation of everyone is like brothers and gave comparable status in social position,
rights, and duties just as in the strict opportunity to all occupants of Medina (Affan & Thohir,
2019) .
The relevance of Technology in making peace
Moreover, putting light on technology, it has been observed that technology is reducing
the differences between nations. There is one volunteer-led and student program that brings the
youths of both nations together for learning technical skills such as app development, website
design and development, graphic design, and 3D and for engaging in the dialogue of conflict
resolution. It has been proven that technology connects the world, and it is not restricted to
gender, race, color, and so on. Still, peacemaking and peacebuilding between nations will require
time, money, patience, creativity, and meditation.
Conclusion
To recapitulate, Israeli-Palestinian geopolitical conflict is the most famous conflict in the
world. Throughout the centuries, nations are fighting for land. Israel had enjoyed success against
several Asian countries, and as a result of wars, Israel occupied entire control over Palestine. Till
now, Palestine is fighting for their land, and agreement cannot be reached to decision because of
many existing and emerging issues. After many attempts, now Rasulullah's footprints and
technology can be the hope of peace between nations. As situations discussed above, it can be

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seen that technology and youths of nations are making walls of peace by damaging the walls of
conflict. Israel has signed peace treaties with various Asian countries. However, the conflict
resolution between Israel and Palestine will be solved down the road with time, creativity, and
patience.
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