Topic: Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories
Country: Luxembourg
Delegate Name: Wesley Kling
School: Kalamazoo Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Luxembourg position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
The sovereign state of Luxembourg believes that Israel needs to stop settling communities within Palestinian territories and that Palestine has the right to be a sovereign nation. Palestine has a right to those territories and should not have to worry about Israeli citizens trying to take the land away from the Palestinian natives. It is an extremely unfair relationship between Israel and Palestine. How is it acceptable for Israel to bully a Palestine with no sovereignty into giving up its territory for Jewish settlement? It isn’t in any way, shape, or form. How can the Palestinian people be represented in government if there is no sovereign state for them and the Israeli government only serving the interests of its Hebrew population? It’s simple, they can’t. If Israel allowed Palestine to become a sovereign country, it is possible that there would be less hatred directed toward Israel from the Arab world.
Israel should have no worries about a sovereign Palestine. It would not be in the Palestinian’s best interests to attack Israel because of the current support that The United States gives to Israel. The reason why Israel doesn’t want Palestine to become sovereign is because Israel would no longer able to build Jewish communities without invading Palestinian territory, which would be considered an act of war. Then, it would be very difficult for Israel to claim that they are the victims of Arab hostility.
Having a sovereign Palestine is very important for Middle Eastern peace. There will be less fighting between the Palestinians and the Israelis over land disputes.
