1. Eliminate the barriers between the Palestinian and Israeli populations; try to create a pluralistic society
2. Kill all Palestinians
3. Kill all Israelis
4. Create two states with port access for both
5. Israel go back to its 1967 borders

Option number one sounds good, but in an election where Palestinians and Israelis are all given the right to vote, Palestinians would outnumber Israelis. Under such circumstances the Palestinians would gain control over the Israeli/Palestinian state. Obviously Israel would have a problem with this. Clearly option number two is undesirable but does appear to be what will happen if the current arrangement endures. Option number three is also undesirable but will be likely to occur as a result of option number two. Option number four would be the only possible way for a two state solution to work since port access would enable trade between Palestinian territories and the world. However, Israelis would become more vulnerable to attacks made possible by the importation of foreign weaponry into Palestinian territory. The final option, option number five, would do a lot to relieve Arab/Israeli strife. I know that Israel would see option number five as weakness, something that would be taken advantage of; “give them an inch and they’ll take a mile”. However, for the sake of the world, Israel should suck it up and retreat to its 1967 borders. I believe that world peace demands it. If we twiddle our thumbs waiting for option number two and option number three to play out, it will pull the whole world in.