No conflict has ever been as explosive or long-lasting as that between Israelis and Palestinians. After hundreds of years of alternation of Israeli and Palestinian power in Palestine, the two cousins ​​came into conflict in the 20th century. Who really owns the land of Palestine? This issue led to years of bloodshed and terrorism. Resolving an issue as complicated and complex as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires in-depth knowledge of the history of both sides. In my opinion, the best solution to resolve the conflict is to resolve it through a peaceful two-state solution. The development of this solution can be described more easily if the conflict is broken into solvable pieces. Although both Israelites and Palestinians claim their right to land, deciding who rightfully owns the disputed territory must be viewed from both sides of history. Conflicts between landowners date back to the end of the 19th century. During this period, the Palestinians were under the rule of the Ottoman Empire and claimed that they were part of the Arab territory under Ottoman rule, including today's Palestine. Unfortunately, the Jewish people also had their eyes on Palestine. With the help of Austrian-born Jewish journalist Theodor Herzl, the Jewish people began to develop Zionism, or “a modern Jewish nationalism, also an idea of ​​a possible return to the Holy Land” (Virmani, 2010). The Zionist movement received significant political and monetary support during this period and the general principles for the creation of a Jewish state slowly developed. To the disadvantage of the Zionist movement, the British issued the McMahon Pledge in 1914. The pledge stated that...... middle of document ......ion.com/lessonplans/programs/ispal_peace/Hadar, L (2005). The United States should not resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Opposing Viewpoints [Point of View]. Extracted from the Gale database. Muasher, M. (July 10, 2008). Peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine are possible. In Opposing Viewpoints [Point of View]. Extracted from the Gale database. Newman, D. (2007). The Best of Bitterlemons (Y. Alpher, G. Khatib and C. Seitz, Eds.). Retrieved from http://bitterlemons.orgProcon. (February 18, 2010). Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Procon [Main Questions]. Retrieved from http://israelipalestinian.procon.org/Virmani, Z. (2010). Microsoft Powerpoint [Computer software]. Microsoft. White, D. (2009). Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In Social Studies for Children. Retrieved from http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/palestinianisraeliconflict1.htm