Any ethnic group with any religion would probably behave violently in the circumstances that Palestinian Arabs are in, as they witness the Israeli annexation and settlement of Arab lands in front of their eyes. Islamic extremism is a consequence of hostilities, not their original cause.

The present-day version of Judeo-Islamic conflict includes a Jewish state arranging democratic elections, where the politicians promise to continue denying the basic human right of land ownership from Palestinians, and Jewish citizens give their votes in great numbers. Likewise also Palestinians arrange democratic elections, where the politicians promise to continue violating the human rights of Jews, and the Arab citizens give their votes in great numbers.

Whoever invented democracy, forgot to invent how to prevent illegal proposals from being accepted as alternatives in the elections. The western world has recognized that something illegal is taking place – on the Palestinian side – and the Hamas government has been placed in complete political boycott. But the truth is that the mainstream populations on both sides fail to appreciate many of the basic human rights of the opposite party in the Judeo-Islamic conflict.

In this booklet we attempt to find a way out of this mutual cycle of lawlessness, calling for a return to uncompromising respect of the international law in all issues. The majority of Arab politicians outside of Palestine have already found their way out of the darkest age of lawlessness (with a few glaring exceptions). It is only a matter of time when the leaders of the Arab League will convert also Palestinian politicians to the path of peace and justice. But will the western world be able to convert Israeli politicians, or will Israeli politicians be able to convert the western world to permanently cancel the right of Palestinians to their lands conquered by Israel in 1967?

1. Security arrangements

1.1 Military forces

The stable and internationally recognized military powers in the region of historical Palestine are Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. To maintain the fragile military stability of the region, the number of military powers should not be increased in the area (excluding the peacekeeping troops of the United Nations).

Palestinians wishing to participate in military training and service, should have the right and opportunity to do so outside of historical Palestine, for example in the military forces of Egypt or Jordan. (Several prosperous independent countries, such as Switzerland and Iceland, have a very low military profile or no defense forces at all.)

All military activities in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and southern Lebanon should be considered illegal (for any other military power than the peacekeeping troops of United Nations), after a peace agreement has been signed between Israel and its Arab neighbours, and the final status of all relevant issues has been defined.