A Plan for Peace in the Middle East

The government of Israel is on the path to becoming a significant part of the problem in the current crises in the Middle East.

The terrorist actions of Hamas on October 7^th, 2023 required a response from Israel, and it has happened; is becoming, more and more, a part of the problem. A precisely targeted response in Gaza would have been appropriate in the eyes of many observers, but the serious overreaction by Israel has caused apprehension from some who had initially supported Israel's military activity.

If the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can't, can't be bothered to, demonstrate significant restraint might the Knesset try again to use a vote of no confidence to rein in said government?

The excuse of, ”during a war,” has been used in the first, failed effort at a vote of no confidence in the Knesset. The excuse is hard to believe since the war is, currently, mostly Israeli military activity. The war could be paused, and the IDF assume a defensive posture, while the Israelis fix the problem of a government perceived as cruel, perhaps criminal, in it's extreme response to the recent provocation.

If not, could the IDF use the opportunity to declare that it can not follow illegal orders. Criminal allegations, of genocide (by Israel), have been filed by South Africa in the International Court of Justice. Most of the citizens of Gaza, whose only fault was that they live in a place that Hamas has been allowed to occupy, bear the brunt of the IDF's assault. Hamas had started as the elected government of Gaza, and has stayed in power; refused to leave.

Next option to be considered might be an international intervention initiated by the United Nations. The assumption, that some have made, is that the USA could just order a cease fire, and the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would readily capitulate, is just wrong.

Perhaps there might be a two state solution, with a proposed New Palestine in the Sinai.

There is a map, that is accessible via Wikipedia, that depicts Sinai peacekeeping zones A, B, C & D. The Sinai Peninsula security zones delineate Egypt, Israel and Multinational Force and Observers' (MFO) zone of operations; Article 2 of Annex I of the Peace Treaty that called for the Sinai Peninsula to be divided into zones.

Zone A would remain Egyptian territory; Zones B & C would become New Palestine; Zone D would become the DMZ twixt Israel and New Palestine. MFO, and other international security forces, would remain.

Egypt would keep the Suez Canal; Israel will actually be from the river to the sea; New Palestine would be from the (Med) Sea to the Gulf (of Aqaba).

Palestinian residents would move there, if they will, voluntarily from Gaza and the West Bank. The new territory would have the potential for significant economic prosperity; would, potentially, be approved of by the surrounding nations in the region.

Given the long historic/prehistoric tendency to violence in the Middle East the whole plan would require international insistence to succeed.

Something must change, and this is a proposal to consider.

Also, consider:

Build solar panels/farms tall enough that shaded villages may be built beneath them;

Build windmill farms and battery complexes where circumstances allow;

Use solar energy to pump sea, or polluted, water to the top of a tower of filters;

Let gravity cause the water to pass through the filters, creating potable water;

Add spiral turbines to use gravity to generate more electricity;

Take the potable water to an electrolysis vat;

Capture hydrogen for fuel cell generated electricity;

Capture oxygen for waste water treatment;

Electrolysis leaves micro and nano plastics at the bottom of the vat;

etc...

Something to ponder.