Conflict in the Middle East: Its origin and the United States' role in the peace process

This thesis was designed to explain the origin of conflict amongst Palestinians and Israelis, the extension of dismay amongst Arabs and Jews, the United States intervention in the Middle East peace process, and the enhanced contention that will likely result due to the United States strategic operations in the Middle East.;Utilizing political realism (realism) analysis in the context of international relations, the thesis argues that the United States, a sovereign nation, is motivated by the desire of power and security in the Middle East region rather than ideals of moral ethics. Each United States president commencing with thirty-fourth president, Dwight Herbert Eisenhower (1953-1961) to the current forty-third United States president George Walter Bush (2000-present) has demonstrated an interest in the Middle East. Apropos of the preceding statement, some of the United States presidents' foreign policy were designed to preserve political autonomy through external control.;Within a theoretical diagram, the thesis examines those United States presidents Middle East foreign policy that hindered continual peace in the Middle East region commencing with the Cold War (1947-1991). Specific attention will be made paid to strategic occupation by the United States, which was motivated by hegemonic amplitude. Additionally, the thesis highlights Middle East Peace talks, Middle East peace agreements, and the United States continued support for Israel. Finally, an analysis of both the domestic and international significance of peace in the Middle East region is offered, and the need for a homeland for Palestinians.