Machiavelli+and+Me

Quotes from The Prince: "For however strong you may be in respect of your army, it is essential that in entering a new Province you should have the good will of its inhabitants." -We might have some ties with Isreal, but i dont think they would want us getting in their bussines, and probably definetly not the Palestinians. "For, in truth, there is no sure way of holding other than by destroying, and whoever becomes master of a City accustomed to live in freedom and does not destroy it, may reckon on being destroyed by it."

"This lukewarm temper arises partly from the incredulity of mankind, who will never admit the merit of anything new, until they have seen it proved by the event. The result, however, is all the zeal of partisans, while the others defend themselves so feebly as to endanger both themselves and their cause." -This quote is talking about how people in a new place would not be very willing to accept anything new until they know that it will work. But i will mention that the Israelis and the Palestinians wont want to see if it works, which means that we should just go in and deal with it by ourselves without warning and take care of it. . "it is far safer to be feared then loved"

Dear Machiavelli, Greetings! I have recently been studying european history, and your book, The Prince, and I have been informed that you have just aquired a new client, who needs some help with recent Israeli, Palestinian conflict. And since, you probably are not aware of the conflict yourself, I will help you learn about it, and give you some thoughts on how it should dealt with, so you can report back to the President. Recently, Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist group by the Untied States, has been increasing their amount of shooting on the Jewish settlers. The head of the Jerusalem Post, "fears that this weeks return to terror attacks was only the first murderous consequence" (Bronner). Israeli and Palestinian leaders recently pledged at the peace summit meeting in Washington, to try and solve the main issues that have been dividing their people for years, but some stakeholders in Israel worry that the two sides are aiming for something that is out of reach. There has also been ongoing conflict concerning the Gaza Strip and the West bank. Palestine demands that the Israeli settlers leave. A lot of violence has been taking place in the West bank like the recent killing of Israeli settlers, which included a pregnant woman, and Hamas claimed responsibility of the attack. These are some examples of things that have been going on between these two groups. So, your question is probably, 'what do we do about it?' There are some options, you could tell President Obama to go in and destroy both sides, because maybe they will never make peace, or you could tell Obama, that maybe they deserve a chance and he could work with them and maybe come to some conclusions. President Obama, would probably look at this situation, and say that trying to help the conflict would be the best idea, but since he is your client, he possibly will take some of your advice. In your work, The Prince, you state that "it is far safer to be feared than loved" (Pg.43). If you let President Obama know this then maybe he will be more willing to go in to the conflict zones and take care of the struggles in a way that he might not have done. If the people in Israel and Palestine know that Obama is just trying to get to the point in solving their issues that have been going on for years, and years, he might not be hated, but he will be feared. This is unrealistic, because, in truth, if one man sent his army over to settle their countries issues, he will most defiantly be hated, but since he is your client, it is still a possibility to take these actions. Hamas, the terrorist group, has been halting peace talks for a long time. They continue to kill Israeli soldiers and agricultural workers near the Gaza boarder. Israel and Egypt have put Gaza under a siege hoping to isolate and weaken Hamas, which is going to be difficult. Israelis are now saying that if the siege does not work they will confront Hamas head-on, something that, if the Israelis are willing, Obama might be able to help with. If Obama makes an effort to become friends with both the Presidents of Israel and Palestine, he can go in and be a common respect, and then have his army take over the Gaza strip or the West bank to stop conflict. As you said yourself; "for however strong you may be in respect of your army, it is essential that in entering a new Province you should have the good will of its inhabitants." (Pg. 2)