THE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN CONFLICT SOLUTION

Yes, while sitting at the computer today watching Modern Family, I've figured out a way to solve a problem that has plagued our world since 1948: the Israeli Palestinian conflict. I have to admit, I knew little about this issue until I lived for a couple of years in Jordan. Most of the people I met there were Palestinians whose families left their homeland in either 1948 or 1967 as a result of Israeli aggression. I tend to sympathise with them, and like the cartoon shows, Israel has done a fantastic job of turning sympathizers into anti-semites. It is also clear to me now that I'm back in the US how impossible it would be for a politician here to be openly pro-Palestine. But even with these obstacles, I have a solution to the problem. Israel has to revert to their 1967 borders and immediately declare Palestine an independent state. To make this happen, all the Muslim OPEC nations (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, Libya, Qatar, and Algeria) need to do is place an embargo on the exportation of oil to the US. Though the US is heavily pro-Israel, they care far more about economics. If Muslim OPEC nations banded together, it would lead to massive gas shortages in the US and would send oil prices through the roof. Washington would be forced to pressure Israel to do the right thing (as fighting a war with 8 countries wouldn't be feasible) and Palestine would become a state alongside Israel. Bloodless Middle East peace in less than a week. Will it happen? No, because when it comes down to it, the Muslim OPEC countries don't give a shit about Palestine. They have become addicted to our money. If not, this would have happened a long time ago. They have traded their solidarity for golden bidets and Bentleys.