A Middle East peace conference regarding the extended conflict between Israelis and the Palestinians will be launched in this coming month, December 12 in Annapolis, Maryland. The two leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had agreed to engage in negotiation. This negotiation is expected to lead the two sides to come to an agreement before the end of 2008. It is certainly a very important chance for these two neighbors to discuss all the outstanding issues that have been dividing their territory. The question is: Will all the citizens of both countries agree on the future output of this conference? For instance, Mahmoud Abbas stated, “East Jerusalem should be the capital of the New Palestinian state.” This statement has created tension to most of the Israelis attention, who regard Jerusalem “as part of their capital.” Neither Israelis nor Palestinians are willing to give up something that they feel they have connection with. This conference will be an enormous task for the leaders of both countries, Israel and Palestine.
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