Changing Geo-politics: Palestine issue, Trump & Modi

When Donald Trump won the elections for the second time in the US, the world prepared itself to witness drastic changes in geopolitics.

- Buroshiva Dasgupta

Trump wants to annex its neighbouring country Canada as the US's 51th state; he wants to rename Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico. Arch enemy of the cold war, Russia, looked to become friends on the issue of Ukraine war. He also wants to have his finger in the pie in the Middle East, clear Gaza and turn it into a tourist destination.

The last of his ambitions seems totally heartless in the context of the thousands killed in decades of fights between the Israelis and the Palestinians. It all started in 1948 with the establishment of Israel by displacing about 700,000 Palestinians. This mass exodus of Palestinians left generations as refugees living in camps across the regions - Lebanon, Jordan and occupied territories. In 1967 Israel further occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, disrupting Palestinian daily life. Today, 75% of the Palestinians live below poverty line. The Israel-Palestine war is a fundamental fight over land, identity and security. The Palestinians have resorted to armed resistance (like Hamas) while the Israelis, with American support, continue occupation and expansion.