I'm interested in looking into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the united states' connection to it. A lot of things pertaining to this conflict like Hamas, The Gaza War of 2009 and the West Bank, and the surrounding countries' relations with the nation of Israel. In order to keep a balanced review, I'd like to explore any human rights violations committed by both Palestinian and Israeli groups.
http://www.historyguy.com/gaza_war.htm
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/luxury-palestinian-mall-signals-transformation-of-terror-capital-1.278478
Research Questions: Why do the two conflicting parties in this conflict resort to violence? What things need to change in order for a peace agreement to be made? And what is the main oversight to keep the governments involved in this conflict in line? What factors have lead to corruption in governments?
Two book sources:
Perilous Power: The Middle East and United States Foreign Policy by Noam Chomsky