This external involvement suggests that this conflict has an impact on the broad international community due to the interdependence that is shared between this region and the rest of the world. The aims of this diplomacy and these negotiations to bring stability and peace to this region will also have an impact on other states and non-state actors in the region and their international relations because this conflict is one source of current hostility. The tense relations and interaction between the Arab world and the West will change with a settlement. Therefore the US, the UN, the EU, and Russia all have a stake in this conflict and it is in their interest to work for a solution between Israel and Palestine. The fact that this conflict is occurring in this oil-rich region cannot be ignored. There are economic factors which are deeply connected to these relations not only between Israel and Palestine, but also between the West and the Middle East at large. In addition to the US being a state reliant on the Middle East’s oil, the Iraq war and hostile relationships would be improved if the US was an integral part to being about a Palestinian state and peace to the region. These improvements could lead to further interaction, including trade and bring prosperity and perhaps eventually democracy to the region. This conflict has global impacts and the success or failure of international efforts to end it will also affect the global community and individual states.