The Four Conflicts East Jerusalem capital West and East Jerusalem as an everlasting capital Withdrawal of Israeli settlements Israeli settlements annexation of Israeli settlements repatriation of the refugees and compensation for them Palestine Refugees Refugees of 1948- willing to negotiate for repatriation Refugees of 1967- Not willing to negotiate withdrawal of Israeli troops territory keep the border that was set in 1967 Palestine Conflicts Israel
Zionism is an ideology which expresses the yearning of Jews over the world for their historical homeland - Zion, the Land of Israel.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The core of the Zionist idea appears in Israel's Declaration of Independence (14 May 1948), which states that:
"The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained to statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance and gave to the world the eternal Book of Books. After being forcibly exiled from their land, the people kept faith with it throughout their dispersion and never ceased to pray and hope for their return to it and for the restoration in it of their political freedom."
The Oslo Accords does not prejudge the Permanent Status
Security remains an Israeli responsibility
・ Finalized : Oslo, Norway Aug, 20,1993 ・ Subsequently officially signed at a public ceremony : Washington D.C. Sep, 13,1993 Israel’s reaction -> a strong debate took place; the left wing supported, while the right wing opposed. Palestinian’s reaction -> The Fatah accepted, but the "refusal organizations", objected
Road Map The Quartet United States European Union Russia United Nations Israel Palestinian Authority George Bush…(24/6/2002) “ The road map represents a starting point toward achieving the vision of two states, a secure State of Israel and a viable, peaceful, democratic Palestine. It is the framework for progress towards lasting peace and security in the Middle East…”
-> Remove all of its civilian and military presence in the Gaza Strip
(21 Jewish settlements there and 4 in the northern West Bank)
・ Sharon “this plan was designed to improve Israel’s security and international status in the absence of political negotiations to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”
-> a betrayal of his previous policies of support of settlement
-> nothing more than a mode of stalling negotiations and increasing Israeli presence in the West Bank
2005/8/15 deadline 2005/9/12 completed in Gaza Strip 9/22 completed in West Bank Israeli citizens that refused to vacate their homes were evicted by Israeli security forces over a period of several days. About 8000~9000 Israeli residents moved.
West Bank…Who’s the leader? Population 2.3 million Palestinians 400,000 Israeli settlers Palestinian-controlled areas 59% Israeli civil & security control 23% Palestinian civil control Israeli security control 18% Governed by Palestinian
West Bank Barrier 670km long Most of the barrier is wire fence at least 3m high, reinforced with a ditch and coils of razor wire. A few sections considered high-risk have been built from concrete blocks. ・ Why build it? -> to protect Israeli from Palestinian terrorism ・ Main Objection -> epitomizes everything that is wrong with Israel’s occupation -> 210,000 Palestinians would be cut off from social services, schools and places of work ・ Where does America stand? -> views the barrier as problematic ・ What is the UN’s position? -> Barrier is illegal. Tantamount to “an unlawful act of annexation”
The Israel-Palestine crisis has been going on for more than 50 years now and we have not come to a solution yet. In this presentation, we only talked about important treaties and wars. However, there have been suicide bombs and riots every single day, killing thousands of innocent people. We, as a group, think that international community should cooperate in resolving this crisis so that both Israel and Palestine can respect and acknowledge each other as independent states .