1. Israel – Palestine Conflict

2. Content
Brief history:
• From Palestine to
Israel
• Wars and conflicts
Territory,
leaders, and
major actors
The Conflict:
• Key issues
• Israeli perspective
• Palestinian
perspective
• U.S. stance
• Options and
possible solutions

3. From Palestine to Israel
Source: World Press
1948 Arab – Israeli war
• British left, Israel declared statehood.
• Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq attacked
Israel.
• Led to a 1949 armistice that established
the „Green Line‟ border.

4. From Palestine to Israel
Source: World Press
1967 Six Day War
• Israelis offensive on Gaza Strip, Sinai
Peninsula (from Egypt) West Bank
and East Jerusalem (from Jordan)
and Golan Heights from Syria.
• Still maintain control over 60% of
West Bank today.

5. From Palestine to Israel
Source: World Press
1973 Yom Kippur
• Initiated by Egypt
and Syria.
• Led to indirect
confrontations
between U.S. and
U.S.S.R
• Camp David Accords,
return of Sinai
Peninsula to Egypt
and normalization of
relations.

6. From Palestine to Israel
Source: World Press
、
2000 Second Intifada
Israel built a
security barrier.
1949 Armistice Line

7. Territory and leadership
 Golan Heights – Israeli occupied
 West Bank – Contested. Mostly
Israeli controlled, but strong
Palestinian influence lead by
Palestinian Authority Abbas.
 Jerusalem: Complicated
 Gaza strip – Hamas

8. Major Actors
Netanyahu Abbas
Hamas Middle East Quartet
Iran, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Jordan

9. Key issues
 Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
 Recognition of Palestinian statehood.
 Israel demands Palestine denounce affiliation with Hamas in
the Gaza Strip before Peace negotiations can move forward.
 Palestinian refugees
 Waster Disputes
 Dividing Jerusalem.

10. Comparative Perspectives
Israel
Security of state
integrity, and control
over the West Bank.
Dispute of where the
border should be.
Palestine
Statehood and UN
membership
Based off the Green
Line
Freedom of movement
Water Access
Jerusale
m as
capital.
Peace and
stability

11. Where the U.S. stands
 “We believe the borders of Israel and
Palestine should be based on the 1967
lines with Mutually agreed swaps”
-President Obama
May 19, 2011

12. Conclusion
and Options
Two State Solution
Three State Option
One State Option

13. Mar/Apr 2012 Foreign Policy Magazine

14. Thank you
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/05/world/middleeast/challenges-in-defining-an-israeli-palestinian-border.html