Israel and the Occupied Territories Israeli and Palestinian
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Israel and the Occupied Territories Israeli and Palestinian perspectives
Two Perspectives A Open borders +economic prosperity • Palestinians • Israel • Settlement • 1968 Hebron (Kiryat Arba) settlement • 1972 • Munich massacre of Israeli sport group • Political extremism • 1964 PLO • 1967 Khartoum Resolution • Violence • 1968 Yasser Arafat • 1970 Black September Org. massacre/ expulsion from Jordan •
1973 Yom Kippur War and After Hard Core - Palestine • Israel Painful victory • UN resolution 338: implementation of 242 • 1974 Gush Emunim Sebastia Occupied territories • 1974 PLO resolution for independent state between the Jordan and the Mediterranean • 1977 Likud government • Intensified frustration • 1979 Peace with Egypt for Sinai • 1980 Annexation of East Jerusalem • 1987 Hamas: Yassin, Muslim brotherhood, Islamic state
Steps towards solution? • Vicious circle violence • 1992 Labor government Rabin • 1993 Oslo Accord. • • 1994 Israel-Jordan peace • 1987 -1993 Intifada – terror against Israel • 1988 PLO accepts UN Resolutions 181 and 242 • 1993 Oslo Accord. Arafat recognizes Israel • 1994 Palestinian National Authority
From Hope to Deadlock • • • 1995 Rabin Assassination • 1996 Hamas opposition terror war against Israel • Growing oppressive occupation policy 1996 Likud returns to government (Netanyahu) • 1999 Labor government • 2000 Fiasco of Camp David Talks • 2000 Second Intifada • • 2005 Unilateral withdrawal from Gaza strip • 2006 Hamas takeover of Gaza Strip
