ISRAEL/PALESTINE:
An Introduction
Robert B. Ross
Point Park University
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
① “They’ve been fighting for hundreds of years”
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
① “They’ve been fighting for hundreds of years”
② “It’s complicated”
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
① “They’ve been fighting for hundreds of years”
② “It’s complicated”
③ “It’s all about religion”
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
① “They’ve been fighting for hundreds of years”
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Periodic fighting since 1917
② “It’s complicated”
③ “It’s all about religion”
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
① “They’ve been fighting for hundreds of years”
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Periodic fighting since 1917
② “It’s complicated”
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1948: The Birth of Israel and the Nakba (“Catastrophe”)
③ “It’s all about religion”
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
① “They’ve been fighting for hundreds of years”
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Periodic fighting since 1917
② “It’s complicated”
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1948: The Birth of Israel and the Nakba (“Catastrophe”)
1967: Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory
③ “It’s all about religion”
Three Myths about Israel/Palestine
Conflict
① “They’ve been fighting for hundreds of years”
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Periodic fighting since 1917
② “It’s complicated”
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1948: The Birth of Israel and the Nakba (“Catastrophe”)
1967: Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory
③ “It’s all about religion”
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It’s mostly about land
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
Rise of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1683
Fall of the Ottoman Empire, 1807-1924
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
Pre-Zionist
Palestine
(1878)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
Balfour
Declaration
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
Palestine at
beginning of
British Mandate
(1920)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
1948: Two “Rights to Return”
1948: Two “Rights to Return”
• UN Resolution 194 (December 1948):
1948: Two “Rights to Return”
• UN Resolution 194 (December 1948):
– “The UN General Assembly resolves that the refugees wishing to
return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be
permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that
compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not
to return and for the loss of or damage to property which, under the
principles of international law and in equity, should be made good by
the Governments or authorities responsible”
1948: Two “Rights to Return”
• UN Resolution 194 (December 1948):
– “The UN General Assembly resolves that the refugees wishing to
return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be
permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that
compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not
to return and for the loss of or damage to property which, under the
principles of international law and in equity, should be made good by
the Governments or authorities responsible”
• Jewish “Right to Return”:
1948: Two “Rights to Return”
• UN Resolution 194 (December 1948):
– “The UN General Assembly resolves that the refugees wishing to
return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be
permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that
compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not
to return and for the loss of or damage to property which, under the
principles of international law and in equity, should be made good by
the Governments or authorities responsible”
• Jewish “Right to Return”:
– “the State of Israel will be open for Jewish immigration and for the
ingathering of the exiles...”
Population
Movements
(1948-1951)
Palestinian
Refugee
Camps
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
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1956: Suez Crisis
1956 “Suez Crisis”
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
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1956: Suez Crisis
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
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1956: Suez Crisis
1964: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
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1956: Suez Crisis
1964: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed
• 1967: “Six-Day War”
Combatants in
1967 War:
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Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
(Iraq, Saudi
Arabia, Yemen,
Lebanon)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
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1956: Suez Crisis
1964: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed
• 1967: “Six-Day War”
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1030 BCE – 722 BCE: Kingdom of Israel (David and Solomon)
700 BCE – 1516: Under the rule of several empires for hundreds of years
thereafter (Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Islamic)
1516-1917: Ottoman Rule
1880s: Zionist Movement begins
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1917: Balfour Declaration
1920: British Mandate rule begins
1942-1945: Nazi Holocaust
1947: UN partition plan
• 1948: Birth of Israel or The Naqba (Catastrophe)
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1956: Suez Crisis
1964: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed
• 1967: “Six-Day War” > Israeli occupation begins
Israeli Occupation
• Israel occupies:
– Sinai Peninsula (until
1982)
– Gaza Strip
– West Bank
– Golan Heights
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
Israel’s
Withdrawal from
Egypt’s Sinai
Peninsula (19791982)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
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1,376 Palestinians killed
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
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1,376 Palestinians killed
94 Israelis killed
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
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1,376 Palestinians killed
94 Israelis killed
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
Principles of Oslo Agreement
Principles of Oslo Agreement
• Creation of an interim Palestinian government (“Palestinian
Authority”) and eventually, a Palestinian state
Principles of Oslo Agreement
• Creation of an interim Palestinian government (“Palestinian
Authority”) and eventually, a Palestinian state
• “Gradual” Redeployment of Israeli Forces
Redeployment of
Israeli troops
Area A: Full control of
Palestinian Authority
Area B: Palestinian civil
control and Israeli
military control
Area C: Full Israeli
control
Oslo leaves for future negotiations:
Oslo leaves for future negotiations:
• Control of Jerusalem
Oslo leaves for future negotiations:
• Control of Jerusalem
• Refugees
Oslo leaves for future negotiations:
• Control of Jerusalem
• Refugees
• Settlements
Oslo leaves for future negotiations:
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Control of Jerusalem
Refugees
Settlements
Security Arrangements
Oslo leaves for future negotiations:
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Control of Jerusalem
Refugees
Settlements
Security Arrangements
“Border relations and cooperation with their
neighbors”
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
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Increased settlements in West Bank
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
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Increased settlements in West Bank
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
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Increased settlements in West Bank
Separation/Security Barrier
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
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Increased settlements in West Bank
Separation Barrier
Israeli-only roads
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
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Increased settlements in West Bank
Separation Barrier
Israeli-only roads
Checkpoints
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
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Increased settlements in West Bank
Separation Barrier
Israeli-only roads
Checkpoints
Territorial sieges and home raids
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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1967: PLO moves to Jordan
1971: PLO kicked out of Jordan, moves to Lebanon
1973: October/”Yom Kippur” War
1978: Israel occupies southern Lebanon
1979: Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty
1980s: Israel settles more civilians in West Bank and Gaza
1987-1993: First Palestinian Intifada (“Uprising”)
1993: Oslo Peace Accords
2000-2005: Second Palestinian Intifada
2000-Present: Israel intensifies occupation
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Increased settlements in West Bank
Separation Barrier
Israeli-only roads
Checkpoints
Territorial sieges and home raids
Home demolitions
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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2006: Hamas wins legislative elections
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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2006: Hamas wins legislative elections
2006: Civil War between Palestinian Hamas and Fatah
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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2006: Hamas wins legislative elections
2006: Civil War between Palestinian Hamas and Fatah
2006-Present: Israeli siege on Gaza
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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2006: Hamas wins legislative elections
2006: Civil War between Palestinian Hamas and Fatah
2006-Present: Israeli siege on Gaza
2006-Present: Rockets fired on Israel from Gaza
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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2006: Hamas wins legislative elections
2006: Civil War between Palestinian Hamas and Fatah
2006-Present: Israeli siege on Gaza
2006-Present: Rockets fired on Israel from Gaza
2008-2009: Israeli war on Gaza
Key Moments in the Historical Geography
of Israel and Palestine
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2006: Hamas wins legislative elections
2006: Civil War between Palestinian Hamas and Fatah
2006-Present: Israeli siege on Gaza
2006-Present: Rockets fired on Israel from Gaza
2008-2009: Israeli war on Gaza
2012: Israeli war on Gaza
The Future of Israel/Palestine
• Status Quo?
• One State?
• Two States?