The Israeli Palestinian conflict goes back to the early days of the State of Israel and is primarily centered over both territorial disputes regarding the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, as well as in a perceived existential threat.
Israel claims the Palestinians, ruled by the Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank and Hamas based in Gaza, have no desire to achieve peace and want to completely eradicate the Jewish presence from the land.
The Palestinians claim Israel acts as a brutal occupation of the Palestinians, subjecting them to an apartheid rule.
There have been many attempts to bridge the gap between the two sides before, most famously the two Oslo Accords, but they have yet to achieve success.
Fighting between the two sides tends to manifest in the form of popular Palestinian uprisings known as intifadas, the launching of rockets and machine gun fire, retaliatory airstrikes and artillery fire and even armed operations.
The conflict and possible resolutions to it remain highly divisive issues both within Israel and among the international community.
Recent events on campus have underscored challenges facing Jewish students due to biased narratives and antisemitic rhetoric.
What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Where did it start? Who are the key players involved? Here is everything you need to know.
Democrats still maintain the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the two-state solution, but President Joe Biden hasn’t authored his own peace proposal.
A century of conflict would seem to prove that there is no two-state solution and that it would be a dangerous option to pursue.
Einat Wilf advocates splitting Gaza in two and offering the inhabitants a choice: live in the south if you prefer chaos and war; move north if you embrace peace and reconciliation.
As long as Israel keeps moving without a strategic vision, we are providing the Iranians with optimal conditions for influence.
The report, which runs 103 pages, details intentional efforts by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to worsen conditions for security prisoners, and the denial of visits by the Red Cross.
"Throughout this damned campaign, Israel has demonstrated once again that it never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity," writes the author.
Recognizing Jordan as a Palestinian state, while maintaining its status as a monarchy, reflects the national identity of a majority of its population.
Is a viable Palestinian state feasible? Does it hold promise for the Mideast? Or peril? Peril. Below, I offer seven reasons – and a possible alternative.
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