The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (December 21-27, 2011)

This past week sporadic rocket and mortar shell fire from the Gaza Strip into the western Negev continued. Ismail Haniya, , is on a flying tour of several Arab-Muslim countries, the first since 2007. His first stop was Egypt, where he met with the Deputy General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood and high-ranking general intelligence
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The Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab World and Islamic Communities in Western Europe

This study is updates and supplements the ITIC’s June 2011 study of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (December 14-20, 2011)

Thispast week Israeli-Palestinian events focused on the second stage of the dealfor the release of Gilad Shalit. Five hundred and fifty Palestinian terroristsreleased from Israeli jails were handed over Palestinian spokesmen againstressed the need to release the remaining terrorists imprisoned in Israel,emphasizing additional abductions. The24th anniversary of the founding of Hamas was marked by a
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (December 7-13, 2011)

This past week terrorist events focused on another round of escalation in Israel’s south (December 8-10). It began with an Israeli Air Force attack which killed two terrorist operatives. One of them was an Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade operative, who was in the process of preparing a terrorist attack against Israel.
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Hamas evacuates its Syrian external headquarters: overview and initial analysis

In view of the instability of Bashar Assad’s regime, Hamas has begun evacuating its Syrian external headquarters. According to media reports, most of Hamas’ activists have already left Syria.
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News of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (November 30 – December 6, 2011)

This past week one rocket was fired into the western Negev from the Gaza Strip. In Lebanon, an organization called the Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed it was not responsible for the rockets fired. Reuters reported that Hamas operatives were leaving the movement’s headquarters in Damascus and that Hamas was examining options in other Arab states
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The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a nationalist conflict between two peoples living in the Land of Israel: the Jewish people and the Palestinian people. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is more than 100 years old and has been given worldwide prominence. The roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict go back to the 19th century, when nationalist movements gained momentum around the world, among them the Zionist movement and the call to emigrate to the Land of Israel to build a national home for the Jewish People. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict took a nationalist turn and grew after the First World War. 

The issues at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict include the permanent borders, security arrangements, Israel’s demand for Palestinian recognition of the existence of the Jewish People, the status of the Palestinian refugees, the control of Jerusalem, the Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, the distribution of water resources and the distribution of additional resources in Judea and Samaria.

A prominent feature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the severe manifestations of violence and terrorism in the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria that have accompanied it throughout the years of its existence. The fighting is carried out by terror squads and individuals. These manifestations of violence have led to many losses and property damage on both sides.

Over the years, many attempts have been made to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Most of the proposals attempted to promote a permanent solution that would involve the creation of Palestinian autonomy or an independent Palestinian state to be established alongside the State of Israel. This is known as the “two-state solution.” Another proposed solution for resolving the conflict is a “one-state solution” whereby all of the western Land of Israel, including the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria, would become a binational state. The attempts were unsuccessful due to disagreements over the nature of the solution and due to a basic lack of trust between the sides.