1. Palestinian Resistance and Obstacles to Peace?

2. Palestinian Liberation Organisation
Objectives: Liberate Palestine through armed struggle
Granted UN observer status 1974
Labeled a terrorist organization until Madrid Conference 1991
1993 recognized right of Israel to exist

3. Black September Fedayeen: Loose collection of Palestinian resistance
1967 United under the PLO
actions in Jordan including the destruction of three hijacked international airliners and attempted assassination of the king prompted military response
Jordanian victory in July 1971, Fedayeen expelled
Syrian intervention threatens to start regional war
Center of Palestinian militancy relocates to Lebanon

4. 20th Knesset

5. RULING COALITION (67)
OPPOSITION (53)
Zionist Union (24)
Joint List (13)
Yesh Atid (11)
Meretz (5)
30 Likud
6 United Torah Judaism
7 Shas
10 Kulanu
8 Jewish Home

6. Oslo Peace Accords 1993
James Baker, US Secretary of State “Israel should abandon its expansionist policies”
Predicated on the Two State Solution’ model and recognition Israel by Arafat.
Palestine gains control of civil affairs. Israel would then cede territory to Palestine
"We who have fought against you, the Palestinians, we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears ... enough!

7. Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin proceeded with the Oslo process despite protest and resistance within and outside of Israel
4 November 1995, by Yigal Amir an Israeli Zionist
Rabin succeeded by Netanyahu as PM
“Rabin removed from Jewish tradition and Jewish values.”

8. 2000 Camp David Summit
Palestinian state split into 3–4 parts containing 92% of the West Bank including parts of East Jerusalem, and the entire Gaza Strip. 69 Jewish settlements would be ceded to Israel, no right of return to Israel, no sovereignty over the Temple Mount or any core East Jerusalem.
PLO fails to make a counter proposal
Arafat and Barak fail to secure and agreement

9. 2001 Taba Summit Israel proposes the removal of all settlements
Agreement reached between Arafat and Barak
Barak defeated by Ariel Sharon in next election
Talks do not resume
“We have never been closer to reaching an agreement and it is thus our shared belief that the remaining gaps could be bridged with the resumption of negotiations following the Israeli elections."

10. Contemporary Issues Right of Return Settler Communities
Separation Wall
Hamas/ Gaza
Israeli Military intervention
Palestine joins ICC
Jerusalem

11. Right of Return and Condition of Refugees
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Post Conflict Policy
first-generation refugees and descendants have a right to the property they or their forebears left behind or were forced to leave
Israel prefers compensation in lieu of return
Israel regards return as an unrealistic demand

12. Settler Communities
382,031 West Bank, 300,000, East Jerusalem 20,000 in the Golan Heights
Considered illegal by international community
UN Vote, 158 of 166, of 171 against settlement policy.

13. Separation Wall
1949 Armistice Line
700 Km
Construction began 2002

14. Gaza
2005,unilateral disengagement plan, Israel removed all of its settlers and military forces from the territory.
does not consider Gaza to be occupied territory and declared it a "foreign territory".
2007 Hamas elections, border crossings by land, sea and air heavily restricted

15. Hamas The Elected Governing authority in Gaza
Islamist organisation founded 1987 Goals: Liberate Palestine, Establish and Islamic State
Viewed by many states as a terrorist group

16. 2014 Gaza War July 2014, 3 Israelis abducted and killed
Israel crackdown on Hamas leadership sparks intensifies rocket fire from Gaza
Israel launches 7 week bombing campaign

18. International Criminal Court
ICC deals with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity
Frustration with peace negotiations led to strategy of ‘internationalizing the issue’
Palestine submits claims for the 2014 events
Israel not a member of ICC

19. Looking Forward
Israel faces limited significant pressure from the international community to alter its policies
Trump threatens to move US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
The War on Terror narrative has proven more persuasive than a solution