1. ISRAELI– PALESTINIA N CONFLICT By Jesse Trieu and Austin Turgeon

2.  The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is between the Jewish and Arabic people.  The key issues for conflict are borders/water rights, control of Jerusalem, Palestinian freedom of movement, security, and Israeli settlements.

3. TIME FRAME  The Israeli and Palestinian conflict started when Britain issued The Balfour Declaration in 1917 which promised a national home for the Jewish People in Palestine.  This helped to spark the conflict because it encroached on Arabic land.  This conflict is still ongoing today.

4. RELIGIOUS CONFLICT  One of the main issues for the conflict is the status of Jerusalem.  After the Arab-Israeli war in 1967 Israel has claimed east Jerusalem as it’s own, although this was internationally thought as illegal.  This raises conflict because Jerusalem is considered a holy city for the three major Abrahamic Religions while it is the capital of Israel.

5. EVENTS LEADING TO THE PRESENT DAY  After World War II The United Nations decided to divide Palestine between the Jews and the Arabs, because of increasing violence.  November 29 th 1947 the United Nations put the plan to a vote. The outcome was in favour of the plan, although all of the Arabic members of the united nations were in opposition.  On May 14 th, 1948 The Israeli Declaration of Independence was created which was the official announcement that the Jewish state of Israel had been established in parts of Palestine.

6. IMPACT ON THE WORLD  This conflict impacts todays world because countries like Israel are unable to fund this kind of warfare on their own, so they seek foreign aid which could come from all over the world.  Our role in this situation currently is to prevent the conflict from escalating to a point where other countries are drawn into direct conflict.  Our responsibility in this situation is to encourage diplomatic solutions to the conflict rather then supporting sides.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY  http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3581.htm http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3581.htm  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(Israel) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(Israel)  http://www.google.ca/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1291&bih=414&t bs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=israel+flag&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=israel+&gs_rfai http://www.google.ca/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1291&bih=414&t bs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=israel+flag&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=israel+&gs_rfai  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict#Periods_ of_the_conflict http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict#Periods_ of_the_conflict  http://www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm http://www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm