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. JERUSALEM  One of the main issues for the conflict is the status of Jerusalem.  After the Arab-Israeli “Six Day War” in 1967 Israel had taken control over east Jerusalem, and named it as Israel’s capital in 1980. This isn’t recognised globally.  This raises conflict because Jerusalem is considered a holy city for the three major Abrahamic Religions and was intended to be an international city according to the UN during the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

4. TIME FRAME  Arab-Israeli conflict has been dated back to the 19 th century.  The more specific Israeli and Palestinian conflict started when Britain issued The Balfour Declaration in 1917 which promised a national home for the Jewish People in Palestine, and with the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.  This helped to spark the conflict because it encroached on Arabic land.  This conflict is still ongoing today, prevalent with the recent Gaza blockade by 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.  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 many people are being killed over a seemingly endless conflict.  Our responsibility in this situation is to encourage diplomatic solutions to the conflict rather then supporting sides.  Strategies to help the situation could be to recreate a Palestinian state which could neighbour Israel and potentially share Jerusalem like intended by the United Nations.

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&tbs=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&tbs=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_c onflict http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict#Periods_of_the_c onflict  http://www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm http://www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem#Today http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem#Today