The production of agricultural goods supports the populations sustenance needs and fuels palestines export economy. Ten basic facts about the israelipalestinian conflict. It is entitled state of palestine, even though palestine is not officially recognised as a state by new zealand or by most western nations. The israelipalestinian conflict is one of the most complex, controversial and longrunning conflicts in world history, characterised by intense violence and uncompromising nationalism. Everything you need to know about israelpalestine vox. Israel, palestine, conflict, bedouin, arab, jewish, muslim, west bank, history, multicultural, diversity materials needed internet access pencils and paper method of projecting images for students to see lesson plan first, sum up for students the history of the israelipalestinian conflict, particularly in the west bank area. Trumps vision for peace, prosperity, and a brighter future. A quarter of the palestinian workforce remains unemployedincluding one of every three workers in gaza. The impact of the conflict on daily life if americans knew. Demographic studies show that 80% of israelis live in 15 percent of the land and that the remaining 20% live on 85% of the land that belongs to the refugees. Not only does this do a disservice to history, but it also contributes to prolonging the conflict by perpetuating false assumptions and mistaken notions. Below is the text of the fact sheet with clickable citations, and below that is the flyer to download and print out.
The israeli palestinian conflict is a battle that is still going on between the state of israel and the palestinians. The israelipalestinian conflict is one of the worlds longestrunning and most controversial conflicts. Because the root of the conflict is with land, the disputes between israel and palestine are wellmanifested in the agriculture of palestine. In all the discussion about the israelipalestinian conflict and the quest for a solution some basic facts are too often missing, neglected, downplayed or skewed. An introduction and a history of the israelpalestine conflict. Palestine, israel and the arabisraeli conflict a primer by joel beinin and lisa hajjar t he conflict between palestinian arabs and zionist now israeli jews is a modern phenomenon, dating to the end of the nineteenth century. The fact sheet was first published by new zealands immigration agency under the title state of palestine refugee quota factsheet to give a brief overview of how the israeli. It is a dispute between two groups of people with claims over the same area of land.
In preparing the new resource for congregations, steadfast hope. A quick and straightforward lesson plan for introducing the conflict, covering the key historical events and major themes of the situation. At its heart, it is a conflict between two selfdetermination movements the jewish zionist project and the palestinian nationalist project that lay claim to the same territory. The united states was the first country to recognize israel as a state in 1948, and the first to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel in 2017. In addition, the map in the document shows the whole. Understanding the crisis in gaza important facts and context about the recent violence. The violence between israelis and palestinians is often falsely presented as a conflict between two equal sides with irreconcilable claims to one piece of land. Israel palestine conflict 101 jewish voice for peace. Central significance of the 1967 war to the israelipalestinian conflict. Israelpalestine global coalition to protect education.
A usip fact sheet monday, august 12, 2019 publication type. Our goal is to expose false reporting about the middle east that might harm the interests of israel and the united states. In reality, this is a conflict over territory between a nationstate, israel, with one of the worlds most powerful and wellfunded militaries, and an indigenous population of. Since the late 19th century, the disputed territory in the middle east has been the scene of frequent clashes and desperate attempts by both sides to forge their own nationstate. The palestinian quest for just peace, various members of the israel palestine mission network and others submitted a series of fact sheets. Protect civilians from attack hamas targets school bus, israeli attacks kill civilians, injure medics, 12 april 2011. A quarter of the palestinian workforce remains unemployedincluding 16% in. Israel fought wars against its arab neighbors in 1967 and 1973, followed by peace treaties with egypt in 1979 and jordan in 1994. Summary of pc usa 219th general assembly 2010 actions on israelpalestine issues steadfast hope. A comprehensive guide to the basics of the worlds most controversial conflict. The gaza reconstruction mechanism grm is a temporary agreement between the government of palestine gop and the government of israel gol brokered by the united nations in. Pr for israel facts and logic about the middle eastflame. May 14, 2018 the united states relocates its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem, in a move that is met with clashes and protests along the gaza. Earlier, the israel institute of new zealand raised concerns about the immigration nz document, saying it totally erases israel from the map and presented a onesided narrative of the israelpalestine conflict.
Israel is a small country in the middle east about the size of the state of new jersey. A quiz activity, with a separate answers sheet, on the main fact and themes of the conflict. The fact sheet is on the immigration new zealands website and its purpose is to inform people about palestinian refugees coming to new zealand. A background s o c i a l ju s t i c e t h r o u g h h u m a n r g h t s c e s r fact sheet 11. Free trade agreement the united statesisrael free trade agreement, established in 1985, was the first free trade agreement entered into by the united states. A jewish state of israel and an arab state of palestine\. In all the discussion about this decadeslong conflict and the quest for a solution, some basic facts are too often missing, neglected, downplayed, or skewed. The palestinian economy the palestinian economy entered into a recession in 2014. For jews, palestine was and is still known as the land of israel. The fact sheet is on the immigration new zealands website and its purpose is to inform people about palestinian refugees coming to new. Immigration new zealands state of palestine refugee quota factsheet presents a onesided, distorted and politicised narrative of the israelpalestine conflict and totally erases israel from the map the fact sheet is on the immigration new zealands website and its purpose is to inform people about palestinian refugees coming to new zealand.
Gaza fact sheet to disseminate about why palestinians are. This book describes the experiences and analyses of an international quaker working party, composed of eleven quakers and three friendsofquakers, who recently visited israel, palestine and neighboring countries. Ten basic facts about the israelipalestinian conflict 12252017 05. The territories belonging to palestinians west bank and the gaza strip are occupied by israel. Immigration new zealand fact sheet erases israel and. Embassy tel aviv are investing in conflict management and mitigation cmm grants. The lack of building materials has obstructed rebuilding. Israel has agreed to a fouryear land freeze to secure the possibility of a twostate. The fact sheet, which outlined new zealands work with the united nations to resettle palestinian refugees, spoke about. Further, of the 20%, 18% live in palestinian cities while the remaining 2% live in kibbutzim and moshavs.
In palestine, agriculture is a mainstay in the economy. The right of refugees to return is not only sacred and legal but also possible. Yad vashem in jerusalem is a memorial to jewish victims of the holocaust. Childrens right to education in armed conflict, october 2011. The palestinian quest for just peace, various members of the israelpalestine mission network and others submitted a series of fact sheets. Immigration new zealands state of palestine refugee quota factsheet presents a onesided, distorted and politicised narrative of the israelpalestine conflict and totally erases israel from the map. Fact sheet palestinian citizens in israel by the embassy of the state of palestine created in preparation for the international day of solidarity with palestinian citizens of israel. The above referenced kairos palestine document 2009 calls for bds against israel, denies the jewish historical connection to israel in theological terms, and blames israel alone for the continuation of the conflict.
Neverthless, we do want to express our gratitude for. Gaza fact sheet about why palestinians are marching. Although the two groups have different religions palestinians include muslims, christians and druze. Trumps vision for peace, prosperity, and a brighter future for israel and the palestinian people.
Gaza reconstruction mechanism question of palestine. The documents purpose is to rally churches globally to support antiisrael bds, delegitimization, and demonization. A fact sheet on ecumenical accompaniment programme in. This unit approaches the conflict through the vehicle of narrative constructed through the judicious use of facts and perspectives. Flame is an educational nonprofit dedicated to distributing paid public relations messages in media that reach some 10 million readers, including college students, every month. West bank and gaza for the establishment of the state of palestine. These grants bring together israelis and palestinians to work on issues of common concern and promote peaceful coexistence. More information about israel is available on the israel page and from other department of state publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. We are making such material available in our efforts to. The unit materials include a broad spectrum of resources. Toward justice and reconciliation in palestine and israel. The editors were not able to use or edit all the material submitted. In other words, how the israeli seizure of the west bank and gaza drastically altered the geopolitical reality of. Relations with israel united states department of state.
Israel, the palestinian territories, and the arabisraeli conflict. For 70 years, the israelipalestinian conflict has affected the middle east landscape. In 1947, the total population of the area of approximately 1. In reality, this is a conflict over territory between a nationstate, israel, with one of the worlds most powerful and wellfunded militaries, and an indigenous population of palestinians that has been occupied, displaced, and exiled for decades. Arnon soffer, the israeli palestinian conflict over water resources, palestineisrael. The israelpalestine conflict is one of the most controversial issues in our contemporary world. In fact, in the period from 1967 to 1995 west bank palestinians increased their domestic water use ie, home use by 640%, from 5. All people killed in the israelpalestine conflict since 2000. The palestinian economy overall palestinian economic growth slowed considerably and is estimated to have fallen to 1.
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