Israel And Palestine Conflict: History, Causes, And Current Status

History of Israel and Palestine Conflict

In 1870, Palestine was under command by Ottoman. By ottoman there were 87% Muslims, 3% Jews and 10% Christians. In a late 19th century, Europe was mixed in nationalism and 10 different nations was live in Austro-Hungarian Empire Jews want their separate territory and in hyper-nationalism, a Jews journalist name Theodor Herzl invent a concept he says Jews people will accommodate in European but after it transforms into the separate homeland of Jews this concept called Zionism. In 1917 British issued a Belfour declaration it was open promised to Jews for separate homeland but at the time Palestine under Ottoman Empire as they had not won the world war one but they could soon. After one year British had secretly agreed to French that Arab territories will be split and Palestine remain under brits. More in 1915 other British officials had already a secret agreement to the ruler of mecca name Sharif Hussein that he will be ruled on Arab territory included Palestine if he led Arab revolt which against of ottoman it means British had agreement with Jews and Muslims at the same time. later British facilitate to immigrant of Jews that they can live and build houses in Palestine according to Belfour declaration and Jews began to buy land in Palestine to make secure community for Jews in Palestine territory between 1920 to 1930 this thing create revolt in Palestine Arab and they began to think as a nation and growing sense of nationalism increase in Palestine Arab in 1936.

The British with the help of Jews suppressed the revolt that Arab initiated against the Jews but later British also limited the immigrant of Jews in Palestine for ten years this decision makes angry to Jews and also Arabs because British had promised with Arabs for the establishment of joint Arab. Later British passed this dispute to United Nations and in November 1947 United Nations voted for separate Palestinian and Jews state. The territory divided between Israel and Palestine equal in size but later war started between Israel and Palestine with many other Arab states. Israel won this war in 1949 and occupied more than the third land that was not included in UN proposal but during this period Jordan controlled on the west bank and old city Jerusalem and Egypt controlled on Gaza so seventy thousand Palestine become refugees in the many Arab countries. so in next 18 years nothing changed geographically but in 1967 different Arab states and Israel again become in war and Israel again won the war and controlled over west bank, Gaza strip and, the Sinai Peninsula and Golan heights. Then the UN passed the resolutions according to its maintenance of peace and more include passed the territory to Palestine that Israel was won in war also added recognition of rights both Israel and Palestine. After the war, the conflict was increasing day by day between Palestine and Israel, so PLO Palestine liberation organization formed in 1964 that head by Yasser Arafat. The PLO starts guerilla group attacks on civilians and also start nonviolent incentive to gain Palestine state. There were the increasing population of Jews over 350000 in the west bank and 200000 in east Jerusalem this was illegal according to international law. Later 1980 Palestine introduced the first intifada means stop the purchase of Israeli products and services and don’t pay taxes to Israel, in this result Israel launched the crackdown against protesters. The first intifada created by the Hamas which launch the suicide bomb in 1993 against Israel. Hamas gain popularity Due to its social and welfare projects like opening schools, clinics, and water projects in Gaza. The first intifada began trying to maintain peace between Israel and Palestine through old friend mean Uno. But there were a lot of problems to resolve like the settlement of Jews and rights of refugees of Palestine and also water issue that was the huge one and later these issues were trying to resolve through American president Bill Clinton met with Israeli prime minister. Israeli prime minister was ready to give up more land currently claimed by Israel but later it didn’t happen and this talk failed.

In 2000 Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon ordered to attack Al-Aqsa mosque which is the holiest place near to Muslims and Jews, in short, it’s pretty difficult to march with 1000 armed guards. In this conflict 3000 Palestinians martyred and 1000 Israeli was killed. In 2005 Israeli government built a wall around to all west bank by arguing that this is our right to protect our civilians but near to Palestinians this was illegal occupied on their territory. In 2005 Yasser Arafat died and Hamas won by their majority seats in parliament later Hamas and Palestine authority divided into two parts mean how to run the state of Palestine. Now continues in last ten years to kill innocent Palestinian by Israeli military and so on!

Causes of Palestine and Israel Conflict

Religious views of Muslims and Jews: Jews thanked that they only have right to live here because of their religious right and holy places and Muslim think same also. British facilitate only Jews: When British initiated to facilitate only Jews in Palestine this decision made unhappy to Palestine Muslims and they started think as one nation for their separate homeland. United nation organizations: British passed this dispute to the united nation and in November 1947 united nation voted for separate Palestinian and Jews state. Israel illegally occupied: Day by day Israel began control over on Palestine territory and construct houses and walls along the border which was totally illegal according to international law. Boycott Israel products: Palestinians started the protest against Israel and also boycott product of Israel and services. The Non-State Actors that were involved in Palestine and Israel conflict are:

• United Nations
• Hammas

Palestine was the area of UK and at the end of World War 2. The United Kingdom had executive control over Palestine under an old constitution of 1922. But, the result of World War 2 left the warrior countries with so many issues. The United Kingdom was one of them who were facing these troubles. Due to the inside problems of United Kingdom, UK become unable to control and deal with the other countries where the UK had executive control. Then the United Kingdom decided to submit the issue of Palestine and Israel to United Nations. From the founding of United Nations, it has been working for removing the violence from the world and disputes between the countries and Nations, like Israel and Palestine without any roughness in the region. The United Nations resolve the issues between countries only if they reachable the interposition of UN.

There were about 1. 2 Million Arab Muslims and about 0. 6 Million Jews were living in Palestine. In 1947, the British Government made an offer: that the Arab Muslims will not accept any executive control of Jews in Palestine. The British government also announces that in this situation we are unable to resolve the conflict between the Palestine and Israel, so we are submitting the issue of Israel and Palestine to United Nations. From that time United Nations dealing the dispute between Israel and Palestine. In the first meeting of the General Assembly of UN in 1947, in New York, they made a special team on the Palestine and Israel conflict.

After the World War 2, the most important element of international relations was power. And at that time Palestine was facing so many problems but Israel was getting stronger and then in 1949, the British foreign secretary Mr. Bevin recognizes the government of Israeli. And then USA and USSR also recognize the government of the Israeli.

In 1947 Israel accepted the partitioning plan of UN but Palestine did not accept it. The result was very bad for Palestine. Over last 50 years, the relations between Israel and Palestine are not good. UN is still unsuccessful to resolve this conflict. Maybe this issue should not be resolved because now Israel has a very strong economy, as well as army and many countries in the world, accepted the executive control of Israel

Role of other Countries in the Conflict

The other countries that were involved in the conflict are:

• United states of America
• United Kingdom
• Russi
• Egypt
• Syria

From the end of World War 2, the United States is working on resolving the conflict between Palestine and Israel. Other countries, especially Russia, USA, United Kingdom, Syria, and Egypt are also working with the United States and United Nations for the peace of Palestine and Israel.

On Oct. 6, 1973 Syria and Egypt, supported by the Russia attack on Israel. Prime Minister Golda Meir asked U. S President Nixon for the help of her army that had been eliminated in 1973 Yom Kippur War and in 1967 Israeli War against the Egypt and Syrian armies.

After the war of 1973, Egypt and Israel start peace effort between them. Under the advice of U. S president Carter, negotiation started Between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.

The meetings ended with the Camp David peace agreement, based on U. N. resolutions 242 and 338. The Camp David agreement ended the war between Egypt and Israel and makes the foundation for the so-called “land-for-peace” agreement between Palestinians and Israelis.

During 1980 the high-level officials, such as secretaries of state George Shultz and James Baker and Ambassador Philip Habib, to attempt the serious discussions between the Israel and Palestine. During this Shultz reopened the communication between the U. S and Palestinian Government.

During the Persian Gulf War, the relation between the United States and the Palestine Liberation Organization were not good because the chairman of PLO Yasser Arafat supported Iraq’s attack of Kuwait and its threat to attack Israel.

The U. S got the victory in the Persian Gulf War and then president of U. S George Bush and USSR President Michael Gorbachev present a peace conference in Madrid to resolve the dispute between Palestine and Israel. The conferences reopen the Palestine and Israel negotiations.

Over the next two years, the United Nations and other nations started discussions between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. In 1993, at the 11th round of peace talks, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres announced that Israel and the PLO make a deal in Oslo name “Land for Peace”.

In 1995, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders met again in Washington, D. C with President Clinton to discuss the specific steps for the newly formed Palestinian authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. However, the United States lost an Israeli extremist who was opposing the Oslo deal, assassinated Rabin in November 1995.

After one year of talk and increasing violence in the Middle East president Clinton makes a face to face talks between Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the implementation of the final elements in the Oslo deal.

In 2001 President Bush sent his secretary of State Colin Powell, to meet the Israeli President Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat for peace talk between them

Transnational Actors

The transnational actors that are involved in the conflict:

• United Nations

Palestine was the area of UK and at the end of World War 2. United Kingdom had executive control over Palestine under an old constitution of 1922. But, the result of World War 2 left the warrior countries with so many issues. United Kingdom was one of them who were facing these troubles. Due to the inside problems of United Kingdom, UK become unable to control and deal with the other countries where UK had executive control. Then United Kingdom decided to submit the issue of Palestine and Israel to United Nations. From the founding of United Nations, it has been working for removing the violence from the world and disputes between the countries and Nations, like Israel and Palestine without any roughness in the region. The United Nations resolve the issues between countries only if they reachable the interposition of UN.

There were about 1. 2 Million Arab Muslims and about 0. 6 Million Jews were living in Palestine. In 1947, the British Government made an offer: that the Arab Muslims will not accept the any executive control of Jews in the Palestine. The British government also announces that in this situation we are unable to resolve the conflict of the Palestine and the Israel, so we are submitting the issue of Israel and Palestine to United Nations. From that time United Nations dealing the dispute of Israel and Palestine. In the first meeting of the General Assembly of UN in 1947, in New York they made a special team on the Palestine and Israel conflict.

After the World War 2, the most important element of international relations was power. And at that time Palestine were facing so many problems but Israel were getting stronger and then in 1949 the British foreign secretary Mr. Bevin recognize the government of Israeli. And then USA and USSR also recognize the government of the Israeli.

In 1947 Israel accepted the partitioning plan of UN but Palestine did not accept it. The result was very bad for Palestine. Over last 50 years the relations between Israel and Palestine are not good. UN still unsuccessful to resolve this conflict. May be this issue should not be resolved because now Israel has very strong economy as well as army and many countries in the world accepted the executive control of the Israel.

Current Situation

Current Situation of Israel

Israel has always been a stable country in spite of the extremely social, cultural and political differences between the traditional and secular Jews in middle east. If we take look on their infrastructure, then we will come to know they have the old lands and old roads but architected according to modern era they are rebuilding crown of Solomon for the arrival of their so call “messiah”.

Current Situation of Palestine

The Palestine Liberation Organizations, the second-highest Palestinian decision-making body, has recommended revoking recognition of Israel until the latter recognizes the State of Palestine in its 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. During a meeting in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah late on Monday the Palestine Liberation Organizations which is a major Palestinian political party. The Palestine liberation organization meeting in Ramallah was organized to Palestinian strategy to confront the US in the wake of its Jerusalem decision.

Political Situation in Israel

In Israel, hardliners have won the day. Decades of illegal settlement and Jewish only road construction, the construction of an oppressive barrier wall and fence, land, of Palestine homes and the free reign that has given to a radical limitary allowing them to land to build deep and expand deep in Palestine areas and all have the combined to map of the west bank.

Political Situation of Palestine

It is sad fact that with the power has done everything possible to effectively block a just resolution to Israel and Palestine conflict to their efforts have succeeded resulting in creating a reshape situation in Israel. And the Washington and in occupied Palestine lands.

Today’s Condition in Terms of Relation and Business

The Strategic Foresight Group calculated estimated opportunity Cost for the whole middle east 12 trillion$ from 19191 to 2010. The same report also tells us the live cost from 1945 to 1995 that this war took 92,000 lives approx. including military and civilians.

We can assume Pakistan may not play any leadership role to tackle the current situation of Arab-Israel conflict due the foreign policy, India’s interference and Pakistan’s own internal benefits and priorities. As you know very well that Pakistan has some bad debts with the United States of America and such conflict can complicate relationship of both countries.

How can such Conflicts be Avoided?

These kind of conflicts are really harmful to the whole world when one nation dominates the other nation in this modern era especially when weapon race is at its peak and everywhere we see a world of warfare. The JEWS dominated Muslims of Jerusalem before this JEWS had no identical land and no support from the world especially after world war II when Hitler killed thousands of JEWS. Such conflicts are really hard to tackle when you are a close friend of world’s strong countries like America and you are handling the strongest businesses of worlds however these can be controlled at the initial time by making allies with strong countries or joining any union of countries like Union of ISLAMIC states and European Union in their case these countries protect each other when one country is affected all others become alert and defend that country from being dominated. People shouldn’t have conflicts of different Religious ideologies. Madinah is a great example for this when it was attacked all people defended it despite they belong to opposite religions. There must be a strong body to tackle such big issues unlike the UN (one sided-favoring US). If and only if in case that a country becomes successful in breaking the Union Security, it shouldn’t harm the current civilization along with their assets. They must provide protection and shelter to the old civilization if the enemy country wants to dominate like “Saladin Ibn Ayyub” did after invading crusades to conquer Jerusalem. He protected each and everything including civilians, their houses, their farms and even the churches.