POLC83H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Zionism, Fatah, Yom Kippur War
24 Feb 2015
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American foreign policy in the middle east: americas interest to work towards peace between israelis and palestinians, israel is seen as americas ally, critiques of peace puzzle is a 2 state solution, expressed policy of obama. Us mediates peace talks: not the first time the us is mediating peace talks between israel and palestine. What role should the us play: un security council 242, fatah- largest palestinian group founded in 1959 and plo charted founded in 1964 articulates palestinian nationalist ambitions, every state in the area should have borders, Israel, no peace with israel (3 no"s), withdrawal of israeli forces from arab lands have been occupied since the aggression f june 5, Peace puzzle: create a template of israel and palestine, address fundamental security requirements, ensure palestinian institutional and economic capacity, change behaviour, building peace, include historical narratives (ideological and historical) Reagan administration: foreign policy voting has become more partisan.
