HIS389H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Labor Zionism, Moshe Sharett, Greater Israel
Document Summary
1967 is an important turning point in the arab-israeli con ict. In contemporary debates, many compare the consequences of 1948 to that of 1967. The con ict of the former was the creation of israel, the collapse of palestinian society, the establishment of international borders for israel, etc. In 1967, however, when israel conquered the west bank and the gaza strip, it subsumed one million palestinians and, unlike in the earlier war, they did not become israeli citizens. By undoing the consequences of the 1967 war, some say that we could reach a two- state solution, viz. with a focus to the withdrawal of israeli forces from the west bank. Thus, those who support the two-state solution emphasize the consequences of the. Those who oppose a two-state solution argue that even if israel withdraws from the. West bank and evacuates the settlements, the problems of the 1948 war would still need to be addressed, viz. the palestinian refugee issue.
