POL-UA 540 Lecture 22: The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: 1991-Present
18 Dec 2016
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A summer in oslo and a handshake in dc (1993) Agenda for negotiating an end to hostilities between israel and the. Establishes principle of land for peace (makes it a win-win) A solution to jerusalem, palestinian refugees, israeli settlers in. Palestinian lands, an acknowledgement of the future of a palestine state. Does not establish a third party to resolve disputes. A structural opening in the 1990"s that made a settlement beneficial in the short term for all involved. Us and allies in europe saw that it was increasingly clear that this conflict was making problems for their allies in the middle east. The intifada took a toll on israeli economy and moral. Worried about emergence of hamas, wanted to negotiate with the plo, not hamas. Concerned over loss of control over palestinians. Understood that this would make plo legitimate. Despite this, there was much opposition in israel and palestine to the negotiations.
