POLI 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Shuttle Diplomacy, Fatah, United Nations Security Council Resolution 338
28 Nov 2012
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June 5, 1967 israeli pre-emptive strike on egyptian airfields. June 5-7 israel defeats jordan in w. bank & e. jerusalem. June 8-9 israel defeats syrians in golan heights. June 10 ceasefire: 800 israelis, 18,000 arabs (most egyptians) killed. Sinai, gaza, west bank, golan heights, east jerusalem: refugees, occupation. Some israeli"s have used ambiguity as a rationale for using disputed rather than occupied. June 19th cabinet meeting don"t want to give up e. jerusalem, but consensus to bargain with sinai and golan. Decide not to decide on gaza & west bank. Unsc resolution 242: withdrawal of israel armed forces from territories occupied. Ii) acknowledgement of sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries. Iii) reaffirms just settlement to refugee problem; free navigation of waterways. Meanwhile : renewed palestinian nationalism and resistance. Comes to forefront as leader of palestinian resistance.
