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Middle East Peace Process

Middle East Peace Process. Importance: 1) Important to achieving other US FP goals in the region. 2) Stability in the ME. 3) Decreases Terrorism. British declare end of rule in 1948 --international pressure --Terrorism (Irgun). UN General Assembly- November 1947

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Middle East Peace Process

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  1. Middle East Peace Process

  2. Importance: 1) Important to achieving other US FP goals in the region 2) Stability in the ME 3) Decreases Terrorism

  3. British declare end of rule in 1948 --international pressure --Terrorism (Irgun) UN General Assembly- November 1947 Partition into Jewish and Palestinian state Jerusalem- international admin

  4. Jewish Leaders Accept Arab Leaders Reject End of 1947- Conflict Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan May 14, 1948- Official End British Mandate State of Israel Declared

  5. War, Five Arab States vs Israel Israel victorious Result of War: 1) Israeli state larger than UN plan

  6. 2) Refugees 3) Arab Antagonism 1948-1967 Military Crises 1967- 6 Day War Effects of 1967 War 1) Israeli Growth

  7. 2) Occupied Territories and Terrorism 3) Settlements UN 242 1) Israeli withdrawal 2) Recognition of all states

  8. 1973 Yom Kippur War Egypt and Syria vs Israel Effects of War 1) UN Buffer Zones 2) US prevent future wars 3) PLO internationalizes

  9. 1979 Camp David Accords 1987- Intifada • 1993 Oslo Declaration of Principles • Right to exist • Self Governance 1995 Interim Agreement

  10. Nov. 1995 Rabin assassinated, renewal of violence Unsettled Issues 1) Refugees 2) Jerusalem 3) Violence 4) PNA 5) Settlements

  11. Current US Policy 1) Road Map 3 phases 1) end violence, freeze settlements 2) Palestinian State with provisional borders 3) Final borders, refugees, Jerusalem 2) Acceptance of Unilateral Israeli Withdrawal

  12. Quartet- US, EU, Russia, and UN Advs: 1) gradualism 2) Intl Commitment 3) Normalize SQ Problems 1) First Phase Problems 2) Quartet Blues 3) No real solutions- like Oslo

  13. Alternatives: Indyk, Frmr Ambassador to Israel- Trusteeship US runs Palestinian territory as trustee Build Palestinian Institutions Final Status Negotiations

  14. Advantages: 1) Only outside power can break violence cycle 2) Past Success 3) US commitment Problems: 1) Imperialism 2) American Public 3) Palestinian and Israeli Resistance

  15. Alternative: Partition, Neighbors Make Good Fences Advs 1) Separation solves violence 2) Decrease Dependence 3) Easier Negotiate other issues Problems: 1) No integration 2) False Hope 3) Economic Collapse

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