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(These are all possible solutions)                                                                                              Separation of States             

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The UN proposed terminating the Mandate and partitioning Palestine into two independent States, one Palestinian Arab and the other Jewish, with Jerusalem internationalized.

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Back to the early 20th century, thousands of Jewish people, many escaping antisemitism in Europe, moved to the Middle Eastern region to establish a Jewish national state in a movement called Zionism.

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The British government in 1917 supported the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. This movement was described as colonialism at the time.

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In May 2021, in the old city of Jerusalem, outside the Al Aqsa Mosque. It was the site of a confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis. The Palestinians threw stones at Israeli policemen, who fired tear gas. More than 300 Palestinians were injured.

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The United Nations proposed to end the Mandate and divide Palestine into two independent states, one Palestinian Arab and the other Jewish, and that Jerusalem be left under an international regime. One of the two intended states proclaimed its independence in 1948 under the name Israel.

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Israel's police force said thousands of Palestinians had barricaded in anticipation of a clash during a Jewish march to mark Jerusalem Day. The fate of East Jerusalem is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and both parties claim their right over it.

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The Palestinians saw the march as a sign of provocation. Because of this, the Israeli police decided to prohibit Jews from visiting the complex during the Jerusalem Day commemorations.

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-  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the police actions.

- The president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, condemned the Israeli actions.

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Much of the latest wave of violence is due to a legal effort by Jews to evict several Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem.

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In September 1983, the International Conference on the Question of Palestine adopted the following principles: the need to oppose Israeli settlements and Israeli initiatives to change the status of Jerusalem.

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When Ramadan began, nightly clashes broke out between the police and Palestinians protesting against the security barriers outside the Damascus Gate.

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This means lo continue a relatively low intensity conflict, with recurring spikes in violence, and the erosion of political options. It requires the least amount of energy and political capital, but is not sustainable, and will ultimately come at a high price.

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In 1987, a massive uprising began against the Israeli occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory: the intifada. The methods used by the Israeli forces caused a huge number of deaths and injuries among the Palestinian population.

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The fighting has not been limited to Jerusalem and has spread to other cities.

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- The Haaretz daily quoted a Jewish resident as saying that "an Arab group tried to break into the neighborhood" and that its inhabitants "were forced to shoot into the air" because they felt they were in danger.

- Hassuna's father explained that his son had not come to protest and was simply passing through the area when "he was shot point-blank."

- Attacks on businesses occurred.

- a Palestinian missile fired from Gaza hit Lod.

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Negotiators for the Quartet for the Middle East - the United States, the European Union, Russia and the UN - have expressed deep concern about the violence.

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The UN came to warn that progress is being made towards "a full-scale war."

"Leaders of all sides have to take responsibility for a de-escalation," urged the UN envoy for the Middle East.

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Unilateral solutions:                                                                 Expansions beyond the wall

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Unilateral solutions:                                                                 Expansions beyond the wall

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There is a possibility that Israel may agree to a commitment in which there will be an end to the settlement expansion beyond the wall.

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Redesignating parts of the West Bank currently falling under full Israeli administration, as areas that fall under partial or full Palestinian administration; alleviating restriccions of movement and access.

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The origin of the problem is that there are two peoples in the same territory and both claim it as their own. The Israelis consider that it belongs to them because they say that it has been bequeathed to them by God as a figure in the Old Testament and because there have always been Jews. The Palestinians, for their part, say it belongs to them because they have lived there for centuries.

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Easing restrictions on Gaza;

Removing impediments to Palestinian economic development;

Ending home demolitions and other forms of collective punishment;

Removing impediments to Palestinian elections in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza;

Gradually releasing Palestinian prisoners; and

Allowing the reopening of Palestinian institutions, such as the Orient House, in East Jerusalem

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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Rages On Amid Talk Of Ceasefire

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- History of the Question of Palestine(2021). United Nations. Retrieved from: https://www.un.org/unispal/history/

- Israel-Palestine: Political solution only way to end ‘senseless’ cycles of violence. (2021). United Nations. UN News. Retrieved from: https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/05/1092902

- Youssef, H. (2020). The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in 2020: What are the Possible Paths Ahead? United States Institution of Peace . Retrieved from: https://www.usip.org/publications/2020/01/israeli-palestinian-conflict-2020-what-are-possible-paths-ahead

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