Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

What are the core issues at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

• Trade, education, healthcare, environment, and sports

• Borders, security, Jerusalem, refugees, and settlements

• Tourism, agriculture, industry, finance, and media

• Economy, religion, language, culture, and technology

What was the outcome of the Six-Day War for Israel?

• Massive land gains

• Peace with all Arab states

• Economic collapse

• Loss of territory

What was a significant result of the Oslo Accords?

• Establishment of a Palestinian state

• Complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from all territories

• Recognition of the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people

• Immediate peace between Israel and Palestine

Why did the Palestinians reject the peace offer in 2000?

• It did not include any land swaps

• It did not offer monetary compensation for refugees

• It did not address the issue of Jerusalem

• It did not meet their demands for the 1967 borders

What was a key feature of the 2008 peace offer from Israel?

• Exclusion of East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital

• Complete withdrawal from Gaza

• 99% of the West Bank and Gaza offered to Palestinians

• No compensation for refugees

What is a major concern for Israelis regarding the one-state solution?

• Loss of economic power

• Becoming a minority in a binational state

• Increased international isolation

• Loss of cultural identity

What is a reason some Israelis oppose further negotiations?

• They believe negotiations increase terror attacks

• They have achieved all their goals

• They want to focus on economic development

• They prefer to negotiate with other countries

What is the main idea behind managing the conflict?

• Achieving a utopian peaceful end

• Giving Palestinians more control while ensuring Israeli security

• Establishing a new international peacekeeping force

• Completely isolating the Palestinian territories

What does the Onion's 317-million-state solution humorously suggest?

• Establishing a single state for the entire region

• Granting an independent state to each person in the Middle East

• Dividing the region into 317 countries

• Creating a state for each ethnic group

What does HL Mencken's quote imply about solutions to the conflict?

• They are often neat, plausible, but incorrect

• They are always simple and effective

• They are usually complex and unsolvable

• They are always based on historical precedents