Palestinian Statehood

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This paper traces the history of the Palestinians' bid for a homeland from the time that the land was ruled by the British. It shows how the tensions in the area have been exacerbated by such actions in recent times as the creation of the state of Israel, Israeli actions with regard to the Palestinians and the discovery and development of oil in the Arab countries. The paper also discusses the Palestinian question within the context of the Camp David talks which were held between Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat in 2000.

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"The Palestine question is a problem that has affected most of the countries in the region to some extent. Lebanon in particular has been faced with the refugee problem since the creation of Israel in 1948. The 1948 refugees constituted only the first wave of immigration from Palestine, however, and the numbers increased greatly as a result of the war between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Jordanian Army and the subsequent expulsion of several thousand Palestinian guerrillas from Jordan in 1970. What to do with these refugees has been one of the arguments between Israel and the Arab states."

More papers on Palestinian Statehood:

• Book Review # 101591 : "Growing Up Palestinian"
• Essay # 137568 : "Managing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An Analysis"
• Essay # 8443 : "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"

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