Diana M.
Garin
PS1242
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
Decision:
Ahmad Shuqeiri’s founding of
Palestine Liberation
Organization threatened King
Hussein of Jordan who
eventually declared war
against the LPO.
Activities:
Baruch Goldstein of extremist
Jewish movement killed 29
Arabs at prayer at Cave of the
Patriarch near Hebron on West
Bank.
Ariel Sharon visits Jerusalem
holy site known to Jews as the
Temple Mount and to Muslims
as Al-Haram al-Sharif
escalated Palestinian protests.
Ariel Sharon of Israel declined
to continue talks with
Palestinians
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT
STATE LEVEL
Government:
Israel is a parliamentary democratic, which led
to unstable government by the coalitions and
rulings of different parties, while PA is
democratic in theory, however its leader Yassir
Arafat imposed a typical authoritarian regime.
Political tensions among political parties in
Israel on how to properly handle the conflict
with Palestine.
Economy:
Israel has a better-off position in the world
market with its leading companies in
technology, while Palestine still mainly depend
on agriculture.
Interest Groups:
Difference of ethnicity and religion of Jews and
Arabs.
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
International Organization:
When United Nations defined the
partition of British-Mandate
Palestine, the Arab did not
recognized the resolution.
Ally:
Israel gained support from the
hegemon, United States.
Regional Organization:
The Arab League did not gave
strong support with Palestine.
International Norm:
Due to the long history of conflict
between the states, both treated
themselves isolated from the family

Personalities:
Yassir Arafat is the chairman of withdrawal of Israelis in West Bank.
Fatah and PLO and also the
president of Palestinian
Authority.
Sheikh Yassin has a great
influence to Hamas, as a
spiritual leader and who also
led to strong influence of its
members by direct violence.
Hosni Mubarak, President of
Egypt, a respected authority of bombings.
both sides, has a vital
Assassination of Minister Rabin by Yigal of nations, Israeli's advancement
Amir,anorthodox Jewish student who opposed brought it as part of core states,
while Palestine has apparently in its
worst-off position, economically and
A series of Hamas suicide bomb attacks. militarily.
National Interest:
Palestinians and Israelis accused each other of
not being willing to make the compromises
necessary for an agreement with land disputes.
Israeli army launched Operation Defensive
Shield on West Bank after Palestinian suicide
Government:
Hamas Islamist group wins Palestinian
elections. Rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza
escalate.
National Interest:
Israel begins building barrier in and around
WestBank. Israel says barrier aimed at
stopping Palestinian attacks; Palestinians see it
as a tool to grab land. Israel responds to
attacks by armed
groups in Gaza with a military campaign by air
and land to knock out missile launching sites
andattack tunnels.