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The israeli-palestinian Conflict

ICJ case

Fianne Gruppen

Loredana Lutzu

Riks Molenaar

What is the ICJ?

What is the ICJ

• Goal: end disputes between states
• Both countries have to agree to enter
• Application
• Oral proceedings
• Judgement
• Public

What is the case about?

• Requested by General Assembly
  
• Is the wall legal?

The Main Causes

• Need for a private state
• British help
• Resistace among Palestinians
• Hitler comes to power
• 1936 -- outburst
• Solution of 1947 -> territory would be divided

SMART QUESTION

'''In what legal way could the amount of conflict of Palestina be lowered by 30%,  within 5 years''

Glocal Part Palestina

‘’Impact of Wall on Palestinian lives?’’

(NEC, July 3-4 2006)

65% very negatively

24% negatively

10% no impact

Glocal Part Palestina

‘’Who do you blame the most for not dismantling the wall?’’

(NEC, July 3-4, 2006)

14% UN

41% USA

23% Israel

7% EU

14% Others (Arab etc.)

Glocal Part Palestina

‘’Why do you think Israel has built the wall?’

(NEC, July 3-4 2006)

13% Security Reasons

61% To take over more lands/water resources

10% no impact

Glocal Part Israel

Wall – safety

Graph

Terrorist attacks

Obligation

Tense situation

Angry Palestinians

Trump

Riots and stabbings

No improvement in Israel

Rockets

49 casualties and 1900 wounded

Its glocal influence on the world

• More sympathy towards Palestine
• Countries that do not recognise Palesine as a state
• Issues the UN has with the wall

What already is being done

• Peace Process

1. Palestina - mistrust, no benefit
2. Israel - no trust, give too little
3. US - israel gives up land, Palestinians terrorism, Unconditional right to exist
4. Several  attempts

What can we do?

One State Solution

 Merge Israel, West Bank, Gaza strip:

1. Single Democratic Country

2. Israel annexes West Bank, forces out Palestinians

Two State Solution

- Independent Israel

-  Indepenent Palestine

What would you do?

What we would do

• Two state solution