This video provides a detailed history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. It starts with the early history of the Jewish people and traces the events leading to the establishment of Israel in 1948. The video discusses subsequent wars, peace efforts, and the division of Palestine into Gaza Strip and West Bank areas, controlled by different factions. It highlights ongoing tensions, settlements, and the challenge of finding a solution to the conflict, leaving viewers to consider possible resolutions.
1. In 1993, Israel and Palestine were close to drafting a peaceful solution .
2. The history of the conflict between Israel and Palestine dates back thousands of years, with atrocities against Jews beginning in ancient times .
3. The Zionist movement, led by Theodor Herzl, advocated for a separate Jewish country in the late 1800s .
4. The first large-scale migration of Jews to the Palestine area occurred in 1881 .
5. In 1915, World War 1 began, leading to the British taking control of the Palestine region .
6. In 1948, the British Government left Palestine, and the United Nations came up with a partition plan for creating a Jewish country and a Palestinian country .
7. In 1948, the Jewish country, Israel, was born, but the neighboring Arab countries were not pleased with this plan .
8. The 1948 First Arab-Israeli War resulted in Israel winning and occupying several areas that were supposed to be Palestine's according to the UN Partition Plan .
9. In 1967, the Second Arab-Israeli War took place, resulting in Israel occupying the Gaza Strip and the West Bank area .
10. In 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was founded, aiming to use weapons to get their own country .
11. In 1979, the peace talks between Egypt and Israel were successful, and Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel as a country .
12. In 1993, the 1993 Oslo Accords took place, with both Israel and Palestine coming together to discuss how the country could be correctly and peacefully divided .
13. In 1994, the Palestinian Government was established for the first time, named the Palestinian National Authority .
14. In 1995, the Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated, leading to a worsening of the situation .
15. In 2006, the HAMAS militant group won the Palestinian election, defeating the PLO party, Fatah .
16. In 2007, a civil war took place between HAMAS and the PLO in Palestine, known as the Battle of Gaza .
17. Today, the situation is such that Israel continues to colonize the West Bank area, causing clashes to intensify .
18. Some people believe that a two-state solution can still be possible, dividing the area based on the 1967 borders .
19. Others suggest that the division needs to be based on the 1947 Partition Plan .
20. A significant question is what will happen to the permanent settlement colonies that Israel has built in Palestine .