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The (Im)possibility of Achieving a Peaceful Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Ist Teil von
Human geography, 2021-11, Vol.14 (3), p.333-345
Ort / Verlag
London, England: SAGE Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
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This paper has a two-fold objective: (a) It aims to provide a critical analysis of the constraints and obstacles that hindered possibilities for implementing the Oslo Accord, 1993-1994 signed by Israel and the Palestinians; and (b) examines the extent to which the U.S. administration was involved in mediating between the two parties with a view to removing such constraints and obstacles through drafting territorial and security arrangements for Israel, devoid of Palestinian input and voice. In analyzing the two most recent White House peace proposals associated with Presidents Obama and Trump, the paper shows that basic inalienable Palestinian rights entrenched in international law and in relevant UN Security Council resolutions were compromised. These peace proposals were not based on meeting Israel’s obligations as firmly grounded in the Oslo Accord Agreements. Hence, Palestinian leaders and negotiators remained uncompromising in refusing to surrender territory and acquiesce to the Israeli-Settler colonial policy and its demands backed by U.S. presidents at the time. Their request for self-determination was and remains simple and straightforward: Israel has to cease political maneuvering, embedded in unsubstantiated claims for security and exceptionalism. The (im)possibility for peace in Palestine/Israel continues.