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The Palestinian right of return [a] is the political position or principle that Palestinian refugees, both first-generation refugees (c. 30,000 to 50,000 people still alive as of 2012) [3] [4] and their descendants (c. 5 million people as of 2012), [3] have a right to return and a right to the property they themselves or their forebears left ...
The Palestinians' right to resist is a significant issue deeply rooted in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, particularly in relation to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. This right, recognized under international law, is based on the principle of self-determination for all peoples under foreign and colonial ...
During the 1948 Palestine war, around 700,000 [fn 1] Palestinian Arabs or 85% of the total population fled or were expelled from the territory Israel conquered. [6] The UN Mediator for Palestine, Count Folke Bernadotte, believed that the Palestinians displaced had a right to return to their homes and wrote several UN reports to that effect.
The modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between Israelis and Palestinians since can be traced back ...
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. [25] [26] [27] Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, [28] the permit regime, Palestinian ...
The Israeli occupation of Palestine that began in 1967 is the longest military occupation in modern history. [1] Since the Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005, it is the prevailing opinion that Gaza is still under occupation according to international law; the Israeli occupation of the West Bank is an ongoing occupation.
Israel pushed both armies back within three weeks. Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 and thousands of Palestinian fighters under Yasser Arafat were evacuated by sea after a 10-week siege.
Israel regards such criticism as an attempt to de-legitimize it. [1] Israel has also been criticized for maintaining "the longest and one of the most deadly military occupations in the world." [2] On 11 May 1949, Israel was admitted to the United Nations (UN) as a full member state. [3] [4] It also has bilateral ties with each of the UNSC ...