POLI 340 Chapter 20: Ellen Lust - The Middle East: Palestine
15 Oct 2017
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Defining palestine is a loaded task: all three major religions attach enormous importance to the region. Historic palestine: area between mediterranean, jordan, lebanon, and gulf of aqaba. Occupied palestinian territory (opt): west bank & gaza strip (22% of historic palestine) The 1993 oslo peace accords between israel and palestinian authority (pa) promised eventual establishment of palestinian state next to israel (never happened) However, de facto the palestinian state doesn"t exist: it remains under israeli military control, doesn"t have strong institutions, no control over borders, and most palestinians live in other countries (refugees and diaspora). Focus of this chapter: the complex institutional architecture linking the plo and pa, bodies meant to steer palestinians toward self-determination . Pa governs palestinians in west bank (wb) and gaza. Plo concerned with 6. 8m palestinians scattered across the rest of israeli territory. Recognized int"lly as sole legitimate representative of palestinians . Legitimacy crisis: no institutions, doesn"t represent hamas. Hamas: most important political party, islamic resistance movement.
