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Gaza and East Jerusalem are linked as primary focal points of Israeli strategic policies, including blockades, settlement expansion, and governance erosion, as described in [1], [2], and [3]. They are also collectively identified as regions targeted by the apartheid system described by Amr Hamzawy in [4] and [5], and are central to Benjamin Netanyahu's stated objectives for consolidation and control in [6] and [7].
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Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org 7 facts
claimTo achieve his objectives in Palestine and Lebanon, Benjamin Netanyahu requires entities willing to accept unconditional surrender, which would allow Israel to consolidate control over Gaza, intensify settler activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and dismantle Hezbollah both militarily and politically.
perspectiveAmr Hamzawy characterizes the current situation in the Middle East as an apartheid system that targets Palestinian populations in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
accountIsrael pursued a strategy of escalating settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, blockading Gaza, and eroding the Palestinian National Authority's governance capacity to undermine the two-state solution and the principle of land for peace.
accountPrior to the 2011 Arab Spring, the Middle East faced instability due to the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the regional war on terror, stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the Gaza blockade, settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and escalations between Israel and Palestinian factions.
claimPrior to October 2023, Israel pursued a fait accompli strategy aimed at extinguishing the Palestinian cause by escalating settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, imposing a blockade on Gaza, and eroding the governance capacity of the Palestinian National Authority.
claimTo achieve his objectives in Palestine and Lebanon, Benjamin Netanyahu would require the support of entities willing to accept unconditional surrender, which would enable Israel to consolidate control over Gaza, intensify settler activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and dismantle Hezbollah militarily and politically.
perspectiveAmr Hamzawy asserts that the Middle East currently maintains an apartheid system that targets Palestinian populations in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.