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Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Mar 5, 2025 15 facts
claimOngoing Israeli occupation, settlement expansion, and policies described as apartheid in the West Bank and East Jerusalem continue to marginalize Palestinian rights and stifle international advocacy.
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.
claimIsraeli policies regarding the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip eroded the foundations of the peace process established by the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, the 1993 Oslo Accords, and the 1994 Wadi Araba Agreement with Jordan.
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.
accountFollowing the 1967 Six-Day War, Jordan, Egypt, and Syria agreed to UN Security Council Resolutions 234, 235, and 236, which established a ceasefire but did not require Israel to withdraw its forces from the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Sinai, or the Golan Heights.
accountFollowing the 1967 Six-Day War, Jordan, Egypt, and Syria agreed to UN Security Council Resolutions 234, 235, and 236, which established a ceasefire but did not require Israel to withdraw its forces from the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Sinai, or the Golan Heights.
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.
claimSuccessive Israeli right-wing governments intensified occupation and settlement practices in the West Bank and East Jerusalem while maintaining a blockade on the Gaza Strip that began in 2007.
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.
accountPrior to the 2011 Arab Spring, the Middle East was dealing with the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, the regional war on terror, stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the Gaza blockade, and intensified settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
accountSuccessive right-wing Israeli governments intensified occupation and settlement practices in the West Bank and East Jerusalem while maintaining a blockade on the Gaza Strip that began in 2007.
claimOngoing pressures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including occupation, settlement expansion, and apartheid policies, continue to marginalize Palestinian rights and stifle international advocacy.
The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, April 2026 ... securitycouncilreport.org 1 day ago 5 facts
referenceThe Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published its annual report on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), including East Jerusalem and the occupied Syrian Golan, on 17 March 2026.
claimThe UN High Commissioner called on Israel to immediately and completely cease and reverse the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, and to evacuate all Israeli settlers.
claimThe Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) submitted its annual report on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, on 16 February 2026.
claimConditions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are deteriorating due to intensifying settlement expansion, settler violence, and Israeli military operations.
claimThe implementation of Israeli government measures regarding settlements has accelerated the displacement of Palestinians from increasingly large parts of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, reshaping the physical and demographic reality of the occupied territories.
The crises in the Middle East: reshaping the region's geopolitical ... link.springer.com Jan 9, 2025 1 fact
claimThe status of lands occupied by Israel since 1967, including the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, remains a central point of contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Power Transition in the Middle East: The Intersection of US Global ... populismstudies.org Mar 15, 2026 1 fact
claimThe International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion on July 19, 2024, concerning the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
After the War: Rethinking Regional Security in the Middle ... arab-reform.net Mar 13, 2026 1 fact
referenceThe 2002 Arab Peace Initiative offered Israel full normalization in exchange for withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967, a just settlement of the Palestinian refugee question, and the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.