What is the issue between Israel and Palestine?

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s most enduring conflicts, with the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip reaching 54 years of conflict. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.

Are the Palestinian territories part of Israel?

The term “Palestinian territories” has been used for many years to describe the territories occupied by Israel since 1967 within the former British Mandate for Palestine, namely the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.

What is the name of the boundary between the Palestinian territories and Israel?

The Green Line
The Green Line is Israel’s contested boundary with the Palestinian territories. The boundaries of a future Palestinian State, vis-a-vis Israel, are subject to ongoing negotiations in the Israel–Palestinian peace process.

Who owns West Bank?

Israel
With varying levels of autonomy, the Palestinian Authority controls close to 40 per cent of West Bank today, while the rest is controlled by Israel. It is in West Bank that 160-odd Israeli settlements and outposts now exist.

What is the conflict between Israel and Palestine all about?

Since the beginning of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the conflict has been about land. When Israel became a state after the war in 1948, 77% of Palestine’s land was used for the creation on the state.

When did the Arab-Israeli conflict start and end?

For the wider regional conflict, primarily from 1948–1973, see Arab–Israeli conflict. The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s most enduring conflicts, with the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip reaching 54 years of conflict.

What do Israelis and Palestinians think about the two-state solution?

In 2007, the majority of both Israelis and Palestinians, according to a number of polls, preferred the two-state solution over any other solution as a means of resolving the conflict. Within Israeli and Palestinian society, the conflict generates a wide variety of views and opinions.

What territories did Israel take over in the 1967 war?

1967–1994: During the Six-Day War, Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights, together with the Sinai Peninsula (later traded for peace after the Yom Kippur War). In 1980–81 Israel annexed East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.