Knowra Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict The ongoing political and national conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over territory, sovereignty, security, and competing claims to self-determination.
Zionism : A Jewish national movement advocating a homeland in the historic Land of Israel, later centered on establishing and supporting a Jewish state. It organized Jewish national aspirations in Palestine amid rising immigration and competing claims.
Israeli occupation of the West Bank : Israel’s military control of the West Bank, which it captured from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War. Occupation shapes Palestinian movement, governance, and control over land.
Six-Day War : The June 1967 war in which Israel captured the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, and Golan Heights. Its territorial outcomes established the occupation and borders central to later diplomacy.
Two-state solution : A proposed settlement establishing independent Israeli and Palestinian states, generally in the territory west of the Jordan River. It seeks to reconcile two national movements through separate sovereign states.
Palestinian refugees : Palestinians displaced from their homes, especially during the 1948 war and 1967 war, and their descendants. Displacement remains a lasting humanitarian and political consequence of the conflict.
Palestinian nationalism : A national movement asserting Palestinian peoplehood and the right to political self-determination. It articulated Palestinian claims to land, political representation, and independence.
Israeli settlements : Israeli civilian communities established in territories captured by Israel in 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Settlement growth changes territorial realities and remains central to negotiations and legal disputes.
First Intifada : A Palestinian uprising against Israeli rule in the occupied territories, beginning in 1987 and lasting into the early 1990s. It brought Palestinian resistance and the costs of occupation to international attention.
One-state solution : A proposed political settlement creating one state between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea for Israelis and Palestinians. It replaces partition with shared or unitary sovereignty, raising questions of equality and national identity.
Nakba : The mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 war and the events surrounding Israel’s establishment. The Nakba is a foundational Palestinian memory and a central dispute over responsibility and return.
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