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Pros and Cons by Issue
Issue: Israeli Statehood
| Q: | What is the Israeli Declaration of Independence? |
| Q: | Does Israel have a right to exist? |
| Q: | Which international resolutions support Israel's existence? |
| Q: | What are the positions of the surrounding Arab states, Turkey, and Iran in relation to Israel? |
| Q: | Did the Holocaust justify the creation of a Jewish state? |
| Q: | Is Israel's existence threatened by its neighbors? |
| Q: | Is Israel a threat to world peace? |
| Q: | Should the state of Israel have been created elsewhere? |
| Q: | What is Zionism? |
| Q: | What are the origins of Zionism? |
| Q: | Was Anti-Semitism the leading factor in the emergence of Zionism? |
| Q: | Is Zionism a form of racism? |
| Q: | Is anti-Zionism a form of anti-Semitism? |
| Q: | What are the Protocols of the Elders of Zion? |
| Q: | Was Palestine a "land without a people?" |
Issue: Israeli Leaders & Governments
| Q: | Will Ariel Sharon's absence from Israeli politics help advance the peace process? |
| Q: | Was Sharon a good leader for Israel? |
| Q: | Chart: Israeli Prime Ministers |
| Q: | How is Israel governed? |
| Q: | Is Israel a democracy? |
| Q: | Is Israel a secular state? |
| Q: | Why doesn't Israel have a constitution? |
| Q: | What demographic challenges face Israel as both a Jewish and democratic state? |
Issue: Land Disputes
| Q: | How has the Gaza Strip influenced the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What and where is the Golan Heights? |
| Q: | What is the dispute over the Golan Heights? |
| Q: | Where is Hebron, and what is its religious significance to Jews and Muslims? |
| Q: | What was the 1997 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron (a.k.a. Hebron Protocol, Hebron Agreement)? |
| Q: | What impact did the "Hebron Protocol" have on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? |
| Q: | What is the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif? |
| Q: | What is the Dome of the Rock? |
| Q: | What is the Al-Aqsa Mosque? |
| Q: | What is the Jewish Temple? |
| Q: | What is the Western Wall (aka the Wailing Wall)? |
| Q: | What is the Israeli Fence / Wall? |
| Q: | What route does the Israeli Fence / Wall take? |
| Q: | Is the construction of the Israeli Fence / Wall justified? |
| Q: | Is the Israeli Fence / Wall an obstacle to peace? |
| Q: | What was the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and was it a just verdict? |
| Q: | What and where is Jerusalem? |
| Q: | What is the dispute over Jerusalem? |
| Q: | What is the significance of Jerusalem for Muslims? |
| Q: | What is the significance of Jerusalem for Jews? |
| Q: | What is the significance of Jerusalem for Christians? |
| Q: | When and how did Jerusalem become the capital of Israel? |
| Q: | Should Jerusalem be the undivided capital of Israel? |
| Q: | What are some solutions for the political and religious disputes over Jerusalem? |
| Q: | What is Lebanon? |
| Q: | Why did Israel occupy South Lebanon in 1982? |
| Q: | What was the 1983 Kahan Commission Report? |
| Q: | Why did Israel withdraw from South Lebanon in 2000? |
| Q: | What is population transfer? |
| Q: | How has the issue of "Population Transfer" evolved throughout the course of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? |
| Q: | What are the Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Territories? |
| Q: | Who are the Jewish settlers in the Palestinian Territories? |
| Q: | What was the 1967 Allon Plan, and how did it influence the development of settlements in the West Bank? |
| Q: | Are Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Territories a violation of international law? |
| Q: | Are Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Territories an obstacle to the peace process? |
| Q: | What and where are the Shebaa Farms? |
| Q: | What is the dispute over Shebaa Farms? |
| Q: | What and where is the Sinai Peninsula? |
| Q: | Why did Israel take the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt in 1967? |
| Q: | What are the sources of water in the region? |
| Q: | Which treaties/agreements address the issue of water? |
| Q: | What and where is the West Bank? |
| Q: | What is the Eastern Front of the Arab-Israeli conflict? |
| Q: | After the removal of Saddam, does Israel still need control of the West Bank for strategic purposes? |
Issue: Wars & Conflicts
| Q: | What is terrorism? |
| Q: | Does Israel commit acts of terrorism? |
| Q: | Does Islam condone suicide / martyrdom attacks? |
| Q: | What is Jihad? |
| Q: | Does "Jihad" imply violence and war against non-Muslims? |
| Q: | Is Hezbollah a terrorist organization? |
| Q: | Is Hamas a terrorist organization? |
| Q: | Has al Qaeda infiltrated the Palestinian Territories? |
| Q: | What was the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War? |
| Q: | What events led up to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War? |
| Q: | What were the origins of the Al-Aqsa Intifada? |
| Q: | What was the Mitchell Report and how was it related to the al-Aqsa Intifada? |
| Q: | What was the 2001 Tenet Plan? |
| Q: | What was the 1987-1993 Intifada? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1987-1993 Intifada? |
| Q: | What was the 1978 Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon? |
| Q: | What events led to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon? |
| Q: | What was the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon? |
| Q: | When and how did Israel withdraw to the Security Zone behind the UN forces in Lebanon? |
| Q: | What effect did the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon have on Arafat and the PLO? |
| Q: | What is the relationship between the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the Islamic group Hezbollah? |
| Q: | What was the 1973 "Yom Kippur" War? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the War of 1973? |
| Q: | What was the 1973 Arab Oil embargo? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1973 Arab Oil embargo? |
| Q: | Following the 1973 War, what Egyptian-Israeli and Syrian-Israeli agreements were made? |
| Q: | What events led to the 1970 Jordanian - Palestinian conflict known as "Black September?" |
| Q: | What was the 1970 Jordanian - Palestinian conflict known as "Black September?" |
| Q: | What were the consequences of the 1970 Jordanian - Palestinian conflict known as "Black September?" |
| Q: | What was the War of Attrition (March 1969 -- August 1970)? |
| Q: | How was the War of Attrition resolved? |
| Q: | What was the origin of the 1967 War? |
| Q: | What was the 1967 War? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1967 War? |
| Q: | What was the Arab World's reaction to the 1967 War? |
| Q: | What effect did the 1967 War have on the Palestinians? |
| Q: | How did the 1967 Khartoum Summit of the Arab states affect Arab-Israeli relations? |
| Q: | What was the 1967 Allon Plan? |
| Q: | Was Israel the aggressor in the 1967 War? |
| Q: | What was the USS Liberty incident? |
| Q: | What was the origin of the 1956 Suez War? |
| Q: | What was the 1956 Suez War? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1956 Suez War? |
| Q: | What events led to the first Arab - Israeli War of 1948? |
| Q: | What was the first Arab - Israeli War of 1948? |
| Q: | What happened in the village of Deir Yassin during the first Arab-Israeli war? |
| Q: | Were Palestinian refugees forcibly expelled from Israel during the 1948 war? |
| Q: | What effect did the War of 1948 have on the Arab Palestinians? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the first Arab - Israeli War of 1948? |
| Q: | What were the 1949 armistice agreements? |
| Q: | What was the origin of the Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine? |
| Q: | What were the Arab-Jewish conflicts of 1920 and 1921? |
| Q: | What were the 1929 Arab riots? |
| Q: | What were the Arab Revolts of 1936 - 1939? |
| Q: | Has the Israeli-Palestinian region been continually inhabited either by Jews or Arabs? |
Issue: General Solutions
| Q: | What is a bi-national state? |
| Q: | Is one bi-national state an acceptable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What is a democratic secular state? |
| Q: | Is one single democratic secular state an acceptable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | Is a two-state solution (Israel and Palestine) an acceptable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? |
Issue: Current Peace Proposals
| Q: | What is Sharon's Disengagement Plan? |
| Q: | Is Sharon's Disengagement Plan an acceptable step and/or solution? |
| Q: | Is the 2003 Geneva Accord a just resolution to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What is the 2003 Roadmap for Peace? |
| Q: | Is the 2003 Roadmap an acceptable solution to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What was the 2002 Nusseibeh-Ayalon Agreement? |
| Q: | What was the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative (a.k.a. The Saudi Plan / 2002 Beirut Summit)? |
| Q: | Was the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative initially seen as an acceptable solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict? |
Issue: Refugees
| Q: | Who are the Palestinian Refugees? |
| Q: | How many Palestinians became refugees as a result of the 1948 War, and where did they go? |
| Q: | Were Palestinian refugees forcibly expelled from Israel during the 1948 war? |
| Q: | What Rights do Refugees have under International Law? |
| Q: | What is the role of the United Nations in the Palestinian refugee issue? |
| Q: | How many Jews from Arab Countries became refugees following the first Arab-Israeli war? |
| Q: | What and where are the Palestinian refugee camps, and how are they governed? |
| Q: | Are the Arab states responsible for Palestinians having remained in refugee camps to this day? |
| Q: | Did a massacre take place in the Jenin Refugee Camp? |
| Q: | What is the "right of return"? |
| Q: | Should Palestinian refugees have the "right of return"? |
| Q: | Does the "right of return" imply the destruction of Israel? |
Issue: Palestinian Statehood
| Q: | Should there be a Palestinian State? |
| Q: | Will a Palestinian State Bring Peace? |
| Q: | What would a Palestinian State look like according to current international peace proposals? |
| Q: | Which international resolutions support the establishment of a Palestinian State? |
| Q: | What is Arab Nationalism? |
| Q: | What was the origin of Palestinian Nationalism? |
| Q: | Did Palestinian Nationalism emerge in reaction to Zionism? |
| Q: | What were the early Palestinian Congresses, and how were they related to the emergence of Palestinian identity? |
| Q: | Why did Palestinian Nationalism decline after first Arab-Israeli War in 1948, and why did it re-emerge after the 1967 War? |
| Q: | What is Nasserism and how was it related to both Arab and Palestinian Nationalism? |
Issue: Palestinian Leaders & Organizations
| Q: | Will Yasser Arafat's absence from Palestinian politics help advance the peace process? |
| Q: | Will Arafat be remembered for advancing the interests of the Palestinian People? |
| Q: | Timeline: Important Dates in the Life of Yasser Arafat |
| Q: | Chart: Palestinian Leaders |
| Q: | What is the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)? |
| Q: | What is the 1968 PLO Charter? |
| Q: | What was the 1974 Rabat Summit and what was its significance for the PLO? |
| Q: | PLO - PA Comparison Chart |
| Q: | What is the Palestinian Authority (PA)? |
| Q: | PLO - PA Comparison Chart |
| Q: | What is Fatah? |
| Q: | Does Fatah recognize Israel's right to exist? |
| Q: | What is Hamas? |
| Q: | Should Hamas recognize Israel's right to exist? |
| Q: | Is Hamas a terrorist organization? |
| Q: | Will Hamas' victory in the January 2006 Palestinian elections help the peace process? |
| Q: | What is the Muslim Brotherhood? |
| Q: | How has the Muslim Brotherhood been involved in the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What is Hezbollah? |
| Q: | What is Hezbollah's position on Israel? |
| Q: | Is Hezbollah a terrorist organization? |
| Q: | What is the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)? |
| Q: | What is the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)? |
| Q: | What is the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine -- General Command (PFLP-GC)? |
| Q: | Has al Qaeda infiltrated the Palestinian Territories? |
Issue: Int'l Involvement
| Q: | What is the Arab League? |
| Q: | What is the Arab League's position on the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What is Arab Nationalism? |
| Q: | Did the British have the right to promise "the establishment of a national home for the Jewsish people" in Palestine? |
| Q: | What was British policy with respect to the differing interests of the Arabs and Jews of Palestine during the Mandate Period (1922-1948)? |
| Q: | What was the British position on Jewish immigration to Palestine during the Mandate Period (1922-1948), and how did it develop? |
| Q: | What is the United Kingdom's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What effect did the Cold War have on the Arab-Israeli conflict? |
| Q: | What effect did the end of the Cold War have on the Middle East? |
| Q: | What is the European Union's position on the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | How much financial assistance does the European Union provide to the Palestinians? |
| Q: | What are the positions of the surrounding Arab states, Turkey, and Iran regarding Israel? |
| Q: | Is Israel's existence threatened by its neighbors? |
| Q: | What is and has been the relationship between the United Nations and the Palestinians? |
| Q: | What is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)? |
| Q: | Does the United Nations single-out Israel for special scrutiny? |
| Q: | Has UN involvement had a positive effect on the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What is the relationship between the United States and Israel? |
| Q: | What is the relationship between the United States and the Palestinians? |
| Q: | Is the United States an "honest broker" in the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q: | What is the position of the United States on the dispute over Jerusalem? |
| Q: | How much international aid does Palestine receive? |
| Q: | How much international aid does Israel receive? |
| Q: | Should the Palestinian Authority continue to receive foreign aid after Hamas' 2006 electoral victory? |
| Q: | Should Israel continue to receive aid from the United States? |
Issue: Historic Negotiations and Resolutions
| Q: | What was the 2005 Gaza withdrawal? |
| Q: | Was Palestinian armed resistance / terrorism responsible for Israel's withdrawal from Gaza? |
| Q: | Will the 2005 Gaza withdrawal help to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? |
| Q: | What were the 2001 Taba Talks? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 2001 Taba Talks? |
| Q: | What was the 2000 Camp David Summit? |
| Q: | What were the 2000 Clinton parameters, and were they an acceptable solution? |
| Q: | Was Arafat responsible for the breakdown of the 2000 Camp David negotiations? |
| Q: | What was the 1999 Sharm al-Sheikh Memorandum? |
| Q: | What was the 1998 Wye River Memorandum? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1998 Wye River Memorandum? |
| Q: | What was the 1997 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron (a.k.a. Hebron Protocol, Hebron Agreement)? |
| Q: | What impact did the "Hebron Protocol" have on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? |
| Q: | What was the 1995 Oslo Interim Agreement? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1995 Oslo Interim Agreement? |
| Q: | Was Israel responsible for the failure of the Oslo Accords? |
| Q: | What was the 1994 Washington Declaration? |
| Q: | What was the 1994 Israel - Jordan Treaty of Peace? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1994 Israel - Jordan Treaty of Peace? |
| Q: | What was the 1994 Cairo Agreement? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1994 Cairo Agreement? |
| Q: | What was the 1994 Paris Protocol? |
| Q: | What impact did the 1994 Paris Protocol have on the economy of the Palestinian Territories? |
| Q: | What letters were exchanged between Arafat and Rabin prior to the signing of the 1993 Oslo Declaration? |
| Q: | What was the 1993 Oslo Declaration of Principles on Interim Self Government Arrangements? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1993 Oslo Declaration of Principles? |
| Q: | Was Israel responsible for the failure of the Oslo Accords? |
| Q: | What was the 1991 Madrid Conference? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1991 Madrid Conference? |
| Q: | What was the 1982 Reagan Peace Plan? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1982 Reagan Plan? |
| Q: | What was the 1979 Egyptian - Israeli Peace Treaty? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1979 Egyptian - Israeli Peace Treaty? |
| Q: | What were the 1978 Camp David Accords? |
| Q: | What letters accompanied the 1978 Camp David Accords? |
| Q: | What is the 1967 UN Resolution 242, and who accepted it? |
| Q: | Does the 1967 UN Resolution require Israel to withdraw to its pre-1967 borders? |
| Q: | What was the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan (a.k.a. UN General Assembly Resolution 181)? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan? |
| Q: | What was the 1937 Peel Commission? |
| Q: | Did the 1937 Peel Commission create an acceptable partition plan in its final report? |
| Q: | What was the British Mandate? |
| Q: | Were the British responsible for failing to establish Arab self-governing institutions in Palestine? |
| Q: | Did the British neglect the interests of the Palestinian Arabs under the mandate? |
| Q: | What was the 1919 King-Crane Commission? |
| Q: | Should the King-Crane Report have been implemented? |
| Q: | What was the 1919 Weizmann - Feisal Agreement? |
| Q: | What was the outcome of the 1919 Weismann - Feisal Agreement? |
| Q: | Who was Lord Balfour and what was the Balfour Declaration? |
| Q: | How, according to the 1922 British White Paper, did the British Government interpret the meaning of the Balfour Declaration's affirmation of a "national home for the Jewish People?" |
| Q: | Did the British have the Right to promise "the establishment of a national home for the Jewsish people"? |
| Q: | What was the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement? |
| Q: | Did the Sykes-Picot agreement contradict British promises made to the Arabs in the Hussein-McMahon correspondence? |
| Q: | What was the Hussein-McMahon correspondence? |
| Q: | Was Palestine included in the territory designated for Arab control in the Hussein-McMahon correspondence? |
| Q: | What was the 1916 Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire? |
Issue: Ethnicity & Religion
| Q: | Who are the Arabs? |
| Q: | What is Arab Nationalism? |
| Q: | What are the earliest accounts of the Arabs? |
| Q: | To what extent are Arabs and Jews genetically linked? |
| Q: | What is Islam? |
| Q: | Is Islam compatible with democracy? |
| Q: | Is Islam compatible with the concept of the separation of religion and state? |
| Q: | What is "Jihad"? |
| Q: | Does "Jihad" imply violence and war against non-Muslims? |
| Q: | Does Islam condone suicide / martyrdom attacks? |
| Q: | Who are the Ashkenazi Jews? |
| Q: | Who are the Sephardic Jews? |
| Q: | Who are the Mizrahi (Oriental/Arab) Jews? |
| Q: | What are the earliest accounts of the Jewish people (Hebrews / Israelites)? |
| Q: | To what extent are Arabs and Jews genetically linked? |
| Q: | What is Orthodox Judaism? |
| Q: | What is Conservative Judaism? |
| Q: | What is Reform Judaism? |
| Q: | Is Judaism compatible with democracy? |
| Q: | Is Judaism compatible with the concept of the separation of religion and state? |
| Q: | Are Judaism and Zionism compatible with each other? |
| Q: | How is a form of messianic Judaism / religious Zionism related to the establishment of settlements in the West Bank? |
| Q: | Who are the Palestinian/Israeli Christians? |
| Q: | What demographic challenges do Palestinian/Israeli Christians face? |
| Q: | Do the Christian and Muslim communities of Israel and Palestine have good relations? |
| Q: | What is the Vatican's position on the Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |