Yehuda shaul biography of michael jackson

Argument

The Factual Background

Following World War I, the Gaza Strip was part of the British Mandate of Palestine until the dissolution of this Mandate in May 1948. The Gaza Strip was then controlled by Egypt until 1967 under a military government. In the course of the war of June 1967, the Gaza Strip came under the control of Israel that established therein a military administration. In 1994, the areas populated by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were transferred to the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, established under the Oslo Accords concluded between Israel and the PLO.5 This was meant to be a temporary step on the way to a final resolution of the conflict. Unfortunately, attempts to finalize a permanent status agreement failed. One of the main spoilers was Hamas, which intensified its terrorist campaign whenever chances of progress in the peace negotiations seemed more tangible. Any compromise which accepted Israel’s right to exist ran counter to Hamas’s basic tenets.6

In 2005, Israel implemented the Disengagement Plan, withdrew its remaining forces from the Gaza Strip, dismantled the settlements that existed in this area, and relinquished control over

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