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Israel: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief

This report focuses on the following: Recent dynamics in U.S.-Israel relations, U.S.-Israel next steps following the July 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, regional threats Israel perceives from Hezbollah, Syria, and elsewhere, recently intensified Israeli-Palestinian tensions and violence in connection with Jerusalem's holy sites, and domestic political developments in Israel.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath (open access)

Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath

This report provides background information on the blockade imposed of by Israeli in response to Hamas's takeover. Israel considered its actions to be legitimate self-defense. Turkey, whose nationals comprised the largest contingent in the flotilla and among the casualties, considered them to be unjustifiable and in contravention of international law.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palestinian Initiatives for 2011 at the United Nations (open access)

Palestinian Initiatives for 2011 at the United Nations

This report provides information on the United Nations (U.N.) framework and process for options being discussed regarding possible Palestinian statehood, including overviews of the following topics: the U.N. and recognition of states, observer status in the United Nations, and the criteria and process for United Nations membership. The report also analyzes the prospects for avoiding U.N. action by reaching an Israel-PLO agreement to resume negotiations, as well as the possibility of a compromise U.N. resolution that could set forth parameters for future Israeli-Palestinian negotiations but stop short of addressing the question of Palestinian statehood beyond expressing aspirations.
Date: September 23, 2011
Creator: Zanotti, Jim & Browne, Marjorie Ann
System: The UNT Digital Library