A New View of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Needs and Narratives to Negotiation

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Jay Rothman

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Evolving borders of Palestine / Israel.

Evolving borders of Palestine / Israel

Evolving borders of Palestine / Israel showing the West Bank and Gaza Strip. From Left to right: 1916-1922; 1947 (Proposed); 1948-1967 (Actual); 1993-Present.

Israeli and Palestinian deaths.

Israeli and Palestinian deaths

Israeli and Palestinian deaths, September 2000 to July 2014.

Map of UN Partition Plan for Palestine.

UN Partition Plan for Palestine

Map of UN Partition Plan for Palestine, adopted November 29, 1947, with boundary of previous UNSCOP partition plan added in green.

Arab offensive.

Arab offensive

Arab offensive, May 15-June 10, 1948.

Map showing areas of Palestinian Authority control or joint control.

Areas of Palestinian Authority control

Map showing areas of Palestinian Authority control or joint control (red) as of 2006.

Map of Israel with the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.

Map of Israel, 2004

Map of Israel with the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights, 2004.

Palestinian territories.

Palestinian territories, 2011

Palestinian territories, 2011.

Map of Sykes–Picot Agreement.

Map of Sykes–Picot Agreement, 1916

Map of Sykes–Picot Agreement, 1916, showing regions of proposed British and French influence.

Israeli Settlement Population Growth.

Israeli Settlement Population Growth, 1972-2007

Israeli Settlement Population Growth, 1972-2007.

Change in main religious/ethnic groups in Israel by percent.

Change in main religious/ethnic groups in Israel, 1949-2008

Change in main religious/ethnic groups in Israel by percent, 1949-2008.

Jewish Immigration to Israel.

Jewish Immigration to Israel

Jewish Immigration to Israel, 1948-2008.

Satellite image of Israel and surrounding territories.

Israel and surrounding territories

Satellite image of Israel and surrounding territories with Green Line visible.

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Jay Rothman , "A New View of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Needs and Narratives to Negotiation" , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

November, 2015

https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/article/new-view-israeli-palestinian-conflict-needs-and-narratives-negotiation.