And why are there Israeli settlers on the West Bank? I've read the areas being settled are disputed.
When Israel left Gaza they destroyed 21 Jewish settlements in Gaza.
Something like 8000 Jewish civilians needed a new home.
Were parts of the West Bank given by the PLO as compensation?
Of course there are always extremists on both sides who take the law into their own hand and should be treated accordingly.
As you say perspective needed on both sides.
Some earlier recent history.
The
Palestine Liberation Organization (
PLO;
Arabic: منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية
Munaẓẓamat at-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīniyyah) is a
Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the
Palestinian people.
[5][6] Founded in 1964, it initially sought to establish an
Arab state over the entire territory of the former
Mandatory Palestine, advocating the elimination of the
State of Israel. However, in 1993, the PLO recognized Israeli sovereignty with the
Oslo I Accord, and now only seeks Arab statehood in the
Palestinian territories (the
West Bank and the
Gaza Strip) that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the
1967 Arab–Israeli War.
It is headquartered in
Al-Bireh, a city in the West Bank. As the officially recognized government of the
de jureState of Palestine, it has enjoyed
United Nations observer status since 1974.
[7][8][9] Prior to the
Oslo Accords, the PLO's militant wings openly engaged in
acts of violence against Israeli civilians, both within Israel and outside of Israel.
[10][11][12] Consequently, the
United States designated it as a terrorist group in 1987, though a presidential waiver has permitted
American–PLO contact since 1988.
[13][14] Mediated talks between the Israeli government and the PLO in 1993 (the Oslo I Accord) resulted in the PLO recognizing
Israel's right to exist in peace and accepting
United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, while Israel recognized the PLO as a legitimate authority representing the Palestinian people.
[15] Despite the
Israel–PLO Letters of Mutual Recognition, in which PLO leader
Yasser Arafat renounced "terrorism and other acts of violence" against Israel, the PLO continued to engage in militant activities, particularly during the
Second Intifada (2000–2005). On 29 October 2018, the
PLO Central Council suspended the
Palestinian recognition of Israel, and subsequently halted all forms of security and economic cooperation with Israeli authorities.
