Israeli-Arab Negotiations and Issues.

Intro -- ISRAELI-ARAB NEGOTIATIONS AND ISSUES -- ISRAELI-ARAB NEGOTIATIONS AND ISSUES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ISRAELI-ARAB NEGOTIATIONS: BACKGROUND, CONFLICTS, AND U.S. POLICY -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- Israel-Palestinians -- Israel-Syria -- Israel-Lebanon -- BACKGROUND -- U.S. Role -- 1991-2008 -- Obama Administration -- Madrid Conference -- Bilateral Talks and Developments -- Israel-Palestinians -- 2000-2001 -- 2001-2005 -- 2006-2008 -- 2009 -- Israel-Syria -- Israel-Lebanon -- Israel-Jordan -- SIGNIFICANT AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS -- Israel-PLO Mutual Recognition -- Declaration of Principles -- Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area -- Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty -- Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement, West Bank-Gaza Strip -- Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron -- Wye River Memorandum -- Sharm al Shaykh Memorandum -- A Performance-Based Road Map to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Agreement on Movement and Access -- Joint Understanding -- ROLE OF CONGRESS -- Aid -- Jerusalem -- Compliance/Sanctions -- Israeli Raid on Suspected Syrian Nuclear Site -- Gaza Fact-Finding Mission (―Goldstone Report‖) -- Other -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS: PROSPECTS FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION -- SUMMARY -- ISSUE OVERVIEW -- Current Diplomacy -- The Two-State Debate in Context -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- Obama's Cairo Speech and Subsequent Diplomacy -- Netanyahu's Speech and the PLO Reaction -- Fayyad's Plan - A De Facto Palestinian State -- Hamas's Political Positioning -- Evaluating Previous Negotiations: Signs of Progress or of Setbacks? -- GOING FORWARD -- CHANGES SINCE OSLO -- Middle East Geopolitics -- Demographic Concerns-Arabs to Outnumber Jews? -- Violence and Palestinian Factionalism.

How Violence Has Complicated the Peace Process -- The Rise of Hamas and Divided Palestinian Rule -- Impediments to Palestinian Territorial Contiguity and Movement -- Israeli Settlements and Infrastructure -- Exacerbation of the West Bank/Gaza Divide -- Economic Effect of Movement Restrictions on Palestinians -- DIFFERENT PATHWAYS TO A TWO-STATE SOLUTION -- Palestinian Statehood before a Final-Status Agreement? -- De Facto State -- Declaring or Receiving Sovereign Status -- Main Unanswered Question: Gaza -- Borders First? -- In Lieu of or Following a Settlement Freeze -- Main Unanswered Question: Jerusalem -- ALTERNATIVES TO A TWO-STATE SOLUTION -- ―One-State Solution‖ -- ―Jordanian‖ or ―Regional‖ Option -- Israeli Unilateralism -- ―Status Quo‖ -- U.S. POLICY -- Debate over the U.S. Approach -- The Obama Administration's First Steps -- Obama Administration Personnel -- Policy Challenges for Congress -- The Role of Hamas -- Aid to Palestinians -- Israeli Settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem -- Arab States-Gestures toward Israel and Other Constructive Involvement? -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 ISRAEL AND HAMAS: CONFLICT IN GAZA (2008-2009) -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION: THE GAZA CONFLICT1 -- Overview of the Conflict -- Post-Conflict Developments -- The Conflict's Origins -- Did Israel Achieve its Goals?10 -- PALESTINIAN ROCKET ATTACKS FROM GAZA SINCE 2001: THREAT ASSESSMENT AND ISRAELI RESPONSES14 -- IMPACT OF THE CONFLICT ON CIVILIANS18 -- Impact on Palestinian Civilians -- Impact on Israeli Civilians -- POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES AND UNRESOLVED ISSUES -- Addressing the Needs of the Gazan Population -- Humanitarian Situation and Response24 -- Gaza Flash Appeal -- UNRWA Quick Response Plan to Restore Critical Services to Refugees in Gaza -- Concerns Regarding Reconstruction27 -- Efforts to Prevent Arms Smuggling into Gaza.

U.S. Efforts to Prevent Smuggling from Egypt37 -- The Smuggling Tunnels -- Role of Congress -- New U.S. Anti-Smuggling Support to Egypt -- U.S.-Israeli 2009 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) -- International Maritime Anti-Smuggling Efforts and Security Support50 -- Intra-Palestinian Politics - Fatah (PA/PLO) and Hamas -- Pre-Conflict Background -- Hamas's Political Maneuvering -- Abbas on the Defensive? -- Efforts at Unity and the Question of Elections -- Regional and International Implications of the Gaza Conflict70 -- Regional and International Responses -- Intra-Arab Political Developments -- Impact of the Conflict on Israeli Elections84 -- Effect on the Arab-Israeli Peace Process87 -- Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations -- Israeli-Syrian Talks -- POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR THE 111TH CONGRESS -- Defense Budget Appropriations for U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Programs88 -- Iron Dome -- David's Sling -- Oversight of U.S. Arms Sales to Israel93 -- U.S. Humanitarian Aid (Including to UNRWA) and Other Economic Assistance to Palestinians99 -- U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Related to the Gaza Conflict -- U.S. Contributions to UNRWA and Other International Organizations -- U.S. Bilateral Assistance to the Palestinians (West Bank and Gaza) -- U.S. Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority103 -- THE CONFLICT'S IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY108 -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- CURRENT STATUS OF THE BOYCOTT -- IMPACT OF THE BOYCOTT -- U.S. ACTIVITY TO END THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL -- U.S. ANTIBOYCOTT COMPLIANCE LEGISLATION -- Export-Related Antiboycott Legislation -- Tax-Related Antiboycott Legislation -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.

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