What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Q: What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
A: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a war and dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians, which are represented by the Palestinian Authority, Fatah, or Hamas. It is part of the wider Arab–Israeli conflict.
Q: What is being disputed in this conflict?
A: The dispute is over a specific area of land (what used to be the Mandatory Palestine area) that Palestinians and Israelis both claim.
Q: What has been proposed as a solution to this conflict?
A: A two-state solution has been proposed, which would mean an independent Palestinian state and an Israeli state, dividing the land between the two groups. Some academics advocate for a one-state solution where all of Israel, Gaza Strip, and Judea and Samaria would become a bi-national state with equal rights for all.
Q: How many times have agreements been made to split up Mandatory Palestine into two countries?
A: Agreements have been made to split up Mandatory Palestine into two countries in 1920, 1937, 1948, 1967, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2021.
Q: How many Jews were living in Arab countries in 1948?
A: In 1948 there were between 758000 - 881000 Jews living in communities throughout Arab countries.
Q: How many Jews remain today in these Arab countries?
A: Today there are fewer than 24000 Jews remaining in these Arab countries.
