Does Israel support a two state solution?

The two-state solution also enjoys majority support in Israeli polls although there has been some erosion to its prospects over time.

Who controls the West Bank and Gaza Strip?

Presently, most of the West Bank is administered by Israel though 42\% of it is under varying degrees of autonomous rule by the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip is currently under the control of Hamas.

Why does Israel occupy West Bank?

Israel has cited several reasons for retaining the West Bank within its ambit: a claim based on the notion of historic rights to this as a homeland as affirmed in the Balfour Declaration; security grounds, internal and external; and the deep symbolic value for Jews of the area occupied.

Is the West Bank controlled by Israel?

Is the West Bank part of Jordan?

From 1950 until it was occupied by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967, the West Bank was governed as part of Jordan, though it was divided from the Jordanian population of the East Bank by the Jordan River.

What is the blockade of the Gaza Strip?

The blockade of the Gaza Strip is the ongoing land, air, and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007, after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip during the Battle of Gaza, seizing government institutions and replacing Fatah and other Palestinian Authority (PA) officials with Hamas members.

What is the economic impact of the Israeli blockade on Palestine?

According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in January 2003, the Israeli blockade and closures had pushed the Palestinian economy into a stage of de-development and drained as much as US$2.4 billion out of the economy of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Why did Egypt and Israel shut down the Gaza Strip?

Following the Hamas takeover, Egypt and Israel largely closed their border crossings with Gaza, on the grounds that Fatah had fled the Strip and was no longer able to provide security on the Palestinian side. Egypt was worried that Hamas control over Gaza would increase Iranian influence.

What has Israel done to the Palestinian Authority?

After the PLC was sworn in on 18 February 2006, in addition to its blockade of the Gaza Strip, Israel imposed other sanctions on the PA, including withholding the PA’s tax revenue (collected by Israel on the PA’s behalf), and imposing travel restrictions on Hamas PLC members.