60 Minutes (1995)
Mike Wallace and Bob Simon report on the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. They examine the
influence of the conservative Likud party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, and radical right-wing groups like Kahane
Chai, both of which opposed the Oslo peace process. (14:21) Watch >
Sarah Kaminker / Palestine-Israel Journal (1995)
A former member of the Jerusalem City Council provides an overview of how Israel has used city planning to gain
control of 87% of the land of East Jerusalem. Read More >
Mick Dumper / Middle East Report (1993)
Historical overview of Jerusalem from the Roman expulsion of the Israelites in 70 AD until the 1990's, including a
focus on the attachments to the city felt by Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Read More >
George Lenczowski / Duke University Press (1990)
Book Review (Foreign Affairs) | CampusBooks
Azmi Bishara / Middle East Report (March/April 1989)
Written in the midst of the first Intifada, and looks at the relevant actions of the Israeli government in the
decades prior to the Intifada, the Israeli response to the uprising, and strategies employed by the Palestinians.
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Penny Johnson and Lee O'Brien / Middle East Report (May/June 1988)
Looks
at daily life during the intifada, the origins of the uprising, and the actions- both peaceful and violent- of
Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank. Read More >
Peter Grose / Shocken (1984)
Book Review (Foreign Affairs) | CampusBooks
July 30, 1980
Constitutional law establishing the status of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Also addressed the unity of
Jerusalem, its holy places, the rights of members of all religions, and special preference with regards to
development. Read More >
September 17, 1978
Two agreements signed between Israel and Egypt that concluded welve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The
first dealt with the future of the Sinai and peace between Israel and Egypt, to be concluded within three months.
The second was a framework agreement establishing a format for the conduct of negotiations for the establishment of
an autonomy regime in the West Bank and Gaza. Read Document
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March 23, 1976
Excerpts of a Security Council discussion in which U.S. Ambassador William
Scranton reiterated his government's position on the Israeli settlements. The U.S. felt that continued settlement
represented "an obstacle to the success of negotiations for a just and final peace between Israel and its
neighbors." Read More >