Israeli West Bank Settlements: Perversion of Realism and Obstacle to Peace

dc.contributor.authorCornett, Ward L. IIIen
dc.contributor.committeechairTaylor, Charles L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPourchot, Georgeta V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNelson, Scott G.en
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T19:50:24Zen
dc.date.adate2009-01-05en
dc.date.available2017-04-04T19:50:24Zen
dc.date.issued2008-12-18en
dc.date.rdate2016-08-27en
dc.date.sdate2008-12-22en
dc.description.abstractIn the Israel-Palestinian conflict, peace conferences and agreements come and go. Public and political discourse about the conflict waxes and wanes. Meanwhile, new and expanded Israeli settlements in the West Bank continue to grow unabated. The history of settlements in the West Bank began with the conclusion of the 1967 war during which Israel successfully took over the West Bank Palestinian territory. According to international law, building settlements in the West Bank is illegal. Israel contends that such settlements are not illegal because the West Bank is disputed territory, not occupied territory. The possibility of a Palestinian state is likely preempted because Israeli settlements comprise close to 40% of the landmass in the occupied territory. The occupation of the West Bank (and Gaza) and the continuing growth of settlements are a perversion of classic political realism because these actions create an increased threat to the long-term national security of Israel and to the safety of the global Jewish community.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12222008-214026en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12222008-214026/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/76935en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPalestiniansen
dc.subjectFacts-on-the-Grounden
dc.subjectRealismen
dc.subjectIsraeli Settlementsen
dc.subjectWest Banken
dc.titleIsraeli West Bank Settlements: Perversion of Realism and Obstacle to Peaceen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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