Word: palestinians
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nearly all of us must be aware that Israel is celebrating its 50th year as a state. Palestinians, at the same time, have made efforts to present their side of the story. Israelis and Palestinians put forth competing interpretations of the last half-century, and at times even argue over the history itself. We observers who are neither Israeli nor Palestinian are left to tease through the differing histories if we are to gather a sense of the lingering crisis at hand...
...reporting on a celebration of Israel on the Boston Common also covered a protest for Palestine taking place just yards away. Students last week celebrated 50 years of Israel in front of the Science Center, while posters entitled "Palestine 50" were put up around the Yard to reflect the Palestinian perspective. The enthusiasm of celebration and the zeal of protest make the issue more real in our minds and call to our attention the questions being raised...
Israel's territorial expansion beyond its original borders has been repeatedly rebuked by international bodies. The United Nations' 1947 Partition Resolution envisioned separate Israeli and Palestinian states, with Jerusalem subject to international oversight. Following the 1967 war and Israel's seizure of East Jerusalem and greater territory, a number of U.N. resolutions criticized Israel's actions. A 1969 Security Council Resolution (No. 271) repeated the international community's condemnation and pointed out Israeli failure to comply with previous U.N. resolutions. Another Security Council Resolution in 1980 (No. 465) condemned Israel's settlement policies in Jerusalem...
From the perspective of international sanction, the Israeli expansion into Palestinian land is a violation of U.N. resolutions. In light of the international community's repeated protests, Palestinian grievances take on a new shade. Their loss of territory is not simply a national gripe, but a transgression against prior agreements and the sanction of the world at large...
...Hanan Ashrawi, minister of education in the Palestinian Authority, delivered an impassioned and controversial address on Monday evening before a packed classroom in Sever Hall. Pointing to its settlement policies, she argued that the Israeli government had fostered extremism on both sides. She also blamed the Clinton administration for failing to remain neutral in the faltering peace process...