The development course of the Middle East issue

After Israel declared its founding, five large-scale wars broke out between Arab and Israel. Israel has occupied a large number of Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, through war, and millions of Palestinian Arabs have been driven out of their homes and become refugees. For a long time, Israel has implemented the Jewish immigration policy in the occupied Arab territories, built a large number of Jewish immigrant settlements, and tried to establish a big Israeli state by changing the population structure of the occupied territories.

In order to restore national rights and return to their homeland, the Palestinians began an armed struggle. 1964 In May, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established with the goal of "eliminating Zionism in Palestinian territory". Since then, Palestine has started an armed struggle against Israeli invasion. Years of war have made both sides realize that no one can destroy anyone and that war cannot solve the problem. Under the mediation of the international community, Palestine and Israel began to seek a political solution.

1 991June1,the Madrid middle east peace conference was held, and the difficult peace talks between Arab and Israeli countries began. Among the Arab-Israeli peace talks, the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks are the key to the Middle East peace process. From September 65438 to September 0993, since the signing of the first peace agreement-the Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Self-government, the two sides have also signed a series of agreements, but these agreements have not been fully implemented due to the deliberate delay of successive governments. Although according to the relevant agreement, Palestine began to govern itself in May 1994, there were too many differences in the final stage of the Palestinian negotiations due to thorny issues such as the ownership of Jerusalem, Jewish settlements, the return of Palestinian refugees and the demarcation of the Palestinian-Israeli border. So far, the two sides have not reached a permanent peace agreement.

In September 2000, Israeli hardline leader Sharon forcibly entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Islamic holy place, which triggered a long-lasting bloody conflict between Palestine and Israel. Especially after Sharon's government came to power in March, 200012000, some radical Palestinian organizations created a series of "terrorist activities" against Israelis, which led to Israel's strong retaliation, and both Palestine and Israel fell into a vicious circle of retaliation and counter-retaliation.