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MERIP
Primer on the Uprising in Palestine
Introduction
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Palestinian throws back to Israeli soldiers a teargas canister
during clashes in the West Bank town of Ramallah Wednesday
Oct. 25, 2000. Over four weeks of violence have left
more than 300 Palestinians dead in the West Bank and
the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
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Just last
summer, US President Bill Clinton hosted Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to discuss final
arrangements for peace in Palestine and Israel. In January 2001,
peace seems very far away. Since September 28, over 370 people
-- all but 45 of them Palestinian -- have died, and thousands
more Palestinians have been wounded, as a popular uprising rages
against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
What is the history of the conflict over Palestine? Why did Ariel
Sharon's visit to a mosque in Jerusalem provoke Palestinian public
opinion, and why does his candidacy for prime minister frighten
Palestinians and many Israelis? Is Israel right to blame Arafat
for the numerous Palestinian deaths and injuries? What have international
investigations said about those deaths and injuries? Do Clinton's
latest attempts to restart negotiations have a chance to succeed?
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