The Palestinian Authority and the West Bank

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Israeli Arabs are the only free Arabs in the Middle East. They have full political, human rights, civic rights they serve at every level of society as members of Parliament,. So you're saying they prefer to be governed by Israel? Well, they, these are not true. I find it very sad with with Jack Stroh that he talks about an occupied West Bank. Why has nobody ever raised the issue that the Jordanians invaded the West Bank, preventing dust, the creation of a Palestinian state? And when they were given the chance not to invade Israel, King Hussein did invade Israel in 67. Do you genuinely think that the situation as it exists now benefits either Jews or Palestinians and might it

Many of Israel's supporters, including Donald Trump, claim Jerusalem should be recognised as the country's capital city. After all, it has been the Jewish people's spiritual capital for millennia. But will recognising Jerusalem be the death blow for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? Arguing in favour of the motion "The World Should Recognise Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital" were Ehud Omert, former Israeli Prime Minister; and Natasha Hausdorff, barrister at Six Pump Court Chambers and a director of the NGO ‘UK Lawyers for Israel’. Against them were former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and leading Palestinian activist, academic and writer Ghada Karmi. The debate was chaired by Emily Maitlis, presenter of BBC Newsnight and one of the UK's best known broadcasters.

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