1 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:17,000 Having covered Israel's legal rights in the West Bank. We're now going to focus on the Peace Process. 2 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:27,500 Many suggest that Israel's presence in the West Bank… what some people call the "occupation", is the cause of Palestinian hostility towards Israel, and the reason… there is no peace. 3 00:00:27,500 --> 00:00:29,700 But is that really true? 4 00:00:29,700 --> 00:00:40,000 If Israel’s presence is the cause … of the conflict… then it follows that there was no conflict… before 1967 -when Israel was not in the West Bank… Right? 5 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,600 Let's look at the facts… 6 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:48,000 The PLO… the Palestinian Liberation Organization.. was created in 1964 7 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,000 -when the entire West Bank and Gaza was in Arab hands 8 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:59,000 Why create the PLO in 1964… when Israel has no presence in the West Bank and Gaza? 9 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,200 What "Palestine" were they liberating? 10 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:10,000 The PLO emblem -gives us the answer. 0:01:04.00,0:01:10.000 The PLO was created to remove by force …the entire state of Israel from the map of the Middle East 11 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,500 A goal clearly stated in their Charter. 12 00:01:13,500 --> 00:01:16,000 This goal was not new. 13 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,000 The PLO was continuing a long Arab history of saying “No” 14 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,000 No -to the national self-determination of the Jewish people 15 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,200 No -to recognizing the Jewish ancestral homeland 16 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,000 Let's take a look at the history: 17 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:38,000 In 1937, the Peel Commission recommended a division of the land… a Jewish state… and -an Arab state. 18 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:46,000 The Arab portion would include 96% of the territory that the League of Nations had originally designated… for the Jewish Homeland. 19 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:50,000 This included far more… than just the West Bank 20 00:01:50,000 --> 00:02:02,000 However… instead of accepting the Jews as peace partners… the Palestinian leader Haj Amin Al-Husseini said… "NO" and found a partner… whose vision was closer to his own 21 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:11,000 In 1947, the United Nations recommended The Partition plan- which again, offered the Arabs far more than just the West Bank. 22 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:18,500 The Jews said “YES” 0:02:14.000,0:02:18.500 The Arab leaders again said "NO" and launched… a "war of extermination" 23 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:27,600 Israel won that war, established the state, but did not know a day of peace despite the fact… that its Arab neighbors held the entire West Bank. 24 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:32,300 The Arabs continued saying "NO!" 25 00:02:32,300 --> 00:02:42,000 They attacked Israel relentlessly….using the West Bank as a launching pad… until… Israel took it over - in a war of self defense- in 1967 26 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:50,000 After the war… the Arab League rejected all attempts at peace. 0:02:46.500,0:02:50.000 They continued to choose force over negotiation. 27 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:57,000 And… at a summit in the city of Khartoum - we again heard: "NO, NO, NO". 28 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:03,000 Let's fast-forward to 1993… Israel and the Palestinians sign the Oslo Accords. 29 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Were the Palestinians finally saying "yes"? 30 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:14,000 IT appeared so… Israel said "YES"… and gave territorial control to a Palestinian government it helped establish… 31 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:19,000 But despite signing agreements… the Palestinian actions… said “NO”: 32 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:26,000 During the next five years… Israel saw a significant increase in terrorist attacks… Which killed hundreds of Israelis. 33 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:36,000 In 1996, Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader declares: "...We plan to eliminate the State of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian State". 34 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,000 But Israel didn't give up saying "YES".. 35 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:46,000 In 2000, Israel's Prime Minister Barak -offers the Palestinians 93% of the West Bank. 36 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:51,200 Again… the answer is “NO!” …together with increased terror. 37 00:03:51,200 --> 00:04:01,000 In 2005 Israel withdraws from the Gaza strip, uprooting 8,500 Israeli citizens…hoping to advance peace. 38 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:05,000 The Palestinians?? …Again say "NO". 39 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:12,500 This time they increase rocket attacks -from Gaza- against Israeli civilians… by over 500%. 40 00:04:12,500 --> 00:04:16,000 In 2008… another Israeli attempt at "YES" 41 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:27,000 Prime Minister Olmert accepts nearly all Palestinian demands… including handing over almost 100% of the West Bank… with minor land swaps. 42 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,000 The Palestinians?? ...Again say…“NO”. 43 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,000 So…. what can we conclude? 44 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:39,000 1. The conflict was not caused by Israel's presence in the West Bank 45 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:46,000 The real cause of the conflict -until today… is the long-held Arab history of saying "NO": 46 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,000 "No to peace"… "No to the existence of Israel". 47 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Because "NO" is consistent with Palestinian policy… education… and media. 48 00:04:55,000 --> 00:05:01,000 Political and religious leaders continuously promote Israel’s destruction. 49 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:08,100 2. Israel has said "Yes" for decades…. and has proven that… by signing peace with Jordan and Egypt. 50 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:11,100 So…… Where do we go from here? 51 00:05:11,100 --> 00:05:13,100 How do we achieve peace? 52 00:05:13,100 --> 00:05:21,100 With some good will… mutual recognition of the right -to self-determination, and… real compromises on both sides. 53 00:05:21,100 --> 00:05:27,000 Israel …for its part… will continue saying "YES" to a real and enduring peace. 54 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:35,100 But…for the peace process to succeed; The Palestinians…. will have to give up their uncompromising choice… of force… over negotiation 55 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:37,500 and… of choosing …"NO" - over "YES" 56 00:05:37,500 --> 99:59:59,999 It is about time.