Palestine and the Law: Guidelines for the Resolution of the Arab-Israeli

Elucidates the various issues of the Palestine-Israeli conflict within the framework of international law.This book examines the international legal issues involved in the Arab-Israel conflict from World War I to the present, and offers an authoritative critique of the legal rights and wrongs in the dispute.Professor Mazzawi uses the political and legal history of the Palestine problem to give positive meaning to the Declaration of Principles signed in 1993. He examines such issues as: What exactly are the "inalienable fights of the Palestinian people"? Which Palestinians are to be included in the term "refugees" and what rights would they have? He also considers the differences in Israeli and Arab interpretations of Security, Council Resolution 242 of 1967, and on the status of the City of Jerusalem and of other occupied territory. He offers positive approaches to resolving outstanding problems.