Israeli-Palestinian Geopolitics and the Peace Process

In 1967, Israel — fearing a coordinated strike by the Arabs and seeking to rationalize its defensive lines and create strategic depth — launched an air and land attack against its neighbors. The war gave Israel control of Palestinian enclaves the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, among other territories. The aftermath of the war affects the geopolitics of the region 41 years later.

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Israel
The Geopolitics of Israel: Biblical and Modern
May 4, 2008 1533 GMT
This is the first in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries that are currently critical in world affairs. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
A plume of smoke rises over Gaza
Israel, Gaza: Fighting In Tel Hawwa
January 15, 2009 1832 GMT
Despite continued fighting on the outskirts of Gaza City in Tel Hawwa, a major Israeli thrust into the heart of Gaza City is increasingly unlikely. (With Stratfor map) [more]
GRAPHIC: Palestinian Monograph Display
The Geopolitics of the Palestinians
January 15, 2009 1757 GMT
This is the sixth in a series of monographs on geopolitics currently critical in world affairs. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
Israeli armored personnel carriers push toward the Gaza Strip
Israel, Gaza: A Temporary Cease-Fire, but Fighting Continues
January 7, 2009 1845 GMT
The Israeli offensive against Hamas saw its first temporary cease-fire Jan. 7, but the fighting continues. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Smoke rises after an Israeli Air Force strike
Israel, Gaza: Israeli Ground Operations Expand
January 6, 2009 2031 GMT
Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip expanded significantly overnight and into Jan. 6. [more]
Smoke rising over a mosque in the Gaza Strip
Israel, Gaza: Fighting Remains Light
January 5, 2009 1734 GMT
With Israel Defense Forces having surrounded Gaza City, engagement between Hamas and Israeli troops remains relatively limited -- so far. (With Stratfor map) [more]
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