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Title:	The Israel-Palestine conflict : an analysis of the United States approach under Trump's administration
Authors:	Qaddoura Raed M. I. (P93227)
Supervisor:	Zarina Othman, Prof. Dr.
Keywords:	Israel-Palestine conflict President Trump Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	11-May-2021
Description:	The peace process concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is elusive despite the long-term United States (US) involvement. A long way remains to achieve peace despite various peace agreements being signed in the past, resulting with the Middle East being a problematic region with this prolonged conflict. Why does the Israel-Palestine conflict persist and peace is inevitable despite various peace agreements being signed previously and present? This research is important because it will shed light from the time of President Trump's administration and the application of the International Relations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The objectives of the research are: to identify the influence of the United States' political, economic, military approach and its Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to analyze the possible solutions that may end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to analyze Trump's "Deal of the Century" may end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Realism and Neo-Realism are the two main theories adopted in this study. In addition, related concepts such as nationalism, the balance of power and the international system, have been defined to study the impact of the Trump's administration approach in the Israel-Palestine conflict. This is a qualitative and an exploratory study. Semi-structured interviews with 25 informants from different categories were conducted in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, Turkey and Malaysia. The data obtained was analyzed using the NVivo Plus 12 software. The findings showed that, first, the Trump administration has achieved its political, economic and military approach, in the Israel-Palestinian conflict by applying the peace deals between Israel and Arabs under the principle of "Normalization". This has led to a new 'enemy’—Iran--instead of the traditional enemy, Israel. Secondly, the findings indicate, that the Trump's Deal of the Century was in favor towards Israel by granting the Israelis more lands, a new capital of Jerusalem and full international support. On the other hand, the Palestinians get less financial value, under the slogan "Money for Peace". Thirdly, the findings demonstrated that the feasible solution to end the Israel-Palestine conflict might by forcing Israel to agree on the existence of 'two-states solution' and a third and neutral mediator is recommended to help the peaceful solution. This research helps to strengthen the Realists and Neorealist assumptions whereby politics at the global level is driven by the self-interest of an individual nation and each nation should rely on itself for the national defense and well-being.,Ph.D.
Pages:	302
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan

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