Palestinian-Israeli conflict

The UN has no army. It relies on the voluntary contribution of troops and other personnel to halt conflicts that threaten peace and security. The United States and other Member States on the Security Council decide when and where to deploy peacekeeping troops. Long-term conflicts, such as those in the Sudan and Kashmir, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, fester while conflicting national priorities deadlock the UN s ability to act. hi fact, if stymied by the veto, the organization has little power beyond the buUy pulpit. The United States and the United Kingdom have... 

On 1 December 1948, the UNGA passed Res. 194(111), which created the UNCCP, defined its durable solutions mandate towards the refugees, and established the framework for bringing about a final resolution to the conflict The UNCCP was founded with a mandate of refugee protection, particularly to achieve a specific durable solution for the entire population of displaced Palestinians. UNCCP s mandate extended to aH habitual residents or citizens of Palestine, who were either displaced by the 1947-8 conflict or were unable to return to territory under Israeli control. ... 

The Middle East is currently the major focus of both terrorist activity and anti-terrorist initiatives. The organisations described below represent only a fraction of those involved in terrorist activity. The main motivating factors in Middle Eastern terrorism are the conflict over land for the Israeli and Palestinian states and the rise of militant Islam and demands for Sharia law. The demand for Sharia law has led extremists into conflict not only with the West but also with more moderate Islamic regimes. 

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