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What year did the Israelis withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
The Israelis unilaterally withdrew their settlements from the Gaza Strip in 2005. Israeli military incursions into the region happen occasionally, but the last large Israeli military presence in Gaza was as a result of Operation Cast Lead in late 2008 and early 2009. Israel has not withdrawn in any way from the West Bank.
Why does America get involved in the Gaza Strip Crisis?
America is not in any way involved in the Gaza Strip Crisis. The only tangential involvement is that America supports the State of Israel and trades military hardware with them. The United States was diplomatically, militarily, and economically absent from the Gaza Strip and Operation Cast Lead.
When did Israel attack Gaza?
Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005. It was becoming more financially and militarily cumbersome to maintain settlements and Israeli police in that territory than its desirability as part of the Jewish State.
Were there any terrorist attacks in Gaza?
Yes. Israeli terrorists killed hundreds of people in Gaza in January 2009. If the question was asking about whether there were any Palestinian terrorist attacks in the Israeli Settlements that were formerly within Gaza, the answer is also yes. There were several attacks on the Israeli Settlement of Gush Katif. (Note: All Gaza Settlements have since been abandoned by Israelis following the 2005 withdrawal.)
Is the Gaza Stripe part of Israel?
The Gaza Strip is an anomaly. It was part of Egypt, but when Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty, Egypt refused to take back the Gaza Strip. Under international law, it was considered part of Israel, but Israel does not believe in occupying other areas, so they declined to take over the Gaza Strip. It is not part of any country, nor is it independent.
Who thinks Israelis has more claim to Gaza?
There is almost no group in Israel or outside of Israel that thinks that Israel has any claim to the Gaza Strip. Historically, the Gaza Strip was part of the Philistine Kingdom, the ancient antagonists of the Israelite People and therefore has no areas of significance for Jews. There are some Greater Israel-ists (those who believe in expansionary borders of the State of Israel) who may tangentially claim the Gaza Strip, but most of the attention of those advocating for Greater Israel is turned toward the West Bank which does have a number of important Jewish religious sites since that area was under primarily Israelite control.
What does the Gaza Strip look like?
Answer 1No, it one of major cities in Palestine.Answer 2Currently the territory is in de facto control of the Militant Hamas Organization which has severed ties with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Gaza, by virtue of this is de facto an independent country, although no country recognizes it and most see it as an integral part of any future Palestinian State.
How many Israelis live in Gaza?
Zero. Israel pulled out of Gaza unilaterally about 8 years ago, and removed all settlements. If any would try to live there under Hammas rule, they would likely be shot.
Is Gazan a word meaning person from Gaza or must it be Palestinian?
There are practically no people from Gaza who are not ethnic Palestinians, so the distinction is meaningless in any real sense, but Gazan refers to an inhabitant of the Gaza Strip and is a "national" term as opposed to Palestinian, which is an ethnic term.
Why does Israel occupy the Gaza strip?
You seriously need to update your knowledge of current events. There have been no Israelis in the Gaza Strip since 2006. The Palestinian Authority took over control of the Strip at that time, and was soon overthrown by Hamas, who are now in control there. If the Gaza Strip is occupied, then Hamas is the current occupier.
Is Brazil fighting the Palestinian militant group in the Gaza strip?
No. Brazil is not directly involved in any conflict with Israelis or Palestinians and actively recognizes both countries.
Since the Gaza strip is not contiguous with the West Bank then why is that particular strip of land so important rather than say a strip of land 25 miles over in any direction?
Important to whom is the question:1) Israelis: The Gaza Strip is one of the few places where the British Mandate of Palestine did not overlap with the historically Jewish region called the Land of Israel. Similar to how Palestinians have never made direct references to Tel Aviv being sacred to them, Jews have never made references about Gaza being sacred to them. If however, you were to move the Gaza Strip upwards along the Israeli coastline by one space east (that is to say that the western border of the Gaza Strip would start where the eastern border is now), the Gaza Strip would have direct access to Tel Aviv, which is Israel's largest metropolis and which would even more severely hamper Israel's ability to negotiate amicably with the Palestinians. Also, you would be beginning to move into religiously significant territory.By and large, for Israelis, the Gaza Strip is significant specifically because it is insignificant.2) Palestinians: What makes Gaza important is nothing other than history. It was the first territory that Israel finally conceded as a contiguous region (the West Bank territory conceded was non-contiguous) for a Palestinian State from what used to be the British Mandate of Palestine. Many Palestinians would probably have been happier if the first Palestinian State (of contiguous size) would have been formed in the Galilee along the Lebanese border as there remains to this day a large Arab-Israeli population there. If the Gaza territory, though were shifted one space west, (that is to say that the eastern border of the Gaza Strip would start where the western border is now), it would be in Egypt and thus not part of the British Mandate of Palestine which represents the entire former Arab region. If Gaza were shifted one space east, it would be bordered by Israel on three sides, further facilitating the debilitating blockade around the territory. (Currently the Egyptian Army coordinates the blockade with Israel, but that is always subject to whoever controls the Egyptian Army.)By and large for the Palestinians, the Gaza Strip is significant because it is the first contiguous piece of territory of the (hopefully) future independent Palestinian State. Location was largely irrelevant.
