What is the occupation of Palestine?

Answer 1

Europeans invaded Palestine and changed its name to "Israel". When the US tires of supporting this genocide, the invaders will go someplace else. The US spends billions of dollars every year supporting the apartheid "israelis".

Answer 2

It depends on how you define it.

There is the bloated definition espoused in the Community Answer, that the entire existence of Israel is an "Occupation". There is no international legal standing for this position and this is typically not what political leaders are talking about in the West (US, Canada, Europe, or Australia) or in Israel. This view is mostly advocated by lay Arabs or Muslims and Arab Politicians who see the existence of Israel as illegitimate and, therefore, use inaccurate language to support that perspective.

The international discussion concerns the West Bank and Gaza Strip territories which are partly under Israeli martial law or are blockaded by the Israeli army. The Israeli government has the right to hold onto these territories until such time as a peace treaty can be signed according to UN Resolution 242. However, the thought behind the resolution was that the Arabs and the Israelis would come to such a peace treaty within a few years of UN Resolution and so a short-term military occupation would be acceptable. It has been over 40 years and the two sides cannot resolve their differences. In the interim, the problems with maintaining a military occupation has been disastrous for the Palestinians and very problematic for the Israelis. Most notably for the Palestinians, the issues are that: the Israeli military occupation has resulted in the creation of Israeli settlement blocs in the West Bank, numerous Israeli checkpoints preventing internal commerce, and unequal justice in military tribunals. Most notably for the Israelis, the issues are that: the Palestinians have risen up in several Intifadas and terrorism campaigns and the international pressure exerted against Israel because of the Occupation.