Land for peace
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Land for peace is a general principle proposed to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict by which Israel would relinquish control of part of the territories it conquered in 1967 in return for recognition by the Arab world. The formula appeared for the first time in UN Security Council Resolution 242; it has since then become the major guideline to American policy with regard to the conclusion of the conflict.
The principle of Land for Peace was first used as the basis for Israel's peace treaty with Egypt in 1978, which included an Israeli retreat from the Sinai in exchange for economic assistance from the United States and a peace treaty from Egypt. The international community has approved of following the same principle for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In the Camp David Accords from 1978, the establishment of a Palestinian autonomy is suggested; at this time however, Jordan was regarded as the official representative of the Palestinians. Numerous statements by Israeli officials indicate that at least part of the Israeli establishment wanted to follow a similar course with Jordan and the West Bank; however Jordan withdrew its claims to the West Bank (subsequently signing a peace treaty with Israel with included only minor border adjustment); the principle however was chosen for Israel once more, for its negotiations with the PLO. The hand-over of some land in return for peaceful co-existence is a feature of most Proposals for a Palestinian state.
Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties
- Paris Peace Conference, 1919
- Faisal-Weizmann Agreement (1919)
- 1949 Armistice Agreements
- Camp David Accords (1978)
- Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (1979)
- Madrid Conference of 1991
- Oslo Accords (1993)
- Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace (1994)
- Camp David 2000 Summit
- Peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs
- List of Middle East peace proposals
- International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict