Monday 26 December 2016

Israel-Palestine Issue : Recent Developments

Question 1 : Recently United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed a resolution with a 14-0 majority urging Israel to halt its illegal settlements programme in the occupied Palestinian territories. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

a) United States abstained from voting.
b) The resolution is not binding and is only recommendatory in nature.
c) Israel has refused to comply with the terms of the resolution.
d) All of the above

Question 2: Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to proposed 'two-state solution' to Israel Palestine issue?

a) At the most basic level it represents formation of 2 states for 2 people.
b) It is about establishing an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
c) It is about establishing Jewish demographic majority in Palestine.
d) It is about division of Jerusalem into Israeli West and Palestinian East.

Answers

1) d
2) c, It is about establishing Jewish demographic majority in Isreal.

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