United States Government Under President Donald Trump Administration And The Management Of Israel-Palestine Conflict
Okey Oji PhD
Director of Research National Boundary Commission, Nigeria
Raymond Adibe PhD
Department of Political Science University of Nigeria
Keywords: United States Government, Israel-Palestinian conflict, Occupied Palestine Territory, Peace Process and Humanitarian Condition
Abstract
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s longest-running and most controversial conflicts. At its heart, it is a conflict between two self-determination movements, the Jewish Zionist project and the Palestinian nationalist project. This paper examined United States’ (US) role in the resolution of Israel-Palestine conflict with a specific focus on President Trump’s administration. It investigated if US government reversal of major agreements reached through peace process account for the resurgence of violent confrontations between Israel and Palestine. The findings indicate that US government reversal of major agreements reached through peace process account for the resurgence of violent confrontations between Israel and Palestine. Data showing major demands by Israel during peace negotiations rejected by past United States governments but granted by President Trump, death casualties and injuries in the Israel-Palestine conflict since President Trump’s controversial declarations began and humanitarian condition in Palestine since President Trump’s strategy of defunding began were presented to support these findings. Thus, the paper recommended that there is need for all mediatory efforts to push for a two-state solution and involve more multilateral actors in the negotiation process. This will address the fear of the Palestinians who often see US government as bias in favour of Israel.