The implications of Israel’s expansion plan. How have the major western power reacted to it

Disputes between Israel and Palestine in west Asia has been the issue of debate since decades and has continued to grow over one or another point of time.

Israel’s occupation of West Bengal, Jerusalem, and Mountain areas has been in dispute from starting since 1967.

Israel government recently approved an Expansion plan in June 1998. This plan was opposed by Palestine as it envisages to expand the territory of Jerusalem by merger of many Jews cities near it, to add about thirty thousand Jews in its population.

One thing should be taken into consideration here that Israel considers Jerusalem its capital and it is significant to its hold, while Palestine considers it a holy place for them and claims Jerusalem’s east part as a territory of Palestine.

Thus it is being seen that both greatly attaches to the significant of Jerusalem due to political and religious reasons.

In 1993, both countries signed an agreement known as “OS./O treaty” according to which Israel had agreed to vacate its. Occupation of Jerusalem. The treaty was ratified as land for peace but Israeli Government is not reluctant to leave the city.

This treaty has been violated by Israel, by the expansion plan. This has been criticised by western major powers.

It was criticised by major power like France, America and others.

Due to large pressure, Israel agreed to maintain the ‘Land for peace’ treaty and abandon the expansion plan in September 1998.