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Comparison of foreign policy of USA towards Israel: From George W. Bush to Barrack Obama
Jandus, Lukáš ; Anděl, Petr (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
Following works deals with comparison of approaches of presidents George W. Bush and Barrack Obama to israel. This work focuses on two main aspects of United States-Israel relations, which are Israeli-Palestinian peace process and American economic and military support of Israel. The thesis is looking into the differences in approach of foreign policy of both presidents towards Israel, with emphasis on relations of George W. Bush and Barrack Obama with their Israeli counterparts Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu. Foreign polity towards Israel is then put into broader context of US foreign policy in the Middle east. Israeli- Palestinian conlict is inseparable part of US foreign policy towards Israel and this thesis is adjusted to it. The thesis is focused on Barrack Obama's first presidential term and both terms of George W. Bush, nevertheless with emphasis on his first term, which was the most significant considering the US-Israeli relations.
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Turkey as a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: analysis of existing role and future potential
Michálková, Kateřina ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
This master thesis deals with past mediation attempts of Turkey to solve the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and with the potential of future Turkish mediation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been for several decades one of the biggest problems for the international security, therefore, analysing possible solutions is very important. Turkey is an actor with a special position, because it is a regional power with ties both to Islamic culture and to the West. That is why it has in theory a potential to play successful mediation role in this conflict. In this thesis, we will evaluate Turkey's existing role and after that, we will analyse the future potential with the help of the mediation conceptual framework that is described in the scholarly literature on conflict resolution and conflict management. Our research questions are: Can Turkey play a successful mediator role in the future? If yes, what conditions have to take place? Turkey tries to play a role in this conflict since the early 1990s and despite the fact that there has been a disruption of the diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, it is very likely that in the future a normalization will occur. If that happes, can Turkey broker peace?
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Role of massmedia in Israeli-Palestinian question
Pexová, Dagmar ; Poštulka, Filip (advisor) ; Mucha, Ivan (referee)
TITLE: Role of massmedia in Israeli-Palestinian question AUTHOR: Dagmar Pexová DEPARTMENT: Faculty of Electronic Culture and Semiotics SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Filip Poštulka ABSTRACT: This work discusses the way the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is presented and explained in the mass media. It focuses on the analysis of the media news on the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, mainly during the Second Intifada. For this purpose, reports from newspapers, radio and television are analysed. The political situation and development of the media since the early state of Israel is briefly outlined. The analysis presents the patterns and structures used by the Israeli, Palestinian and international media to report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. KEYWORDS: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, media, Second Intifada, news
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The Engagement of US Foreign Policy at the 2000 Camp David Summit
Boháčová, Veronika ; Bečka, Jan (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyzes the involvement of American foreign policy at the summit at Camp David in 2000. The summit should have been a culmination of the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians, should have led to the signing of final agreement and should be established a lasting peace. The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat did not sign the final agreement, however, instead of peace the second intifada was proclaimed. The final peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians has not been signed since then. Many experts believe that during the second term of the Clinton Administration, both parties were the closest to resolving the conflict. This bachelor thesis, based on research and analysis of mainly secondary sources, focuses on describing and explaining the events before and at the summit and seeks to provide an unbiased view on the influence of the United States on preparation, progress and outcome of the summit. The widely accepted US-Israeli interpretation that Ehud Barak gave an unprecedented generous offer and Yasser Arafat uncompromisingly rejected it does not represent an objective point of view. Similarly, the less publicized Palestinian version that it was a US-Israeli conspiracy to legalize the Israeli occupation has serious...
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UNRWA and its activities in selected Middle East countries
Hlaváčová, Lenka ; Šánová, Lucie (advisor) ; Parízek, Michal (referee)
The main aim of this master thesis is analyze role of UNRWA in the Middle East in 1950- 2010 based on the collected data. The main focus is on the population growth tendencies which are often criticized as the result of the UNRWA politics and which might be prolonging the conflict in the area. Second part of this thesis focuses on the elementary and preparatory education at UNRWA schools. Based on the research done, it was concluded that UNRWA isn't responsible of Palestinian refugee growth as it is the result of population growth in region and the result of foreign events. In question of elementary and preparatory education, the decreasing percentage tendencies in attendance at UNRWA run schools have been observed despite multiplication of the refugee population. This might be a result of failing to accommodate to the needs of Palestinian refugees.
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The Impact of the Israeli - Palestinian conflict on the Union for the Mediterranean (2008-2011)
Stuchlíková, Zuzana ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
This thesis aims to analyze why and how did the Israeli-Palestinian conflict influence the Union for the Mediterranean in the first three years of its existence. The new organization was meant to provide a fresh impulse to the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, by focusing on pragmatic co-operation and newly introducing a concept of co-ownership and institutionalization. However, the initial thought of achieving the pragmatic cooperation through greater political engagement and visibility soon proved fatally wrong, with the Gaza war and its aftermaths. The first part briefly describes a history of EU policies towards Mediterranean, Barcelona Process and European Neighbourhood Policy. It also presents the attitude of all main actors - European states, Arab states and Israel - to the idea of regional cooperation in the Mediterranean. Second part introduces the Union for the Mediterranean and points out weak points of its structure, using the analysis of founding declarations from Paris and Marseille. The last, third chapter, uses the chronology of Israeli-Palestinian conflict to analyze its effects on the UfM structure. General conclusion of this thesis is that the structure, as agreed in 2008, was not able to deal with growing tensions between member states. On the contrary, it created a platform for...
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Europeanization of the Czech Foreign policy and the impact of the Presidency in the Council of the EU: The case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pelc, Martin ; Rovná, Lenka (advisor) ; Debnárová, Ľubica (referee)
This diploma thesis applies the theoretical concept of Europeanization on a research of the Czech foreign policy and its changes in relation to the presidency of the EU Council. As a case study, it analyses different Czech and EU's positions towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and then by comparison of both levels it determines the misfit between Czech and the EU's policies in the mentioned agenda. From historical point of view and from contemporary perspective as well, the Czech Republic is famous for very pro-Israeli attitudes. On the other hand, the EU is significantly focused on supporting of the Palestinians and building the Palestinian state. The research is divided into three periods: before the Czech Presidency of the EU in the years 2004-2008, during the Czech Presidency and then after the presidency until the end of 2010. The aim of the research is to evaluate changes of the misfit between the Czech domestic attitudes and the EU's positions by the example of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's issues and then to find out whether the Czech foreign policy has been europeanized during the studied period. The main question of the thesis asks whether the Presidency of the EU Council has an impact on longer-term Europeanization of domestic foreign policy. The thesis has proved that the...
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Stabilizing role of Egypt in the Middle East
Bednářová, Klára ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Hindlsová, Lucie (referee)
The thesis deals with the question of Egypt's role of a biased mediator towards the Palestinian side in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and its stabilising effects on the region in the form of a case study applying the theory of a biased mediator in conflict resolution on the Egyptian example. In addition to this, the goal of this thesis is to demonstrate the beneficial effects of different forms of mediation activities and their combination, including biased and neutral mediation, in the transformation of intractable and protracted conflicts into their tractable form, using the example of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The identification of Egypt's positive role in contributing to the resolving of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, of which it was once a warrying party, portrays the transformational capacity of conflicts. The thesis also highlights Egypt's potential in moderating extremist trends in the region, also through the successful mediation efforts in the inter-palestinian conflict involving the Fatah and Hamas movements, contributed to by Egypt's changing position in the region, her historical role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and her strategic and security concerns in the region.
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