The Question of Jerusalem within the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Sažetak Tema ovog diplomskog rada je pitanje Jeruzalema unutar izraelsko-palestinskog sukoba koji je bio neizbježan od samog početka intenzivnog židovskog naseljavanja u Palestinu. Ovaj rad želi prikazati zašto i nakon više od sedamdeset godina od početka izraelsko-palestinskog sukoba nije moguće postići njegovo mirno rješenje, odnosno koje su glavne prepreke mirnom završetku izraelsko-palestinskog sukoba. Cilj je detaljno ispitati zašto je status Jeruzalema među najvažnijim političkim pitanjima ovoga konflikta i jedna od najtežih prepreka za njegovo rješavanje sporazumom. Dakle, trajne prepreke miru između Izraelaca i Palestinaca, zajedno s njihovom promjenom unutarnje političke dinamike, učinile su im iznimno teško rješavati ovaj sukob.Summary The theme of this master's thesis is the issue of Jerusalem within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has been inevitable since the beginning of intense Jewish settlement in Palestine. This paper seeks to illustrate why, even after more than seventy years since the beginning of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is not possible to reach a peaceful solution to it, respectively, what are the main obstacles to the peaceful conclusion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The aim is to examine in detail why the status of Jerusalem is one of the most important political issues in this conflict and one of the most difficult obstacles to its settlement. Thus, the permanent obstacles to peace between Israelis and the Palestinians, coupled with their changing internal political dynamics, made it extremely difficult for them to resolve this conflict