세계 시온주의자 기구(WZO)와 보편적 인권

World Zionist Organization (WZO) and Universal Human Rights

This paper analyzes how the activities of WZO have related to universal human rights issues from 1897 to 2017, for 120 years. In 1897 the Zionist Organization (ZO, former WZO) was established with a aim to establish a Jewish national home in Palestine. In 1917 the United Kingdom suggested the Balfour declaration with supporting ZO’s aim in 1897. In 1947 UN resolution 181, resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly that approved ZO’s aim to establish a Jewish national home in Palestine as calling for the partition of Palestine into three parts, Jewish state, Arab state and the city of Jerusalem as a corpus separatum to be governed by a special international regime. Since 1967 war, Israel has illegally occupied East Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza and Golan Heights to cross the cease fire line of 1949. 2017 marks the 120th anniversary of establishing WZO, the 100th anniversary of the Balfour declaration, the 70th anniversary of UN resolution 181, the 50th anniversary of 1967 war. Since United Nations Resolution 181 in 1947, the problem of Palestinian refugees has continued to exist and no definite border has been settled. WZO instead of Israeli government is very active to construct the israeli settlements in occupied territories. The issue of Palestinian refugees and the construction of Israeli settlements are both sides of the same coin. Therefore, the research of WZO and universal human rights is an important guideline to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.