Table of Contents 5 Introducing the Series 9 1. Political-Legal Framework on the Right to Self-Determination 12 - - - - - 1.1. The Right to Self-Determination 14 - - - - - - - - - - 1.1.1. Recognition of the Right of the Palestinian People to Self-Determination 15 - - - - - - - - - - 1.1.2. Denial of the Right to Self-Determination 17 - - - - - 1.2. Policies of Segregation, Fragmentation and Isolation as Violations of International Law 17 - - - - - - - - - - 1.2.1. Segregation 20 - - - - - - - - - - 1.2.2. Fragmentation 21 - - - - - - - - - - 1.2.3. Isolation 22 - - - - - 1.3. Policies of Segregation, Fragmentation and Isolation Undermine the Right to Self-Determination 25 2. A Historical Context 25 - - - - - 2.1. Imperial Rule: Laying the Foundations for Israel’s Segregation, Fragmentation and Isolation 27 - - - - - - - - - - 2.1.1. Establishment of Zionist Political Power and Influence 31 - - - - - - - - - - 2.1.2. The Role of Transportation Infrastructure Leading up to and During the Nakba 32 - - - - - 2.2. Segregating, Fragmenting and Isolating Palestine in Order to Create Israel 33 - - - - - - - - - - 2.2.1. Major Arterial Roads: A Tool of Segregation and Israeli-Jewish Investment 39 - - - - - - - - - - 2.2.2. Public Transport Infrastructure: Fragmentation and Control 41 - - - - - - - - - - 2.2.3. Thwarting Palestinian Attempts to Develop Transportation 3