Isreal Palestine Conflict
Josh Zemsky
Professor Russo
Engl 101
5/5/10
Israel V. Palestine
Ever since the biblical days of Abraham, the city that is known today as Jerusalem has been considered the holy land. It is the birthplace of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. God promised this land to the Jewish people in His covenant with them. The Jews are God’s chosen people. The need for a Jewish homeland was a direct outcome of the Holocaust. In 1948, the Holocaust had recently come to an end, and the civilized world knew that the Jews of Europe needed a country of their own. The entire European Jewish population was on the brink of annihilation. The land that they had yearned to return to was the territory known as Palestine. It was Theodore Herzl’s Zionistic dream that one day this land would once again become the Jewish stronghold that God had intended it to be. During this time Jerusalem and its surrounding area Palestine was a mandate of Britain. As part of a U.N. resolution, the British gave this area up to the Jewish people so that they would be able to govern in the homeland promised to them by God. Surrounding countries in this region were all Arab nations. They were strongly against the Zionist movement and the formation of a Jewish state. As soon as Israel declared its independence, the Arab nations attacked it (Singer). Israel defended itself then as it has continued to do against multiple Arab attacks. Currently, this war continues today. The Palestinians are Arabs who do not have their own nation. [They were formerly part of other Arab nations, but were strategically positioned in territories that were a part of Israel in order to disrupt the Jewish State] (Singer). They are constantly engaging themselves in battle with Israel. There has been hope and talk of peace amongst the leaders of Israel and the leaders of the Palestinian Authority (PA). However, there can be no peace because even though some critics argue that Israel is the major cause of the
Professor Russo
Engl 101
5/5/10
Israel V. Palestine
Ever since the biblical days of Abraham, the city that is known today as Jerusalem has been considered the holy land. It is the birthplace of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. God promised this land to the Jewish people in His covenant with them. The Jews are God’s chosen people. The need for a Jewish homeland was a direct outcome of the Holocaust. In 1948, the Holocaust had recently come to an end, and the civilized world knew that the Jews of Europe needed a country of their own. The entire European Jewish population was on the brink of annihilation. The land that they had yearned to return to was the territory known as Palestine. It was Theodore Herzl’s Zionistic dream that one day this land would once again become the Jewish stronghold that God had intended it to be. During this time Jerusalem and its surrounding area Palestine was a mandate of Britain. As part of a U.N. resolution, the British gave this area up to the Jewish people so that they would be able to govern in the homeland promised to them by God. Surrounding countries in this region were all Arab nations. They were strongly against the Zionist movement and the formation of a Jewish state. As soon as Israel declared its independence, the Arab nations attacked it (Singer). Israel defended itself then as it has continued to do against multiple Arab attacks. Currently, this war continues today. The Palestinians are Arabs who do not have their own nation. [They were formerly part of other Arab nations, but were strategically positioned in territories that were a part of Israel in order to disrupt the Jewish State] (Singer). They are constantly engaging themselves in battle with Israel. There has been hope and talk of peace amongst the leaders of Israel and the leaders of the Palestinian Authority (PA). However, there can be no peace because even though some critics argue that Israel is the major cause of the