The Negative Impact of the Arab Spring and Resulting Uprisings on Israeli and Surrounding Countries (Including Palestine) Relationships
The Negative Impact of the Arab Spring and Resulting Uprisings on Israeli and Surrounding Countries (Including Palestine) Relationships
Almost starting with the introduction of Islam in the 600s A.D., Muslims and Jews have not gotten along. Today, Muslims control most of the Middle East, except the country of Israel. Ever since Israel became a nation in 1948 it has had many rough and deadly conflicts with its surrounding nations (and Palestine). Events ranging from the Arab-Israeli War, to the Yom Kippur War, the Six-Day War, and the Lebanon Wars, Israel has had many battles to survive as a nation. Today, though, they face a new test as a nation: the Arab Spring and the governments that have arisen from it. Since the start of 2010, multiple different nations in Northern Africa and the Middle East have overthrown their governments and formed new ones. These uprisings have since been referred to as the Arab Spring. These countries that have gone through a revolution have not personally attacked Israel, but most have been hostile and have encouraged groups such as Hamas, the Palestinian group in charge of Gaza, to take action instead. The Palestinian relationship with Israel has gotten worse since the start of the Arab Spring, and they have been involved in military conflict, including Operation Pillar of Defense. The Arab Spring, along with the resulting uprisings like Egypt, have caused the Israeli and surrounding nation’s relationships’ to worsen.
In late 2012, Hamas launched missile attacks on Israel’s main cities. In mid-November, Israel struck back:
On 14 November, Israel carried out a targeted assassination effort against the leader of Hamas’ military wing, Ahmed Jabari, and followed it up by launching Operation Pillar of Defense on Gaza, which lasted for eight days and ended with an Egyptian-brokered and US-supported ceasefire...
Israel’s stated [aim] for Operation Pillar of Defense was to halt the rocket attacks on it, and to thus restore its
Almost starting with the introduction of Islam in the 600s A.D., Muslims and Jews have not gotten along. Today, Muslims control most of the Middle East, except the country of Israel. Ever since Israel became a nation in 1948 it has had many rough and deadly conflicts with its surrounding nations (and Palestine). Events ranging from the Arab-Israeli War, to the Yom Kippur War, the Six-Day War, and the Lebanon Wars, Israel has had many battles to survive as a nation. Today, though, they face a new test as a nation: the Arab Spring and the governments that have arisen from it. Since the start of 2010, multiple different nations in Northern Africa and the Middle East have overthrown their governments and formed new ones. These uprisings have since been referred to as the Arab Spring. These countries that have gone through a revolution have not personally attacked Israel, but most have been hostile and have encouraged groups such as Hamas, the Palestinian group in charge of Gaza, to take action instead. The Palestinian relationship with Israel has gotten worse since the start of the Arab Spring, and they have been involved in military conflict, including Operation Pillar of Defense. The Arab Spring, along with the resulting uprisings like Egypt, have caused the Israeli and surrounding nation’s relationships’ to worsen.
In late 2012, Hamas launched missile attacks on Israel’s main cities. In mid-November, Israel struck back:
On 14 November, Israel carried out a targeted assassination effort against the leader of Hamas’ military wing, Ahmed Jabari, and followed it up by launching Operation Pillar of Defense on Gaza, which lasted for eight days and ended with an Egyptian-brokered and US-supported ceasefire...
Israel’s stated [aim] for Operation Pillar of Defense was to halt the rocket attacks on it, and to thus restore its
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