The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is likely to bring what if questions to the mind of the average American. What if the Israeli takeover of Palestine is partial justice for the atrocities committed against Jews during World War II? What if an Israeli state is simply manifest destiny as promised to Abraham in the Book of Genesis? What if Arabs and Jews have been fighting for thousands of years‚ and they will continue to fight forever? These are valid questions‚ but none of them strike the heart of
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– 1915 • An agreement between the British and Husayn (Hussein) Ibn Ali (Sherif Hussein) of Mecca- leader of the Hashemite’s. • In return for an Arab revolt against the Ottomans‚ Henry McMahon promised support for an Arab kingdom after the war. • Interestingly‚ the British made his son‚ Faisal‚ King of Iraq after WWI and his other son‚ Abdullah‚ King of Transjordoan Sykes-Picot Agreement – In 1916 it is a secret agreement. Great Britain and France decided to each carve out their
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“BOOM!” A nearby Israeli bomb sounds‚ shattering the glass in a small Palestinian home. A small child hears the rhythmic stomping of marching soldiers’ boots down the road. Israeli citizens run in horror from a Palestinian terror attack. These are the scenes one may see on a visit to the contested Israeli-Palestinian land. On his visit to Palestine in the late 90s‚ Joe Sacco recorded many scenes such as these for his future comic book‚ Palestine. In his comic book‚ Sacco painted a vivid picture of
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Origin of Arab-Israeli Conflict Jews for Justice has made this excellent resource available to people around the world. We have converted their booklet to a more easily copied format. Download it! As the periodic bloodshed continues in the Middle East‚ the search for an equitable solution must come to grips with the root cause of the conflict. The conventional wisdom is that‚ even if both sides are at fault‚ the Palestinians are irrational "terrorists" who have no point of view worth listening
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Introduction The Arab-Israeli conflict was a result of the two populations fighting over whose land Israel rightfully was. The Arabs believed that the land was rightfully theirs and saw the Jews as intruder’s .The Jews that were migrating there from various different countries believed that Israel was the Holy Land and that it was their homeland. After 1900‚ more and more Jews began to arrive in Palestine because of the increase in Zionism among the Jewish population. The increase was slow but after
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The 6 Day War impacted things today because that is when "the cause" actually took a different turn. Instead of traditional nation v. nation war where country A declares war on country B‚ it became proxy war with the birth of a new political strategy and people‚ Palestinians‚ to lay claim to the land. The hostiles couldn’t fight in real wars‚ so they took it to the political venue. this fight still goes on today. While Syria and Egypt did continue hostilities onto the 1973 Yom Kippur War‚ the defeat
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The universally studied Arab-Israeli conflict‚ although an ongoing worldwide political issue‚ began to emerge in 1917. However‚ in addition to early 20th century political turmoil and notably British colonial policy‚ the roots of its causes date back as far as biblical times‚ as well as the 19th century. Although there is no sole cause for the instability in Palestine‚ we can assess several major significant factors‚ namely‚ the parallel growth of Zionism and Arab Nationalism‚ the impact of the first
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The Holocaust was the almost complete destruction of Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II‚ which lasted between1939 and 1945. We can learn much from this event and ways to prevent similar events from happening again. However‚ it can be compared to today’s Arab Israeli Conflict‚ which is the cause of a dispute over the land of Palestine. The Holocaust was the worst genocide in history. The Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler wanted to eliminate all Jews as part of his plan for world power
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000 people were murdered during the 1947-1948 War of Independence. The British’s involvement in the conflict during the 1910’s-1940’s is responsible for those deaths through a narrative of events in the upcoming years to the war. The British fuelled the Arab-Israeli conflict by antagonising the Palestinian Arabs‚ by sentencing the Jewish people to death and by beginning the 1947-1948 Mandatory Palestine war of independence. The Arab-Israeli conflict roughly began with ’minor’ disagreements and altercations
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT (DEFINITIONS) (the) Arab Revolt: When the Palestinians began to be outnumbered‚ they reacted with violence again the British occupation. The British allowed the Jews to arm themselves and form groups such as the Hagana to keep this situation under control. This case caused more support for the Jews world-wide as they appeared easier to control and the Arabs were cast in a negative light due to the violence of their rebellion. (the) Balfour Declaration: Arthur James Balfour
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