challenged. This can lead to outbreak of wars. This has happened in the past and is happening now and causing great devastation throughout the world. One of the most recent wars about religion was between the Muslims and the people of Israel in the Gaza Strip. In conclusion‚ religion has many positives when contributing to society and culture. However‚ it can cause negatives when it gets out of control‚ leading to hostility. Many religions send across the same message‚ and have the same values. When
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the weaker party‚ and hesitation to amplify violence on behalf of the side with higher capabilities‚ among others. For multiple reasons‚ this explains why Hamas engages in sporadic rocket launches and attacks against Israeli soldiers at the Israeli-Gaza border (Pillar 2012)‚ which are designed to wear down the resolve of the Israelis in a war of attrition. Since 1950‚ weak actors have won a majority of all asymmetric conflicts (Arreguín-Toft 2001; 106). Due to Israel’s unequivocal military advantages
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Since its founding in 1948‚ Israel has almost continuously been at war. First the 1948 Arab-Israeli War‚ then the Suez Crisis in 1956‚ the Six-Day War in 1967‚ the Yom Kippur War of 1973‚ the 1982 Lebanon War‚ the 2006 Lebanon War‚ and several wars in Gaza (2008‚ 2012‚ 2014). The two Intifadas of 1987 and 2000 could also be seen as wars. Israel claims that it is surrounded by enemies bent on destroying it‚ and this is undoubtedly true to some extent. Upon closer analysis‚ however‚ especially of the wars
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What were the challenges of living in Palestine in Jesus’ time? Most of the people in the Bible lived in or around a land that was called Palestine in Jesus’ time‚ and which is now part of the modern state of Israel. Rome was a city-state then (Rome is now the capital of Italy)‚ ruling large tracts of land around the Mediterranean Sea‚ including Palestine. Situated between Egypt‚ Syria and Arabia‚ and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity‚ the region has a long‚ violent and noisy history as
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were the following; first a peace treaty and normalization of relations between Israel and Egypt‚ and second demilitarization and removal of Israeli settlements from the Sinai‚ third linkage between these issues and the future if the West Bank and Gaza‚ and fourth a statement on principals‚ including Israeli withdrawal from all occupied territories and the right of Palestinians to self-determination. Each player in the peace process had their own interests and strategies going into the negotiations
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Jericho From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the city in the West Bank. For other uses‚ see Jericho (disambiguation). Jericho | Other transcription(s) | • Arabic | أريحا | • Also spelled | Ariha (official) | • Hebrew | יריחו | The city of Jericho | Municipal Seal of Jericho | | JerichoLocation of Jericho within the Palestinian territories | Coordinates: 31°51′N 35°27′ECoordinates: 31°51′N 35°27′E | Governorate | Jericho | Founded | 9000 BC |
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ISRAEL ‚ GAZA CONFLICT The article explains how the feud of Israel and Gaza started . It says on the article that the conflict broke out on July 8‚ when Israel launched Operation Protective Edge in response to Hamas launching rockets toward Israel. Since the conflict began‚ 1‚423 Gazans have died and 8‚265 have been injured while 59 Israelis have died. This conflict was triggered because of the three Israeli teenagers‚ one with American citizenship and all seminary students‚ were kidnapped while
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been one of the most disputed territories in the history of mankind‚ and there hasn’t been peace in that territory for thousands of years. In recent years‚ their greatest threat has been the terrorist organizations of Hamas which is located in the Gaza Strip‚ and Hezbollah which is centered in Lebanon. They have fired mortars and rockets into the land of Israel‚ and the Israeli government was finally fed up with it and introduced a new system of defense to be development‚ which would be known as the
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Introduction The Israeli-Palestinian struggle‚ “the world’s most intractable conflict”‚ is complex to interpret and analyze in the field of international relations. The conflict began in 1948 after Israel’s establishment and massive Jewish immigration from Europe to the Middle East. Since then‚ the conflict has escalated into intense hostilities between the Arab community and Israel‚ the huge displacement of Palestinians‚ the involvement of the international community‚ particularly the United States
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Kelsey Wallen Egypt The country of Egypt is located between Libya and the Gaza strip in Northern Africa. Egypt has been experiencing a revolution and chaos has broken out over the many problems in the country. The largest problem with Egypt is overpopulation‚ with 85‚294‚388 people living there. Along with the overpopulation issues‚ limited resources‚ high fertility rate‚ and bad literacy rates are just added hurdles that this country needs to clear. The revolution in Egypt is rather chaotic
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