What do you think are the key issues at stake in the discussion within the Jewish world over whether the modern State of Israel should be understood as a state for Jews or a Jewish state? Is it posbbile for it both to be a ‘Jewish and Democratic state’. The two main viewpoints are split between those of the secular Zionists that believe the Jews have a right to self determination‚ and therefore need a safe haven to be protected from damaging anti semitic attacks that can cause many attrocities
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07677 SOUTH WEST ASIA ASSIGNMENT 1 “WHAT WERE THE MAJOR REASONS FOR THE CREATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL? WAS THE BALFOUR DECLARATION THE TURNING POINT IN THE ZIONIST QUEST FOR ISRAEL?” Lecturer: Ms S. Chappell Student: Mark Walker-Roberts Lecture / Tutorial Group: Wednesday 9 - 12 p.m. Due Date: 04 September‚ 1996 INTRODUCTION The state of Israel emerged on May 15‚ 1948. It was the first Jewish state to be established in nearly 2‚000 years and was the culmination of efforts by the
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France and Britain in the creation of the State of Israel. Since 1915‚ the Middle East has been a place of significant world attention – specifically the land of Palestine‚ which has caused many conflicts between the Jews and the Arabs who both claimed it to be the land of their ancestors. Over the last century‚ foreign powers have become involved in the conflict and therefore played a significant role in the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. These foreign powers include Britain‚ France
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East Conflict Will Israel Ever be Able to Exist in Peace? The Middle East Conflict Will Israel Ever be Able to Exist in Peace? From the day Israel declared itself an independent nation‚ neighboring countries and terrorists has routinely attacked it. The history of Israel and the conflict between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors is long and complex. To begin to understand the root of the violence‚ one must first know the history of the creation of the state of Israel. Some of the major
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when David Ben Gurion announced the establishment of the state of Israel on May 5th; and had a significant effect on events thereafter‚ all the way to the 6 day war of 1967‚ and beyond. When Gurion proclaimed the state of Israel‚ the Arab states where infuriated‚ immediately seeking to destroy this new country‚ because they viewed it as a ploy by western powers‚ such as the USA‚ to secure a foothold in the Middle East‚ and Israel was cast as the stooge of the USA by its neighbours. From the beginning
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Israel: social problems to social welfare‚ poverty and the interaction with religion Israel is located in the Middle East‚ on the south eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Today Israel includes two distinct nationalities: the Jews and the Palestinian Arabs. Judaism is the official Israeli religion and consists of the majority of the population. Islamic religion consists of the minority of the population. Both the people of these nationalities are extremely involved and unable to escape their
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claimed was known internationally as Palestine. But following the war of 1948-49‚ this land was divided into three parts: the state of Israel‚ the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Jewish claims to this land are based predominantly on the biblical promise to Abraham and his descendants‚ as well as the fact that this was the historical site of the Jewish kingdom of Israel (destroyed by the Roman Empire)‚ and on Jews’ need for a ‘safe’ haven from European anti-Semitism that was particularly rife In the
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Israel-Palestine Conflict: intractable‚ structural asymmetric or protracted conflict Introduction Conflicts between societies or nations‚ which erupt when their goals‚ intentions‚ and/or actions are perceived as mutually incompatible (Bar-Tal‚ Kruglanski‚ & Klar‚ 1989; Mitchell‚ 1981; Rubin‚ Pruitt‚ & Kim‚ 1994)‚ occur even between close allies. Incompatibility of goals of any conflict is very essential. This dimension of conflict creates the differences among the typologies of conflict. In this
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in history had humans seen a war that caused as much destruction as World War 1. In the midst of this war a declaration was made by British Foreign Secretary Balfour to Lord Rothschild. This declaration led to the creation of the modern state of Israel and caused the constant fighting in Palestine as we know today. The Balfour Declaration was a letter that declared the support of the British government to give a homeland to all Jewish people in Palestine. Jewish people across Europe had been
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What Does The Future Hold for Israel-Palestine? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has proven to be one of the most complex and “intractable” conflicts of modern history – or as some may even add – of all time. And after many decades of failed attempts at peacemaking in this region‚ there still seems to be no conceivable end to the conflict. During those same decades‚ most of the parties involved as well as the international community have embraced the idea of a two-state solution‚ but the question
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