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
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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 and second World Wars as well as that of the interwar period‚ and last but certainly not least‚ the British mandate in Palestine. Dating back to Biblical times‚ both the Arabs and Jews were promised the land of Israel‚ and had extremely important
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WEIMAR REPUBLIC Due Date Student Number WINGATE’S RAIDERS: THE NUCLEUS OF A NATIONAL ARMY Captain Orde Wingate helped to shape the first effective Jewish defense against Arab attacks during the years 1936-1939. When Wingate arrived in Palestine as a British intelligence officer‚ the Jews were meeting these attacks with strictly defensive measures inherited from the Haganah‚ an underground resistance organization. When he left three years later‚ the Jews had learned to defend by preventive
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Should international organizations be involved in reforming the security sectors of post-conflict countries? Key SSR activities in Palestine are a) Armed forces reform b) Police reform c) Ministry of interior reform d) Justice sector and development program Key challenges a) Regional instability b) Lack of balance between operational effectiveness and oversight and governance c) Insufficient investment in Justice reform d) The existence of non- state armed groups
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would love to give Israel back to its equitable proprietors. The Jewish population deserves to have a state of its own to govern‚ but that land should not lie on territory already largely populated by another people; Israel should be shared with Palestine. The reasoning for the Arabs’ rightful ownership of and power over land in today’s Israel‚ in a juxtapositional comparison‚ greatly debases the Jewish Israelites’‚ though their argument for the push for a Jewish state is clear and understandable
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Lebanon’s eastern borders meet with Syria‚ an Arabic country theoretically considered a strategic ally against the Zionist state located south of Lebanon: Israel. The Israeli-Arab conflict began in 1948 with the conquest of the land of Palestine by the Zionist movement. Almost thirty years later‚ Lebanon was struck by a long series of "earthquakes" that rendered the country a fragmented entity held together by a thin matrix. In precisely 1975‚ the tensions that had been building up as a result of
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moved to Cairo‚ before the birth of his son . He spent much of his childhood travelling back and forth from Cairo to Jerusalem‚ visiting relatives. Saïd said that in his childhood he lived “between worlds” — like Cairo (Egypt) and in Jerusalem (Palestine). Here are some of his words from this period of life: "I was an uncomfortably anomalous student all through my early years: a Palestinian going to school in Egypt‚ with an English first name‚ an American passport‚ and no certain identity at
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Israel-Palestine conflict was simple to solve at first but international powers (USA‚ Britain‚ Germany and France) have made it complex due to their interests in middle-east. Israel is now not in a mood to solve it or talk about another state due to continuous illegal backing by US. Israel war crimes are countless and increasing day by day. America is keeping Israel for its interest but now Jewish lobby has become so strong in US‚ Israel has become unlimited liability on America. According to different
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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 everyday life in a very divided land. He makes it clear that a solution must be reached in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. This raises the question-
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The Ongoing Conflict of Israel and Palestine > “And now Israel‚ what does the Lord your God require from you‚ but to fear the Lord your God‚ to walk in all His ways and love Him‚ and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul‚ says Deuteronomy 10:12] (Zangwill Israel‚ 1999-2006). Also per I Lift My Eyes Ministry “Isaiah 49:7‚ the LORD says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation‚ to the servant of rulers: "Kings
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