captured the entire Sinai Peninsula‚ and Palestine’s Strip from Egypt‚ the Palestinian West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan (which it had ruled since 1949)‚ and the Golan Heights from Syria. The Suez Canal‚ the east bank of which was now occupied by Israel‚ was closed. Israel expelled thousands of Egyptians from Sinai‚ and commenced efforts at large scale Israeli settlement in the peninsula‚ concurrently with similar settlement in the Gaza Strip‚ West Bank‚ and Golan Heights. Following the Israeli
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This social and political issue has plagued mankind for centuries‚ but has only recently come into the eyes of current world leaders. The events of September 11‚ 2001 brought this issue into the spotlight (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). Ladies and gentlemen‚ I am of course talking about the agonizing issue of terrorism. Although this issue has existed for centuries‚ the word "terrorism" has only begun being used in the second part of the 19th century (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). The earliest account of
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Mass population movements were a major feature of the 20th century; armed conflicts have increasingly targeted civilians and led to enforced migration. No area of the world has been spared - from Indonesia to Sierra Leone‚ Bosnia to Nicaragua - forming groups of people that we now called Refugees. A Refugee is someone who has fled his or her country because he or she fears persecution based on race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ social group‚ or political opinion. The definition is sometimes expanded to
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war for years fighting over entitlement that neither really have. Both Palestine and Israel believe that the land that they both occupy belongs to them and will not stop until one side surrenders the rights to the land. The argument is over the Gaza Strip‚ Hamas‚ and the West Bank. Many different people with different religious beliefs once occupied Palestine who had at one time been occupied by Turkey. Over the years a large Jewish population had fled to Palestine and a group formed called the Zionist
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Library - Homepage. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Zionism/zionism.html>. Nassar‚ Jamal R. "Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)." World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2011.Web. 30 Oct. 2011. Robinson‚ Glenn E. "Gaza Strip." World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2011.Web. 30 Oct. 2011. Rozenblit‚ Marsha. "Zionism." World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2011.Web. 30 Oct. 2011. Shields‚ Jacqueline. "Arab Riots of the 1920s." Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage. Web. 30 Oct. 2011
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agreements have crumbled. It is difficult to find an objective view of this conflict as there are so many interpretations. Even the ‘impartial’ BBC has been criticised by both sides for its reporting of Israeli tactics and its refusal to publicise the Gaza appeal. The Arab-Israeli conflict has a convenient elasticity; changing dramatically depending on who is reporting it. It is important to note that presenting an objective version of the historical events concerning this conflict is very difficult
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Overview of Countries While the adoption of Daylight Saving Time is almost always rife with controversy‚ most of the world (except for countries around the Equator) has simple implemented DST at one point or another. This map depicts countries that currently have DST‚ that previously had DST‚ and that never had DST. Worldwide Daylight Saving Today‚ approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. Japan‚ India and China are the only major industrialized
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The Battle of Beersheba‚ part of the third Battle of Gaza‚ was a day-long battle fought on the 31st of October 1917. This battle was fought by the British‚ Australians and New Zealanders in an attempt to capture Beersheba. If the British were successful in capturing Beersheba‚ they would be enabled to push past the Ottoman line near Gaza and finally advance into Palestine. The two prior attacks on Gaza resulted in defeat for the Egypt Expedition Force (EEF)‚ a British Empire military formation. Neidell
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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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Asia. Due to this Egypt is a major power in Africa‚ the Middle East‚ the Mediterranean Region and the Islamic world. Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north‚ the Red Sea to the east‚ Sudan to the south‚ Libya to the west and the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast. Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. The beliefs Egyptians hold about illness and treatment affects what type of treatment they will seek. The choice between traditional and Western
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