Judaism is not so much a religion‚ rather a way of life. To be a Jew means first and foremost to belong to a group‚ the Jewish people‚ and the religious beliefs are secondary‚ in a sense to this corporate allegiance. (de Lange‚ pg. 4) A person does not necessarily need to be religious in order to be a Jew‚ and because of this‚ there are many different ways a Jew may formulate their Jewish identity. Religion is a major ingredient of Judaism. By observing Jewish religious holidays‚ studying
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One piece of land….that can cause so many problems! Killing‚ Hatred‚ Chaos‚ Fires. The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is an ongoing conflict for decades. Both sides claim the same land‚ they simply call by different names. Each side feels that God‚ gave them the land as a gift‚ and to give it away or to give it up to other people is an insult to God and a sin. The state of Israel was created as a homeland for Jews in 1948‚ this affected Palestinians because it causes them to leave or
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Israeli conflict. The Arab/Israeli conflict is a conflict between the Arabs and the Jews over a small piece of land known as the holy land which is an area in the Middle East of the Arab world. The Arabs call the land Palestine‚ the Jews call it Israel but both religions have strong religious links with the land. There is conflict between the two religions because they both believe that the land belongs to them. it all started back in 135 AD when the Jews were expelled from
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bloody feud and how it has transpired into the seemingly implacable problem it is today but to also highlight why it is critical to our government’s foreign policy. Also‚ to determine the circumstances of the US committing military force to this area. Israel first became an independent state on 14 May 1948. While this landmark was the catalyst for the 1948 War of Independence‚ contention existed between the Arabs and Israelis long before this day. In 1917 the Balfour Declaration was issued by the British
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single ideology. “We swear to God that we shall not rest until we restore Arab nationalism to Palestine and Palestine to the Arab nation. There is no room for imperialism and there is no room for Britain in our country‚ just as there is no room for Israel within the Arab nations”. This speech made by Colonel Nasser in 1964 gives evidence to the strong anti-west essence and unity in the Middle East. There have been many influential figures that have had an impact on the political landscapes of the Middle
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During the cold war rivalry between the US and USSR influenced the MENA by making everyone either pick a side or be chosen by the rivalists. To us it was clear Israel was aligned with the US‚ but the soviets not so much. As the cold war didn’t warm up between the two actual nations of the Soviet Union and United States‚ the war was fought by proxy. The Korean war‚ the Vietnam war were examples of this but neither regions had enough resources or opposition to the US needed to justify the long term
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Temple Mount is the only place in Israel where Jews are arrested for praying or even holding religious symbols or holy objects. Fact: The Temple Mount is under full Muslim control and Israeli Police take dictates from the Muslim WAKF. Fact: Muslims use the Temple Mount as a platform for anti-Jewish riots and propaganda. Question 1: How can Israel claim to take a strong stance against terror when it allows Muslim fanatics to rule the Temple Mount? Question 2: How can Israel claim to be a "Jewish and Democratic
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accounted for. He was closely associated with religious Zionism and the right wing settlers movement as previously explained. The religious parties were aligned closer with the labor party and the settlers prior to the establishment to the state of Israel. The national-religious settlement movement (Gush Emunim) was highjacked‚ and Rav Kook’s pre-1948 settlement movement. Rav Kook’s teachings advocated for the explosion of Arabs and the settlement of disputed largely Arab population west bank. It is
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Discuss Iran nuclear ambition? Will it become a nuclear weapon state? “The world will need greatly increased energy supply in the next 20 years‚ especially clean-generated electricity. And nuclear power answers all parameters of future energy needs.” Jasjit Singh INTRODUCTION On December 3‚ 2007‚ the U.S. National Intelligence Council released an unclassified summary of the newest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) entitled "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities." Although
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Israeli terror on Gaza Strip Israel and Palestine have been at war for over 50 years and it seems like there’s going to be no end. We here in America think that Israel is the hero and that is the antagonist in the incident however it seems as if in these articles that Palestinians are the victims and the Israelis are those who are inflicting a lot of pain on very innocent people just have different beliefs and are a different people. The first article says that the number of Palestinians were being
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