today. Israel began one of the world’s longest-running military occupations‚ which continues to be one of the greatest sources of Arab resentment against not only Israel‚ but its main cheerleader‚ the U.S. Israel’s military prowess decisively shifted the U.S. into the pro-Israeli camp in the Middle East. Plus‚ the Israeli occupation created the context for a "peace process‚" the seemingly never-ending quest of Israel to trade occupied land for "peace"--in other words‚ recognition of Israel by Arab
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acclaimed experts on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) tackled this question and reached conflicting conclusions. Prof. Yoram Dinstein supports the position that Partial occupation exists in Gaza‚ while Prof. Yuval Shany sources the obligation of Israel to the citizens of Gaza as ones governed by alternative sources such as Human Rights Law and Siege law covered by IHL. Belligerent Occupation: Effective control is the conditio dine qua non of Belligerent Occupation – it is the applied test to determine
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Palestinians and israelis have been fighting over land because of the oil and other sources. "Prior to the discovery of oil‚ the region had been hotbed for religious conglict and wars and other rich sources and arable land." (Shan‚ Anup). "Palestinians are exhausted‚ desperate and very angry because of the israelis occupation of their land; however israelis are exhausted‚ desperate and very angry because of the Palestinians terrorist attacks."(Adams‚ R Jerry‚ Ph.D.). Both Palestinias and israelis
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COMPARISONS OF “PASSOVER” Chi Li REL 211: History and Literature of the Old Testament September 8‚ 2017 1 The Passover refers to the events in Exodus where after 400 years of slavery‚ God helps the Israelites escape from Egyptian slavery and into the Promised Land. Two different observances of the event are the Jewish Passover Haggadah and the Christian Eucharistic Service. While the Passover Haggadah contests that the rescue of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses was the foundation
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Street organization‚ which is the political home for pro-Israel‚ pro-peace Americans. J Street is the political family for pro-Israel‚ pro-peace Americans fighting for the future of Israel as the democratic homeland of the Jewish people. One of the essential beliefs of this organization is that Israel’s Jewish and democratic future depends on a two-state solution‚ which then allows for a Palestinian state that is able to live together with Israel in peace and safety. Engrained in their promise to Jewish
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Ignoring Gaza’s Leadership By Daniel Byman September/October 2010 Article Summary and Author Biography Hamas is central to Israeli security and Palestinian politics‚ yet the international community refuses to work with it. This is a mistake -- Israel‚ the United States‚ and others should exploit Hamas’ vulnerabilities with a mix of coercion and concessions. DANIEL BYMAN is a Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East
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Since the United Nations partition of PALESTINE in 1947 and the establishment of the modern state of ISRAEL in 1948‚ there have been four major Arab-Israeli wars (1947-49‚ 1956‚ 1967‚ and 1973) and numerous intermittent battles. Although Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979‚ hostility between Israel and the rest of its Arab neighbors‚ complicated by the demands of Palestinian Arabs‚ continued into the 1980s.<br><br><b>THE FIRST PALESTINE WAR (1947-49)</b><br>The first war began as a civil
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Throughout the 1960’s‚ Lebanon had a predominately Christian government. This was a security blanket for Israel as they had significant sympathy from the Lebanese government. The influx of Palestinian Sunni Muslims on such a large scale threw off this balance‚ leaving Israel vulnerable to Palestinian hostile attacks from Lebanon‚ with the Christian minority government unable to prevent them. Secondly‚ Palestinian settlement in refugee camps
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of ancient Israel. “the land of canaan” term used in the OT Palestine- general designation for the region to the south of Lebanon and Syria and to the northeast of Egypt Israel- name of modern state of Israel‚ but in ancient israel- used 2 different ways. 1- place where israelites lived 2- israel in the north and Judah (2 political divisions) Judah- southern israel Mesopotamia- “in the middle of the rivers” of Euphrates and Tigris. Transjordan- jordan river is major river in israel= runs through
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foreign involvement. Although Britain and France were humiliated and lost their influence in the Middle East‚ it highlighted the rising importance of Cold War politics in the Middle East. Egypt and Israel can be considered as winners of the Suez War; Egypt gained complete control of the Suez Canal and Israel had access to the Straits of Tiran. However‚ both countries were to remain hostile and the legacy of the Suez War will be conflict‚ not peace. First of all‚ the Suez War in 1956 played a significant
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