Introduction The ‘Arab’ spring of 2011 is a wave of revolutions taking place in the Arab world. It has its own and unique characteristics. The name is an allusion to the 1848 “Spring time of the Peoples”. The 1848 revolution was also a political upheaval throughout Europe and it spread to almost 50 countries including Latin America; whereas the cause of Arab Spring is also “dissatisfaction with political leadership”. That is why a comparison is drawn between these two revolutions. This term was
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SPEECH UNHRC AGENDA SYRIAN CIVIL WAR The world is going through a change and millions of people are being oppressed under the name of democratic transition better known as Arab Spring. These victims require our voice-the voice of UNHRC. Saudi Arabia is highly critical of the Assad regime that has greatly violated Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the delegate feels that countries like Russia‚ China and Iran are just supporting it for their personal gain. The delegate mourns the
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The Arab-Israeli War of 1948-49 was an extremely significant event in the history of Arab-Israeli conflict. At the time it was the first military conflict the new state of Israel has been involved in. Never before had its forces been truly tested in the field of conflict‚ and its military capabilities was still relatively unknown. However it was significant as it highlighted the true power the Israelis had‚ with the result of a crushing defeat for the Arabs‚ and the Israeli’s ability to retain the
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Zionism started in Europe in 19th century as a political movement spearheaded by the Jewish people to facilitate the re-establishment of the land of Israel. The movement was a product of reactions against the exclusionary and anti-sematic initiatives in Europe. Zionism had defined roles that comprises of restorations of Jewish sovereignty in Israel‚ rescue of the exiles from any form of oppressions‚ and to deliver the Jews from the discriminations from anti-Semitic and persecutions in exiles (Avineri
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This paper will prove that Palestinians should own the Holy land. The Palestinians and Jews both claim that the land is theirs and this paper will prove that the Palestinians are the rightful owners. Three pieces of evidence are that the Palestinians were there first. The Jews left for 2000 years so why should they get it back. Second the Jews forced many Palestinians out of there own homes. Third. The Palestinians build houses‚ homes‚ and buildings for what they need on land they found and that
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According to the United Nations over 250‚000 people have been killed in the Syrian Civil War. This war has been growing and more deaths occur each day. Citizens of Syria in March of 2011 started to protest against the government by writing political graffiti. Since then it has escalated to bombings‚ airstrikes‚ and use of chemical weapons by the government. Syrians have been leaving the country and the amount of refugees is at about 4.1 million. The United States hasn’t done much at all to help Syrians
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The middle east has been in turmoil for years‚ civil war and religion disputes have led to radicalized groups taking control of most of the region. Right now there are approximately 13.5 million Syrians that are in need of humanitarian assistance and 4.6 million Syrians that are refugees. Half of that 4.6 million are children. Countries like Germany‚ Sweden‚ Turkey‚ and Egypt have already begun to accept Syrian refugees. Allowing people who are fleeing their country is what the United States was
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Ericka Booze Professor Hughes English 360 18 March 2010 Understanding Palestinian Suicide Bombers To most of us understanding the idea that one would want to give and take a life so effortlessly does not come easy; people who had any hope for the future would not blow themselves up. “Why do Palestinians kill themselves and Israelis in such a horrific way at the bus stops or in a crowded market?” asks Dr. Eyad Sarraj (). Could it be that its part of their religious upbringing and they have
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Jewish terrorism was a massive problem in Palestine because hatred of the British rule had developed amongst the Jews in Palestine‚ when they had heard about the Holocaust and the killings of thousands of Jews they turned aggressive. The Zionist were demanding their own independent state‚ they claimed that the Holocaust survivors needed somewhere they could live. At noon on 22th July 1946 a group of men from the Jewish terrorism group‚ the Irgun‚ planted explosives in the British military headquarters
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Group 3: BALFOUR Declaration Various leaders of this document‚ “Debating the Balfour Declaration: The British Government Supports a Jewish Homeland in Palestine”‚ envision the impact of creating a Jewish state on Jews living in other countries would be a great change to the world. For instance‚ Jules Cambon sent a letter to Nahum Sokolow stating that creating a Jewish state would be a deed of justice. Because the French Government entered a war‚ creating a Jewish state would give a home for the
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