The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Why Palestine should be granted nationhood Omar Azraq World History Mr. Nicolai May 13th‚ 2013 Palestine‚ or is it Israel? Either way‚ it is a highly contested land between two major Semitic groups: the Arabs‚ and the Hebrews. From the late 19th century‚ and throughout the 20th century it has been the focal point of Arab nationalism and Jewish Zionism. Today‚ it has become the Jewish state of Israel with occupied Palestinian Territories called the
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Damning new evidence of Israel’s abuse of Arab children has emerged‚ adding another tier to the stack of human-rights violations committed over the past six weeks of violence. It comes amid deepening controversy surrounding the visit to the region of Mary Robinson‚ the UN Commissioner for Human Rights‚ whom Israel’s Foreign Minister has refused to meet to discuss accusations of excessive force. A report by Amnesty International released last week‚ but barely publicised‚ describes how Arab teenagers
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2.2 Hazara-Kashmir Syntaxis The outer southern ranges of the Himalayas‚ extending northwestward about 1600 kilometers in a gentle unbroken curve across northern India‚ continuing into Kashmir and the Hazara district of Pakistan is forming the eastern limb of the syntax is. There are many faults‚ but the two main boundary faults that wrap around the syntax is being considered equivalent to Banjul and Murree faults. The orientation of the axis of the syntaxis is towards west of north‚ and the outcrop
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Jammu & Kashmir Travel Information -Srinagar is an ancient city and has many attractions that can attract even the most unwilling of tourists to this magical land. Dal Lake‚ Nishat Bagh‚ Shalimar Bagh‚ and Chashme Shahi are some of the best-known tourist spot in Srinagar. Jammu is the winter capital of the state and next in importance after Srinagar. Most of the tourists who come to the Jammu region have the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine as their destination‚ which is quite close by. However‚ the spirit
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Pakistan Mate selection process Mate selection in Pakistan largely depends on whether your family comes from a rural area‚ or an urban area (Malik‚ 2006). In rural and tribal areas‚ individuals who are not married are not allowed to meet and take up relations at free will (Malik‚ 2006). Also‚ any contact with the opposite sex is looked upon unfavorably in these areas of Pakistan (Malik‚ 2006). In small towns or villages‚ women or elder relatives look for partners for young people and the most
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Should Kashmir be independent of India’s democracy? Democracy‚ a political system in which people elect the representatives of our government and the Indian subcontinent is recognized as one of the largest democratic systems in the world. Every vote has equal weight and every voice is heard - or so we think. Jammu and Kashmir is one of the many states that is represented by this massive form of government but its people’s anguish are often not headed by the authorities. The only way to satiate the
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During the time of Jesus‚ Romans‚ under the rule of King Caesar‚ ruled Palestine. The Roman government practiced syncretism‚ wherein they accept all previous Palestine religious beliefs‚ philosophical teachings‚ and government systems. However‚ even though the people of Palestine had political and religious freedom‚ they were still under a strict control. For example‚ Palestine had their own court to judge their own people‚ but the final say will be coming from the Roman government. During the Roman
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SHOULD INDIA GIVE UP KASHMIR INTRODUCTION: Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century‚ the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range. Today‚ it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir (which consists of Jammu‚ Kashmir Valley‚ and the Ladakh regions)‚ the Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan‚ and
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Megan Ashley Garza 10/1/12 Gospel and Acts/RELS2350-03 Professor Jason Lamoreaux Honor and Shame in the Time of Palestine In first century Palestine‚ honor and shame were important to social elites because the two values defined the status within the communities. Honor is an important status because it is what separates the higher classes from the lower classes. Shame is the opposite of honor because it can lower
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Outline plan: The history of Palestine-Israel conflict. The two party’s (Palestine-Israel) demand. Reason of the failure of pervious solutions. Personal ADR solution and opinion about the conflict. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a method which suggests substitute approach to end an ongoing conflict with the help of different techniques. ADR recommends different ways of bring end to a particular conflict‚ for instance: negotiation‚ litigation‚ mediation
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