BBYO Community Analysis

When asking someone there first thought about Israel, each person will have their own version of what they believe that it is. One might say that it is the land of the Jews, while others say that it is Jesus Christ’s birthplace. The excerpts from My Promised Land by Ari Shavit capture the true essence of what Israel really is.

Other countries around Israel are threatening the Jewish state, and because of the Jewish people 's history, they need to be able to stop anything terrible from happening again. “In recent decades the hatred of the Jews has reemerged with increasing force, but with an insidious twist. It is not merely directed at the Jewish people but increasingly at the Jewish state…if only Israel did not exist, many of the world’s problems would go away.” (Source A). Jews throughout history, have received hatred from many different countries for different reasons. Though the people need support from other countries to be able to protect themselves. “A radical Iranian regime armed with nuclear weapons could bring an end to the era of nuclear peace the world has enjoyed for the last 65 years…Iran’s brazen bid to develop nuclear weapons is first and foremost a threat to Israel…” (Source A). Israel may be an entire country, but the history of the Jewish people states that they are weak. So it is an easy target for a country to destroy. Israel may have been at peace with Iran before, but now that Iran has the tools for war, they are willing to just throw it away, because Iran knows it can happen again.

Other countries around Israel are threatening the Jewish state, and because of the Jewish people 's history, they need to be able to stop anything terrible from happening again. “In recent decades the hatred of the Jews has reemerged with increasing force, but with an insidious twist. It is not merely directed at the Jewish people but increasingly at the Jewish state…if only Israel did not exist, many of the world’s problems would go away.” (Source A). Jews throughout history have received hatred from many different countries for different reasons. Therefore the people need support from other countries to be able to protect themselves. “A radical Iranian regime armed with nuclear weapons could bring an end to the era of nuclear peace the world has enjoyed for the last 65 years…Iran’s brazen bid to develop nuclear weapons is first and foremost a threat to Israel…” (Source A). Israel may be an entire country, but the history of the Jewish people states that they are weak, meaning it is an easy target for a country to destroy. Israel may have been at peace with Iran before, but now that Iran has the tools for war, they are willing to just throw the relationship away, because Iran knows it can happen again.

Israel is undoubtedly a country for the history books with its great conflicts, victories, atrocities, and deep necessity which makes it quite unique from any others and there are perhaps no better words to describe its history than with “tragedy” and “triumph.” After this semester, I feel that I have a pretty clear viewpoint on these ideas. The triumph of Israel is its very existence both in general and specifically as a place for Jewish people that saved thousands and harbored refugees in times of great peril and horror for Jews. On the other hand, its tragedy is clearly the intense, seemingly unending conflict which is deeply ingrained within the region and that its very existence necessitates with the Arabs, as well as more specific

From the creation of Israel in 1947 to present day, America has supported Israel. The prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu said, “The United States has given Israel, apart from political and military support, munificent and magnificent assistance in the economic sphere. With America’s help, Israel has grown to be a powerful, modern state.” America has help and turned Israel to a very powerful nation. The United States provides 3 billion dollars to the Israeli government each year. However the real number is about 4.3 billions dollars in total foreign aid and America in total has given Israel 140 billion dollars 3 billion dollars of support equals to $500 per year for each individual Israeli. This is

In 1948, the United States was the first to recognize Israel as a new state in the United Nations; this quick action on our part shows how important having an ally in the Middle East is for America, and in addition the alliance helped the newly created nation. We had many reasons for continuing this rock-solid friendship, but perhaps the most important is that our values are the same. Israel is very like the United States; it’s the only democratic country in the Middle East, it wants to prevent war, and to gain stability and eventual peace the two recognized the need to work together to meet their mutual goals. Truman, with the Marshall Plan and his many aids and programs created for Israel’s benefit, was the first to not only talk

Historically, the greatest innovations in both the arts and sciences, medicine as well as religion, were achieved when there was cross dialogue and harmony amongst the different religions, factions and nationalities. By getting different opinions and viewpoints on anything can significantly enhance whatever is being discussed and therefore can make a better and stronger product or idea. Without a doubt, history most definitely repeats itself and Israel is no exception.

The topic I have chosen to do my semester project on is the country of Israel, in The Middle East region of the North African/Southwest Asian realm. I will study the main religion of this area, having no experience with Judaism since I was raised Catholic, I decided to go to a Jewish Synagogue. The Jewish service will be something I will experience to try and relate to this region and the people who reside here.

The State of Israel was founded in 1948 as a Jewish state. At the time of Israel’s founding, Jews made up only 32% of Palestine (Yiftachel, 58). In order to accomplish the goal of creating a Jewish state, it was imperative

There are two great reasons Zionism or International Support back up the creation of Israel that I will explain to you, but I’m sure there are plenty more.

Israel declared sovereignty as a state on May 14 1948. Two things happened that day that continue to shape this young nation of an ancient people. Being a previous British Colony, the British Army withdrew early in the day and within hours the fighting between the Arab and Jewish people had begun that continues to this day. Secondly, by the end of the night an announcement made by the United States meant that we had officially recognized the nation of Israel and her government beginning of our two countries great relationship. The Jewish nation’s perseverance is attributed to their tenacity to retain their culture and has guided them to survive while enemies bordered on all sides and led them to develop some of the most sophisticated defense

George W. Bush once said, “We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.” This quote sums up our relationship with Israel very accurately. However, when discussing Israel two questions are always not far away. These questions are is this relationship beneficial to us and why do we even have this relationship with Israel? In this week’s readings, Chapter 5 of McCormick and Chapter 8 of Hook and Spanier, It discusses the aftermath and problems the United States inherited as the leading world power after the Cold War. One topic that both of these

Israel is still a dynamic body. It manifests the very concept that clever management and tact are inescapably valuable in all aspects of life, and if used correctly can be cast into resounding successes from life’s challenges. Attempting to achieve one’s goals without consideration of others, additionally, can be a grave mistake. It can harm entities in the surroundings without one even knowing it and become a failure from a result that was a success in all other aspects.

While Israel does get support from the United States, there are many nations (32 United Nation member States) who do not recognize Israel as an official state. Among those are, Comoros, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Chad, Cuba, North Korea and many of the Arab nations. Because the United States is a powerful western and developed nation, their support of Israel financially, diplomatically and with their military has given Israel incredible amount of stamina. That being said, two decades of peace talks

The State of Israel, one of the youngest countries in today’s world, is no stranger to conflict. Prior to the removal of the British Mandatory Palestine tension between the Palestinians and the Jews were high as immigrants from Europe flooded into Palestinian territory.