For such a young and geographically small country, Israel boasts one of the most complicated geopolitical situations in the world today. Situated in Western Asia on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, it shares borders with Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, the Palestinian territories, which include the West Bank and Gaza, Egypt, and the Red Sea. The Jewish state was created at the conclusion of World War II by the United Nations when the British Mandate expired and the State of Israel was officially established on May 14, 1948, but it lacked clear borders in an area where tensions between Arabs and Jews had already been in existence for thousands of years. Even though Israel is "The Jewish State", demographics for 2014 show the population to be 75% Jewish and 24% Arab. This Arab population, mostly Palestinian, occupies what is known as the West Bank, which is controlled by the Palestinian Authority, but the Israeli Occupation and Military officially controls it and the Gaza Strip. The two groups struggle over how to divide the land, who should be allowed to live there, and who should be in control has led to the longest military occupation in history and one of the world 's largest geopolitical conflicts.
The Jewish people, the inhabitants of Israel, trace their heritage back to Abraham, who, along with his son and grandson, lived in present-day Israel in the Land of Canaan establishing it as a holy land for the Jewish people. These religious ties to the land fuel
Israel is a country in Western Asia, situated at the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, Egypt to the southwest,
Israel, a country slightly smaller than the U.S. state of New Jersey, is located in the Middle East. It borders the Mediterranean Sea for a length of 168 miles. In the south and southwest, it borders the Gulf of Aqaba and the Sinai Peninsula. Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula during the war of June 1967 and returned it to Egypt in April 1982. To the east, it shares a 147-mile borderline with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and 189 miles with the Palestinian Autonomous Area on the western shore of the Jordan River. In the north, Israel shares 49 miles of borders with Lebanon, and with Syria for 47 miles on the disputed Golan Heights.
Jews originated as a national and religious group in the Middle East during the second millennium BCE,[10] in the part of the Levant known as the Land of Israel.[18] The Merneptah Stele appears to confirm the existence of a people of Israel, associated with the god El,[19] somewhere in Canaan as far back as the 13th century BCE.[20][21] The Israelites, as an outgrowth of the Canaanite population,[22] consolidated their hold with the emergence of the Kingdom of Israel, and the Kingdom of Judah. Some consider that these Canaanite sedentary Israelites melded with incoming nomadic groups known as 'Hebrews'.[23] Though few sources in the Bible mention the exilic periods in detail,[24] the experience of diaspora life, from the Ancient Egyptian rule
Judaism was founded by Abraham, although Jews trace their history all the way back to Moses. Judaism history, beliefs, and traditions were recorded in the Hebrew bible as early as the 8th century B.C. and is considered one of the oldest religions that still exists today. There are 3 main branches of Judaism: Orthodox; Conservative; and Reform. Orthodox focuses on the traditional teachings of the Jewish law, while Conservative Jews allow a little bit of change to help them adapt to society. Then Reform Judaism believes that there should be a lot of change and adaptation to the modern world today. Additionally, Judaism is one of the three Abrahamic Religions. The Abrahamic Religions include Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. There are approximately 14 million people who identify themselves as Jews. Most of them live in the U.S. and Israel. The state of Israel was founded in 1948. Jews are the descendants of an ancient people called the Hebrews. The Hebrews’ country fell to a series of conquerors and the Jews scattered across the world. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and they wandered the wilderness for 40 years, trying to get to the promised land,
The destructive aftermath of Germany’s defeat in World War I led to a decline in nationalism and morale of the German people. However, Hitler and his Nazi regime’s passion to bring back patriotism quickly generated a contagious sense of pride that ultimately split the once unified country into a dichotomous society among the German youth and adults. Hitler’s propaganda indoctrinated the youth of the false realities of war and forced them to think the same ideologies as him. With the absence of parental guidance, they easily had their own perspectives about politics, war, and the real world which did not concur with the rest of the older population. Therefore, parents remain at fault for allowing children to believe the skepticism of propaganda set forth by the government because objection to anything in relation to Hitler's ideology instilled the fear of treason witnessed by their nationalistic children.
Zionists and Palestinian Arabs wanted individual nations and both felt they had a claim to Palestine. Shortly after in 1947, the United Nations General Assembly Resolution (UNGAR) called for a partition, which divided the country so that each state would have a majority of its own population. This divide meant that some of the Jewish settlements would fall within the proposed Arab state while an extremely large number of Palestinian Arabs would become part of the proposed Jewish state. (Beinin and Hajjar 2014). A year later in May, Israel unilaterally declared their independence and the State of Israel was established. This of course started a war, and neighboring Arab states invaded Israel almost immediately. During this war about 750,000 Arab Palestinians fled to Lebanon, the West Bank, and the Gaza strip. (http://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/%E2%80%9Cpalestine-refugees-unresolved-question-time-syria-crisis%E2%80%9D) Also during this fight, Israel expanded its borders far beyond the UN partition lines, leaving Egypt to take hold of the Gaza Strip & Jordan to control the West
The fact is that the Jewish state has been able to hold its ground while the Arab states claim that it will annihilate the Jews and drive them into the sea. Through the seven day war, the Yom Kippur war and numerous other wars Israel has expanded its borders and protected what it has. It has even given up land in hopes for peace with Egypt. It also must be mentioned that there is irrefutable history that no such thing as a separate palestinian people ever existed. It was made up for political purposes which was set out by numerous Arab statements over time. It must also be known, that after and during the life and death of the Ottoman empire, Jews were legally purchasing land of Israel. Such organizations include the and Jewish National fund, Palestine Jewish Colonization Association, and Palestine Land Development Company. by 1935 Jews had legally bought around 579,348 acres of land. In conclusion, Jews have occupied the land of Israel since before Islam and Christianity existed, Jewish People have bought land through legal means, and are even documented in other ancient religions and cultures book such as the Romans,
Introduction Being born in the geographical area in which I lived until the first grade did shape my worldview. My mother and father, two sets of grandparents, one set of great-grandparents, an aunt and an uncle, doted me on. I thought I was special because I was the first grandchild. I was spoiled for two years until my sister came along. Attention was focused on the fact that I was a girl and as such was treated like a stereotypical little girl.
War broke out the day after Israel was established in May 14, 1948, when neighboring Arab armies invaded. The United Nations General Assembly ratified resolution 181 on November 29, 1947, this would break Great Britain’s Palestinian mandate into separate Jewish and Arab states. The religious areas neighboring Jerusalem would remain under international control according to this resolution. This was refused by the Palestinians. They thought that this favored the Jews and was unfair to the Arabs that would inhabit the Jewish territory that would be under the partition (The Arab-Israeli War…). This United Nations resolution triggered conflict between the Jewish and Arabs communities in Palestine. The Arabs began attacking Jewish cities, settlements, and armed forces. The Arabs only wanted to stop the resolution that would take their country from them. On the other hand, the Jews wanted to seize control of the Palestinian territory. After Israel declared independence on May, 14, 1948, the fighting exacerbated. Other Arab forces joined the Palestinians in a fight to retrieve their land. On this day, May 14, 1948, the Arabs launched an air attack on Tel Aviv, the second most populous city in Israel. Following This action the Arabs invaded the former Palestinian mandate which included Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. Israeli troops responded by illegally capturing large amounts of territory and abusing the rights of the Palestinians. The following decades have been largely
It is important to understand the underlying beliefs of both groups, in order to gain an understanding of what caused the conflict between them, and whether there can be a resolution. The State of Israel consists of two nationalities which are Jews and Palestinians. The Palestinians are an ethnic group made up of modern descendants of the people who have lived in Palestine over the centuries, and who today are largely culturally and linguistically considered Arab.
The Middle East has long been home to very deep-rooted conflict. For too long, the citizens of the Middle East have lived in the central of death and fear. The animosity between few, takes the hope of hundreds. The Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict is most notably the largest issue preventing peace in the Middle East, but it is by no means the only issue. The issue of bankrolling and foreign aid are also issues preventing peace; because the U.S provides so much funding and foreign aid to certain countries, it is in some sense encouraging them to continue acting the way they act now and not change for the better of the region. It is also making the U.S look biased and can potentially cause issues for America in the long run, if they haven’t already. There is also the conflict of the Persian Gulf; the importance of these “new” resources and how it could affect the world economy and also the balancing of powers in the Persian Gulf; The U.S and the Middle Eastern nations will need to work to together to bring about security and stability into the Persian Gulf and hopefully it can overflow to the Middle East as well.
This short story is written by James Joyce “Araby”. It's about a young boy's life and his quest is to inspire a young girl for his feelings. The events take places in North Richmond Street. The young boy including the young girl are the boy's uncle and the people at the Bazaar booth. The conflict starts out by the young girl telling the boy she can‘t go to the Bazaar. “She could not go,she said, because there would be a retreat that week in her convent”(353). The plot becomes difficult when the young boy attempt to bring a momentum from the bazaar. The young’s boy uncle comes from work at a later hour later than the usual time, so that causes the young boy to have less time at the bazaar. When he was at the booth bazaar people were having
The Arab-Israeli conflict is a struggle between the Jewish state of Israel and the Arabs of the Middle East concerning the area known as Palestine. The term Palestine has been associated variously and sometimes controversially with this small region. Both the geographic area designated by and the political status of the name have changed over the course of some three millennia. The region, or a part of it, is also known as the Holy Land and is held sacred among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In the twentieth century it has been the object of conflicting claims of Jewish and Arab national movements, and the conflict has led to prolonged violence and in several instances open warfare opposing Israel's existence. These wars, which occurred
3.B "ISIS provides a utopian political project, the so-called caliphate, the centralized Islamic rule," Gerges said.
The nation of Israel was originally a nation of nomadic people who were isolated and oppressed. After the horrific events of the Holocaust some Jewish people made homes in Israel. The people who made their homes came to be known as Israelites. They were given this name because the nation was named after Israel who was originally known as Jacob (Fisher, 2005). The nation of Israel has always been in a state of disorder and confusion, and in 1947 the United Nations gave Israel to the Jewish people who declared it an independent state in 1948. Israel’s Arabic neighbors did not support this decision and war followed. Battles are still being fought today. Tension also exists within the Jewish community in Israel. There have been many Jewish people who have settled in Israel. These settlers have diverse backgrounds. Some are orthodox and some are not which can bring tension. Even