Conflict Of The Middle East

The Arab/Israeli conflict is a conflict between the Arabs and the Jews over a small piece of land known as the holy land which is an area in the Middle East of the Arab world. The Arabs call the land Palestine, the Jews call it Israel but both religions have strong religious links with the land. There is conflict between the two religions because they both believe that the land belongs to them.

The big question we ask ourselves today is, will Israel and Palestine ever agree to stop fighting? The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been traced all the way back to 1948 through 2005 in The Israel Palestine Land Settlement Problem, written by Charles Rowley and Jennis Taylor. However, this conflict did not end in 2005. This article was written in 2006, so anything within the last 10 years is not included. The conflict between the two counties still continues to this day and still remains a major problem. Israelis and Arabs have been fighting over Gaza on and off for decades now. The three issues laid out in this article are the four major wars that took place, the refugee problem, and the conflict between religions. It concludes with the road map to peace. Throughout his whole book, The Israel-Palestine Conflict, Gelvin speaks of the same historical events that occurred between Israel and Palestine, while the article reveals there are still other conflicts, the land settlement problem has been the major conflict between Israel and Palestine since 1948.

Following September 11, 2001, there seemed to be a sense of fear towards Arabs and Muslims in America. Since then, the tension between the United States and the Middle East has escalated. Based on the attention terrorist attacks receive, stereotypes tend to arise toward Muslims. Terrorists can be any ethnicity or religion, but typically jihadist terrorists’ gain the most attention in the media and the press. In America, Arabs, Muslims, and Jihadists tend to all get grouped together, even though they are not synonymous terms (Amble, 2012, pp. 340, 342). Not every Arab is a Muslim and not every Muslim is a terrorist. In fact, only a small portion of Muslims partake in terrorist activities and the Islam religion actually prohibits deliberate murder of unarmed individuals in battle and suicide (Pratt, 2013). If many stereotypes of Muslims seem to be incorrect, then it is crucial that Christians become educated on what Muslims actually believe. Critiques of the Islam faith that the Christian makes cannot be rooted in the actions of a few radicals. Just as certain people do evil things in the name of Christianity, without truly knowing Christ, I believe terrorists do the same. By targeting the aspects of violence in Islam I believe the Christian can close doors to witnessing. Instead, I think there are two core criticisms between the Islam religion and Christianity that can be analyzed to persuade a Muslim, law and logic. These two categories would allow us to meet with Muslims at

"Since Biblical times there has been a conflict between the Arabs and the Jews in what today is known as Israel. It began with the birth of two boys, Ismael and Isaac; born to two different mothers and fathered by Abraham. That conflict has become more intricate, more serious and much more complicated" ("Israeli-Palestinian Conflict."). "Beginning with the Diaspora and furthered by the British Mandate post World War I and the Holocaust during the period of World War II, Jews sought to return to their Homeland only to find that they once again were unwanted; this time by their Arab brethren. Wars ensued and further complications arose.Time and again war has broken out between the two peoples, solutions sought but not found and the search for

The Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam have been feuding for hundreds of years dating back to the beginning of the Islamic religion. The deity or god of the Sunnis is Allah. The Sunni branch of Islam is the larger of the two branches with over 80% of the Muslim population. The Sunni are the majority in most of the countries that have Islamic followers. There are a few different translations of what Sunna stands for, one of which is “Habitual Practice.” The differences between the two branches can be traced all the back to the 7th century CE when the disagreements as to who should succeed Muhammad. Sunnis believe that the Muslim community should maintain the right to select who the successor to Muhammad is going to be. The Shiite branch

Middle East. They are facing obstacle , such as physical and verbal abuse , and they have the urge to runaway, but they can’t. However, in America women have the option of involving the law if they are dealing with physical or verbal abuse, and a women in the Middle East can involve the law but, they would pay little attention. Many Women in the Middle east also don't have the freedom to wear what they want, and many of them have to cover themselves with a vale, headscarf, and a burka (cloth that covers the whole body from head to feet). In contrast , American women have the freedom do dress however they want

Particularly, the problem with Islam lies within the Koran. Its summons to warfare, conquest, enslavement, and social and economic persecution of vanquished peoples have given it the reputation of an aggressive religion (Solway2). Some assumed that for Islam to remain a major historical religion it must withhold theses values and continue their practice. Islam May be contextualized to better suit the needs and religious values of its present generation. Other major historical religions have been contextualized by new generations and so can Islam. Religions often take on the characteristics of its people and if Islamic authorities are able to shift the majority of Islam followers, they will be able to change the course of its religion. In every religion there are purists who would hold tight to the historical context of their religion. For Islam, these people are called Islamists. In the past they have hindered Islam from moving forward by rejecting western or

There were many long standing disputes between two major branches of Islam, the Sunnis and the Shiites. While similar, the differences between them have been a cause for the debate. The Sunnis believe that the first four caliphs, or Mohammed's successors. rightfully took his place as the leaders of Muslims. The heirs of the four caliphs are recognized as religious leaders. These heirs ruled up until the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The Shiites believe that only heirs of the fourth caliph, Ali, are the successors to Mohammed. The Shiites believed they had no real political leader when the Twelfth Imam disappeared in 931. They finally believed they had a leader in 1978 when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini raised to power.

To better understand military presence in the middle east we have to examine the just war theory, a doctrine that refers to military ethics. The doctrine has been studied by varies entities such as military leaders, theologians, ethicists, and policy makers. The goal of the doctrine is to ensure that war is morally justifiable. There is a specific criteria that has to be met in order to consider war. The two criteria’s are, the right to go to war and the right conduct in war. There are two stances on the just war theory. One stance is that it was almost eminent to not go to war in the middle east to help combat terrorist groups that threatened the safety and security of the United States. The other stance is that the just war doctrine does

The Israeli- Palestinian conflict, which arguably began following the creation of Israel in the mid-twentieth century after the Second World War, traces its roots back down to concepts such as zionism and arab nationalism that developed throughout the century, and through injustices dealt by both sides, manages to reap on the lives of countless individuals, regardless of religious and racial affiliation. Although one can argue for the case of one side over the other, not one position seems to be more justified in their actions, as both angles depict strong rationale and, on the other hand, illustrate tenuous inequity expanded or eliminated through emotionally driven biases and framing, In spite of both sides being both warranted and unreasonable,

Yesterday, May 15th was the day in which Palestinians all over the world were reminded of the 1948 Palestinian exodus, also known as the Nakba Day which took its name from the 700,000 Palestinian Arabs who fled or were expelled from their homes, during the 1948 Palestine war. As these Palestinians were pushed forcibly out of their homes as Zionist leaders proclaimed the State of israel with the help of the British. To every story there are two sides, in this essay I shall present my previous knowledge as an Arab and the information I have gained from my history textbook on the Arab israeli Conflict.

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.

Ethnic conflicts are well rooted in the world's history and perhaps inherent in human nature. This type of conflict is difficult to resolve as is evident in the situation in the Middle East. The ethnic conflict theory explains that it is not territory, politics, or economics that prevents the achievement of peace between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, instead, it is a deep-seated hatred of one another that neither group can overcome. The Camp David Summit in July 2000, the most recent attempt at fostering a lasting peace is a clear example of how ethnocentrism can prevents success.

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the conflict in the middle east between 1948-1973 was not purely fuelled by the interest and concerns of the superpowers but rather of a series of conflictual incidents, aswell as the main wars that took place from the years from 1948-1967 such as the: 1948 War, The Six Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur war of 1973. But although the conflict was not fuelled by the superpowers, the influence of the superpowers and the reach of the superpowers into the Middle East was evident in the years both prior and following 1978. But even despite the influence and interests of the superpowers between and including 1948-1967 being undeniably evident, the extent of this influence cannot be said to have “fuelled the conflict”.