Likud: A Brief Summary And Analysis

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the one of the world’s oldest conflicts, and it is still an ongoing problem in the world. Zionists and Arabs: two groups with conflicting beliefs who both claim Israel as their own. In wake of the Holocaust the U.N decided to gift the Jews a homeland for the lives lost in the genocide. In 1947, the U.N Partition divided the land of Israel (Historic Palestine) into two separate states: Arab and Jewish. Since then, the state of Israel has been the center of conflict between the Arabs and the Zionists. As time passed the Zionists gained more land from winning the Six-Day War, and consequently the Palestinians had to live as refugees in other Arab countries. Additionally, more than 75% of the land belonged to

Jewish people say they have a right to the land based on history and their religion. The Palestine

Before anyone can comprehend the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one must understand the theory of Zionism. Theodor Herzl was the first Jew to have the idea of creating Israel. He was a witness of the Dreyfus affair, in which a Jewish officer was accused of treason, solely because he was Jewish. Herzl also witnessed mobs of people shouting “Death to the Jews”. This was the last straw for Herzl. Herzl decided that there needed to be a change so he made it one of his life goals to create a successful movement in which Jews founded a Jewish state. One of his main arguments was that discrimination against Jews could be eliminated if they had their own Jewish State, and so modern Zionism was formed. The idea of modern Zionism is so pertinent to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because much of the reason for Israel becoming a Jewish state is behind the fact that Jews were perpetrated throughout the years before Zionism even came into play of the situation.

Due to the 80% of citizens reporting a Jewish faith, it is clear to say that Judaism has had a large role in handling conflicts. In the Torah, it is repeatedly shown through figures like Moses, that the most effective means of conflict resolution is through peace and mutual gain(Sacks). However, Israel shouldn’t back down on its morals. The steadfast attitude shown in both Israel and Palestine has clearly made mutualism harder to achieve, delaying the problem(Countries and Their Cultures). Finally, I was curious to know “ How have Israelis viewed the seemingly eternal conflict?”. Though most people have conflicting views on the complex issue, the general agreement between both Palestinians and Israelis is that the conflict is degrative towards both parties. Itamar Rabinovich - president of the Israeli Institute, former Ambassador to the United States, and former chief negotiator. - was quoted by the New York Times saying “Both Israelis and Palestinians pay dearly for the impasse. Keeping the settlement project in the West Bank saps Israel’s resources, compromises its international legitimacy and injects negative norms into Israel proper”. This is clear to many people, with the most pragmatic solution proposed being a two-state system. This would entail Jerusalem serving as a dual capital and Paste revoicing much of the west back as

(History of Zionism Web). “The success of Zionism has meant that the percentage of the world's Jewish population who live in Israel has steadily grown over the years and today 40% of the world's Jews live in Israel. There is no other example in human history of a nation being reestablished after such a long period of existence as a diaspora.”(History of Zionism) That diaspora was cause by anti-Semitism and persecution, but the Jews managed to still thrive. Even with the creation of their own state there are still problems among them. “The 1967 war between Israel and the Arab states (the "Six-Day War") marked a major turning point in the history of both Israel and of Zionism. Israeli forces captured the eastern half of Jerusalem, including the holiest of Jewish religious sites, the Western Wall of the ancient Temple.” (History of Zionism Web) The Palestinians and the Jews fought for power over the state. The Zionist pursued and gain most land in Israel. They were not going to let their promised land go. They took power over the Gaza strip, Golan Heights and West Bank. In 1968 the “Jerusalem Program” was established as the start of modern

Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has been threatened with extinction from the hostile Arab countries that border it. This has forced them to be cautious, prepared, and on alert. Immediately after it gained statehood in 1948, they were attacked by five arab countries. Against all odds, they managed to defeated their adversaries. Their independence was still not recognized. One war changed this. The Yom Kippur war changed the way people looked at Israel, changed Israel’s military borders, and showed that Israel has a large military power.

Israel has a high security system with The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) always ready to serve and protect Israel and the creation of the security wall is but in place to separate from those countries that are anti-Israel. (Israel Defense Force, 2015) The IDF is one of the security mechanisms that enable the safety for Jews in Israel. The IDF has served in each of the country's major wars. Founding of the military happened after the establishment of Israel. (Israel Defense Force, 2015) The IDF creates a sense of unity for the Israeli people. By having the IDF walk the streets armed makes those individuals living in Israel feel safe and secure when walking the streets and doing their day activities such as grocery shopping, going to work or school and participating in recreational activities. In addition another way the IDF is helping to sure that Israel is a safe state of Jews is when organized travel groups visit on the bus there is at least one solider armed. This shows that Israel wants to make sure all people visiting and who live there feel safe no matter what they are doing. The second security mechanism that helps Jewish people feel safe and secure is the Israeli West Bank wall. It is put into place to be a separation barrier between Israelis and Palestinians. Ever since this wall has been put in place the suicides bombing have has a significant decrease. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and others

The United Nations gave the Israelis the land now known as Israel. The Israelis pushed most of the Palestinians out from Israel. Israelis are part of an increasing nation. The Israelis wants nothing to do with the Palestinians. In the bible the land is a “promised land” towards the Jews which is why the Israelis believe the land should be theirs. The Israelis claim that the Palestinians NEVER existed. The Israelis

The historical 'rights' to the land for the Jewish people are based on a covenant between Abraham and God. Therefore, overlooking this historical fact, which has been verified in a number of scholarly as well as historical sources including the Bible would be denying the origin of Jewish ancestry as well as how the Jews came into being as a people, which was based on "faith" not based on being a separate race. In fact, they were semetic in origin as were the Arabs. On the other hand, the idea of wiping Palestinians of the land would be unjust for Palestinians, who had been living in the land before the establishment of the State of Israel. Since the issue is emotional and religious, there are those who believe that peace simply is not an option in the region. Others are convinced that their opinion is correct and peace would be possible if the nation would follow this or that plan. Regardless of the many varying opinions, peace will never be achieved unless two main conditions are met; the status of the Holy City is clarified for both; and the two finally come to the realization that despite their hatred toward each other, they have to live with each other in any case. Therefore, the idea of the two nations achieving peace in near future doesn't seem conceivable at this point.

Without a Palestinian peace deal the financial cost and man hours and loss of strategic lands would leave them more vulnerable to Palestinian attack. The Israeli’s began moving out of settlements in Gaza and West Bank but abruptly reversed course in 2000 after violence broke out again. Many road blocks have arisen which have made it more difficult for the Israeli’s to believe that the two parties will ever come to a peace agreement. 60% percent of Israeli’s believe that Israel should relinquish the West Bank and Gaza. Even though that number is high many Israeli’s believe that Israel would be relinquishing land that were promised to their people in the Bible. With all things considered Israel could best serve its interest by remaining in the disputed lands until an expectable peace plan is completed. There are no guarantees for peace without it (Monitor,

Imagine someone took your own land away from you. Wouldn’t you fight back and seek justice? Wouldn’t you fight every bit of obstacles to gain independence? That is what the Palestinians are trying to do. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is a controversy between Israelis and the Palestinians over control of Jerusalem. The Israelis are mostly Jewish and the Palestinians are mostly Muslims. Jerusalem is located between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea and is one of the oldest cities in the world. At this moment, Israel controls the land. The Palestinians live in two areas called the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians only want to declare independence from the Israelis and create their own country in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Currently, they want support from the United Nations and want President Barack Obama to accept their request for freedom. President Barack Obama should endorse the Palestinians request for independence for many reasons.

Israel’s success in dealing with the treats it came across was due to many factors. These included Israel’s military tactics; which is one of the most important ones. Israeli determination for an independent state, the disunity between the Arab people, territory and the role of the US all played a part in the triumph of Israeli survival in the years 1948 – 73.

Some people who see the problem from the outside do not understand what all the hustle between Palestinians and Israelis means, why these countries are still fighting over this piece of land? Why they do not stop being ignorant? The Israelis should understand that Palestine belongs to Arabs and not to them. Israelis does not want to agree to give back what it does not belong to them; they do not want to make matter to the famous phrase. "Make falafel not war."

The conflict between Israel and Palestine is just one of the many facets that have shaped modern day politics in the Middle East. It is a conflict rooted in generations of violence, discrimination and prejudice that is complicated by a history older than any of the modern day superpowers. Ever since the creation of the state of Israel by the 1947 UN partition of Palestine

Israel is also a modern cultural oasis in the middle of a volatile map where fighting still continues today, weather it is with the violence in Chevron or the fights in the West Bank. Israel has never been able to have a fair chance in its own land and now it is time that that struggle ends.