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    1940’s Jews from Spain chose to come to Egypt because it was safe for them (http://www.bh.org.il/jewish-community-cairo/). The life in Spain was too dangerous and had terrible living conditions for the Jews. The king of Spain was no friend of the Jews and by the year 1942 all the Jews in Spain left or converted (http://www.bh.org.il/jewish-community-cairo/). Compared to the living conditions in Spain (that if you did not convert you would be burned alive) Cairo was a magical place. The Jews could

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    The Jewish religion has been persecuted for many years. Most of the Jews were killed in this horrible persecution. Jews finally receive help from others to get their sacred land back, Caanan. Caanan was the promise land that God had granted to the Jews. Jews made it to Caanan for 20 years they settled there. There were 12 tribes each tribe had one judge. The rulers were to unite the kingdom of Israel and prevent outside and invasion. King Saul was the first king. Then came king David. He served

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    “ETHIOPIAN JEWS” Throughout the bible, the people of Ethiopia had intermingled and intermarried with the descendants of Shem even before Abraham was born. Abraham and his descendants have racially intermixed and intermarried with the Ethiopians from the beginning of the Hebrew-Jewish origins, as many Ethiopians were known to be Hebrew-Jewish descent. Moses and his family were Hebrews having Ethiopian origins. There are many Jewish communities in Ethiopia today, and one of these groups are the “Falashas

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    These two subgroups that reside in Israel are two of the four main denominations which make up Judaism, in the United States they also have subgroups that are similar to those in Israel such as Orthodox Jews however, American Jews in a way have modified Orthodox in a slight way to where they are seen as Modern Orthodox. Your typical Haredi Jew also known as ultra-orthodox is known to be segregated from society and stick around other Haredi Jews and communities. Modern Orthodox Judaism, attaches a

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    World War II. The study of the Holocaust directly ties in with the study of the state of Israel because Israel has the right to be able to defend themselves against anything similar to the Holocaust from ever happening again, Jews are committing crimes against other nations in order to protect themselves, and the Jews forced to move from most European countries to the state of Israel. The state of Israel and its people are being attacked, and they need to be able to fight back. “Throughout

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    Beginning long before the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, Israel and Palestine have clashed over who can claim the holy land. The Israelis believe that they should solely have possession of the holy land, being a gift from God to Abraham to Isaac, according to the Bible. Contradicting the Israelis, the Palestinians believe the holy land was given to Ishmael from Abraham, who is an ancestor to the Muslim people. From 1914 to modern times, Israel has underwent positive changes between the Israelis

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    Israel And The Holocaust

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    history of the State of Israel and the Holocaust strongly correlate with each other. For one to understand the State of Israel, one must look at in it relation to the Holocaust because Israel uses defence techniques that it would not feel necessary if not for the Holocaust, the Holocaust has changed the Jewish faith, and the Holocaust has caused issues with the overall view of the Jews. Israel has used tactics to defend itself, and to get the international “right to exist”. Israel has used security tactics

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    Holy Land?   This conflict is among Jews and Arabs. Palestine for the Arabs is a land whose Oil has been cultivated by them for generations. Israel, as later called by the Jews, is a land of inspiration that is destined for them, since many Jews had been living in Israel and emigrating previously (Fraser,1). This shows the Socio-Political and religious roots of the conflict. The Arabic population is currently located in Jerusalem, but the Jewish Population in Israel has a strong desire of relocating

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    Jew in the Arab World

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    minority which creates a lot of conflict with Middle East region especially in Jews and Arab sides. The United Nation Resolution 181 (1947), this resolution impacts the stability in the Middle East region which leads to many conflicts between Arab and Jewish minority. Therefore, partition was in Arab perspective is planned for the divided Arab world to cause instability among Arabs and minority

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    Summary and Analysis of the Mazie Book The state of Israel—rich in tradition and innovation, has in its short existence been one of the most politically interesting phenomenons in the modern world. The state, since the signing of the Declaration of Establishment in 1948 has created a specific form of democracy not seen among many countries throughout the world; democracy which incorporates religious law as well as judicial and social law. Within Israel’s Higher Law, written by Steven V. Mazie,

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