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    India and the Persian Gulf area. In the Land of Israel, immigrants of Ethiopian began settling in the state since the 1970’s. Black Jews practice Judaism and Ethiopians migrated to Israel primarily for religious reasons. With roots going back to biblical times, Ethiopians Jews were surprise to find other groups of people who had been practicing the religion as well. The immigrants had a difficult time trying to enter the country by “returning to Israel.” In 1973, they were considered a part of the

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    war that had been fought between Egypt and Israel had come to a point where there was a chance for peace. The area that had been at the center of the turmoil was the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip. The problem was that both countries believed that they had the rights to this land: Israel, biblically and Egypt, politically. So an invitation by President Jimmy Carter to President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel was extended. The invitation was for a meeting

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    The Middle East Conflict The country previously known as Palestine but now as Israel has sparked major military and political confrontations between Arabs and Israelis during the 20th century in the Middle East. The area, which both groups of people claim is rightly their homeland is smaller then Britain, surrounded on the West by the Mediterranean Sea and on the other sides by neighbouring Arab countries. The Israeli's believe it is rightly their homeland because

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    be discussed. Conflict is defined as incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another. Palestine (also called the Holy Land) is an ancient country in South-West Asia, on the East coast of the Mediterranean. Palestine is also a country divided between Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Lastly, Israel is a republic in South-West Asia on the Mediterranean, formed as a Jewish state in May of 1948. These two, the Israelis and Palestinians, have been fighting for decades.

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    schools because of the construction of settler bypass roads. Home annihilations and removals by Israeli powers proceed. Israeli checkpoints, detours, and the division divider hinder and limit development inside the Palestinian domain. Since 1967, when Israel vanquished these regions, Palestinians have been living under Israeli

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    Conflict The Arab-Israeli conflict came about from the notion of Political Zionism. Zionism is the belief that Jews constitute a nation (or a people) and that they deserve the right to return to what they consider to be their ancestral home, land of Israel (or Palestine). Political Zionism, the belief that Jews should establish a state for themselves in Palestine, was a revolutionary idea for the 19th Century. During World War I, Jews supported countries that constituted the Central Powers because they

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    were being used as slaves in Ancient Egypt and were looking for their promise land. Moses was the one who brought them to their freedom to bring them forward to their promise land, sent forth by God. Saul ~ The first king of the new promise land for the Israelites. Around 1020 BCE, he worked with finishing things with the Philistines but he was not the one to create the final blow. He was the first king in the promised land after Moses brought the Hebrew people to Israel. David ~ He was Saul’s military

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    The recent affair in Israel seems to be escalating everyday as the Israelis and Palestinians are clashing over the costs of past events and the conflict has been one of the most unstable and constant wars in modern world history. The Israeli military have continued to occupy Palestinian Territories and on a daily basis, inhabitants of those lands have been killed, injured or kidnapped. Despite recent major Israeli violence, Palestinians have created pacific marches and demonstrations in the West

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    thousands of years, as the place of: • The Binding of Isaac by Abraham about 4,000 years ago. • The Building of the first Jewish Temple by King Solomon 3,000 years ago, which stood in all its glory for 410 years, before its destruction by ancient Babylon in 434 BCE. • The Rebuilding of the Second Temple by the Jewish returnees from Babylon in 349 BCE, which stood in all its glory for 420 years, until its destruction by Rome in 70 CE. It should be noted that the Temple Mount was refurbished

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    Conflict between Israel and Palestine has led to wars, injuries, and massacres. These two countries have argued and fought for decades, ever since 1917. Both countries have been through many tough moments and bombings. The major disagreement is the fact that both countries fight over land. Each side of argument has a "right and wrong" effect. In recent events, the number of stabbings have been increased by the month, and has been seen, as an organized terror attack. The most ancient conflict in the

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