Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian

successfully fought off the pan-Arab army while other Israeli combatants terrorized and depopulated the countryside. Ilan Pappe termed the depopulation of Palestinians as “ethnic cleansing” but can this phrase be properly used when discussing the events of 1947-1948? To answer this question one must determine if there is a well-established definition of the phrase ‘ethnic cleansing’ and also establish that this was the intent of the Zionists, both initially and subsequently. This can be determined

The Issue of 'Right of Return' of the Palestinian Refugees The problem is that Israelis and Palestinians are divided over the more than 4 million Palestinian refugees who insist on returning to the homes that they lost during the 1948 and later during the 6-Day War in 1967. Palestinians claim that these were their homes and they have a right to return to them Israelis, on the other hand, generally, find the idea of such an exponential return of Palestinians to the heart of Israel frightening since

understand the characters to be able to develop a connection and relate to them. In the novel Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh, the author uses many literary devices to distinguish between two cousins, Usama and Adil during the 1960s when Israel occupied Palestine. The cousins, “experience two different versions of occupation and they have chosen to respond to the complexities of their situations through different means” (“Representations of Identity in Three Modern Arabic Novels”, 2011). The author characterizes

deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in pursuit of political change” (43). Who gets to determine the definition of terrorism though? While this book gives us his definition, we can see a first-hand account of the clash of adversaries, much like the violent clash between the Israelis and the Palestinians, which Hoffman’s theories do little to clarify. In present day, we think of terrorism as being

Terrorism is hard to be defined accurately as no universal agreement has been made on the definition of terrorism. This is because the term is politically and emotionally charged. The National Security Council (NSC) of Malaysia defined terrorism as “unlawful use of threat or the use of force or terror or any other attack by person, group or state regardless of objective or justification aim at other states, it citizens or their properties and its vital services with the intention of creating fear

Terrorism is a word that brings up many emotions, but no one agrees on a singular definition for it. Chernotsky and Hobbs, define terrorism as “The threat or use of violence to change an existing political order” (Chernotsky and Hobbs 2013: 107). The UN has a similar definition with, “acts of violence that targets civilians in the pursuit of political or ideological aims” (UN Factsheet No 32: 5-6). Both of these definitions agree that terror attacks target civilians with the goal of changing something

Kantian Ethics Emanuel Kant composed three propositions of morality. He also expands on his formulated a set of rules for his categorical thinking by stating the first rule is the universal moral law and the second rule is to treat people as ends. These concepts established by Kant can be seen in our modern society’s patterns of thoughts and living. In order to apply any actions in the form of Kantian Ethics a few essential items should be defined. Morality is defined as “a code of conduct that

Over thousands of years Arab’s and Jewish civilizations have made deep historical roots in Palestine along with many emotional attachments. At the end of the 19th century Arab nationalism and political Zionism were starting to steak claims to the same land. These two groups would start the fire for what will become civil wars, bitter disputes, and lasting relations though the 20th century. The British wanting to break the chocolate and also pick their piece would try to settle disputes in the Middle

of danger because of its location, of the ambiguity about who is in control of which part. There 's a lot of violence going on in the West Bank. There are thousands of Palestinians in the streets now that there have seen so many acts of violence. The recent reporting’s feature single independent attacks from young Palestinian men. In the past, there have been more collective acts of violence, but now a day there are single independent person 's. Due to these actions of violence, the citizens have

Apartheid is a social rule or racial segregation, which involves political, economic and legal judgement against people who are not a specific race (“Definition”) Apartheid, and other influential regimes are the reason for the origin of resistance poetry. June Jordan said that poetry is a medium for telling the truth. Resistance poetry serves as a medium for oppressed people to raise awareness about a social, political, economic, or racial issue without being evident about the themes of their