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    Israel In 1948

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    Israel or Palestine. They were forced out in 70 A.D. in what is now known as the Jewish Diaspora after attempting a revolt against the Romans that, in hindsight, was probably not a good idea. Who replaced the Jews? Once the Jews were gone, the Palestinians took over the land and lived there until 1948,

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    The conflict between the Palestinians (Arabs) and Israelis (Jews) was over land, a place where they can call home. The ending of World War I (WWI), the land was known as the Palestine land. Three monotheistic religion called the land the holy land. In 1948 to 1949, the land was divided into three: the State of Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. The Israelis claim ownership of the land because in the bible Abraham and his descenders was promise the land. The Palestine claim ownership of the

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    “Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. ” This statement, a cornerstone of pro-Israel activism and discourse, and the bane of activism for Palestinian rights, in fact reveals the complexity of propaganda, and of the critical importance of narratives and framing. It perfectly embodies George Orwell’s astute observation that “All propaganda is lies, even when one is telling the truth. ” This paper argues that Israel is particularly adept at using propaganda because Israel is able to use it

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    Jews date back to the 1800s, when Zionism was first introduced. Zionists bought land off oblivious Palestinian landowners which lead to the eviction of the arabs who worked on the land. As Jewish migration increased, the Arabs became aware of Jewish intention to take over their land. Not only did this result in unease between them but it spread fear within the Arab community forming a need for nationalism. Good afternoon year 11, This speech will highlight how bad British decisions and conflicting promises

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    today’s world” (46). It is just this challenge that confronts many Palestinian women involved, either explicitly or implicitly, in the Palestinian national project. For in this project, they are doubly marginalised, both from the national movement with which they attempt to engage, and in the patriarchal structures that are reinforced by the militarisation of the national movement and its commemoration. However, women within the Palestinian liberation movement are not merely subjects of patriarchal and

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    state of Israel and the coalition of Arab states and Palestinians. Israel took victory over the Palestinians and as a result of the war, territorial changes were made. During the 40s, Israeli territory lines were not well defined. As a direct result of the war, to better separate Jerusalem from the Palestinian’s, Israel built a wall which divided the city from 1948-1967. In the mist of the Israeli-Palestinian tensions, we meet Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008). There are two things

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    WHY HAS TERRORISM BECOME SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS? There are many reasons why terrorism has become such an important issue over the last 40 years. In this paper I will be exploring the answers to this question through three related topics; 1) the threat from terrorism; 2) why people join terrorist groups and; 3) dealing with terrorism. I will be using the sources provided and historical facts related to three groups; the IRA, the PLO and Al-Qaeda. Section 1 – The threat from

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    1. Introduction ‘Britain, the UK and London are the home of global menswear’ (Menswear: British Fashion is GREAT, 2004, 6:41) Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council stated in a video to promote and celebrate British Menswear. London, as the capital of the United Kingdom and often used synonymous as representing the country as whole, is regarded by many as the capital of menswear, claiming to have invented several items crucial for contemporary Western menswear and the long-standing

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    A study of warfare in the modern era suggest a progression through three distinct generations. Although U.S. Armed Forces are still coming to grips with the third of these, strong trends point to an emerging fourth generation. Those who would prepare for future warfare must consider the trends envisaged here and the challenges they would present to existing forces. As the world devolves into nations with less clear borders than perhaps any time in recent military history with the closest example

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    European societies have strong sentiments towards using language and its history as the means of shaping regional identity against national identity. This essay thus discusses the languages of Spain and the United Kingdom. Spain’s 17 autonomous regions are grounded in historical tensions of peripheral, or regional, and nationalist movements, and the struggles to demarcate ethnic values from the civic. It amounted with the Castilian language as the assimilating tool of Franco’s nationalistic regime

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