Key Factors Contributing to the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict.
MASENO UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY
UNIT; THE MIDDLE EAST IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
DIR; 307
SECTION A
Research on Israel’s A.) Geographical Location
B.) Population
C.) Ethnic Composition
D.) Historical Background
E.) Level of Economic development
F.) Nature of Government
SECTION B
Discuss the key factors contributing to the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict.
ISRAELS FLAG ISRAELS EMBLEM
SECTION A.
INTRODUCTION
The name Israel has historically been used in common and religious usage to refer to the biblical kingdom of Israel or the entire Jewish nation. According to the Hebrew Bible the name Israel was given to the Palestinian Jacob after he successfully wrestled with the angle of the Lord, Jacobs twelve sons became the ancestors of the Israelites also known as the twelve tribes, well, that is from a biblical view. Israel, officially the state of Israel is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East along the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean sea, it contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area, some if not all will be discussed in the essay below, in this Essay I will concentrate on discussing the general information of Israel and that includes its Geographical location, Population, Ethnic Composition, Historical background, Level of economic development and the Nature of government.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
The geography of Israel is very diverse with desert conditions in the south and snow-capped mountains in the north. Israel is located at 31degrees north of the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in western Asia. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, the northeast by Syria, the East by Jordan and the West Bank, and to the southwest by Egypt with this border also being the border between Asia
SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY
UNIT; THE MIDDLE EAST IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
DIR; 307
SECTION A
Research on Israel’s A.) Geographical Location
B.) Population
C.) Ethnic Composition
D.) Historical Background
E.) Level of Economic development
F.) Nature of Government
SECTION B
Discuss the key factors contributing to the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict.
ISRAELS FLAG ISRAELS EMBLEM
SECTION A.
INTRODUCTION
The name Israel has historically been used in common and religious usage to refer to the biblical kingdom of Israel or the entire Jewish nation. According to the Hebrew Bible the name Israel was given to the Palestinian Jacob after he successfully wrestled with the angle of the Lord, Jacobs twelve sons became the ancestors of the Israelites also known as the twelve tribes, well, that is from a biblical view. Israel, officially the state of Israel is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East along the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean sea, it contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area, some if not all will be discussed in the essay below, in this Essay I will concentrate on discussing the general information of Israel and that includes its Geographical location, Population, Ethnic Composition, Historical background, Level of economic development and the Nature of government.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
The geography of Israel is very diverse with desert conditions in the south and snow-capped mountains in the north. Israel is located at 31degrees north of the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in western Asia. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, the northeast by Syria, the East by Jordan and the West Bank, and to the southwest by Egypt with this border also being the border between Asia