The Rogerian Argument The Conflict Between Israel And Palestine
Scott Christopher Lloyd
Professor Anne Kennedy
Effectiveness in Writing ENGL 102
December 15th, 2014
The Conflict between Israel and Palestine For over sixty years, the people of both Israel and Palestine have been at war. The largest issue behind the conflict is territorial borders. Both sides believe the area is their divine birth-right and a gift from their “God”. They thus believe that giving up these lands would be seen as a disgrace and a sin to each side’s respective religion. Under any other circumstances, this bloodshed would have ended decades ago were it not for this 10,000 square mile territory being home to both the Jewish and Palestinian (Muslim) religions. The question, therefore, is how the people of both Israel and Palestine create peace in the region when both civilizations insist on divine ownership. When you contextualize the issue, it’s evident that the Palestinians do have some validity to their grievances. One issue at hand is that the land Israel now occupies was once considered Palestine. The two civilizations used to coexist. It wasn’t until the mass influx of Jewish people following World War II when the battles over the region truly began. Following WWII, the Jewish Israeli settlers were given part of Palestine as a result of the persecutions to the people. It was done so by the United Nations on May 14th, 1948 in the following declaration. “By virtue of our national and intrinsic right and the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, we hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, which shall be known as the State of Israel” (Siegel). It was a reasonable solution--a two-state territory.
Palestine refused to accept Israel’s statehood along with many neighboring (Arab) countries. Many battles occurred the very next day after Israel gained its independent State. The battles were between Israel and Palestine, Israel and Egypt, Israel and Jordan, Israel and Syria, Israel and Lebanon
Professor Anne Kennedy
Effectiveness in Writing ENGL 102
December 15th, 2014
The Conflict between Israel and Palestine For over sixty years, the people of both Israel and Palestine have been at war. The largest issue behind the conflict is territorial borders. Both sides believe the area is their divine birth-right and a gift from their “God”. They thus believe that giving up these lands would be seen as a disgrace and a sin to each side’s respective religion. Under any other circumstances, this bloodshed would have ended decades ago were it not for this 10,000 square mile territory being home to both the Jewish and Palestinian (Muslim) religions. The question, therefore, is how the people of both Israel and Palestine create peace in the region when both civilizations insist on divine ownership. When you contextualize the issue, it’s evident that the Palestinians do have some validity to their grievances. One issue at hand is that the land Israel now occupies was once considered Palestine. The two civilizations used to coexist. It wasn’t until the mass influx of Jewish people following World War II when the battles over the region truly began. Following WWII, the Jewish Israeli settlers were given part of Palestine as a result of the persecutions to the people. It was done so by the United Nations on May 14th, 1948 in the following declaration. “By virtue of our national and intrinsic right and the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, we hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, which shall be known as the State of Israel” (Siegel). It was a reasonable solution--a two-state territory.
Palestine refused to accept Israel’s statehood along with many neighboring (Arab) countries. Many battles occurred the very next day after Israel gained its independent State. The battles were between Israel and Palestine, Israel and Egypt, Israel and Jordan, Israel and Syria, Israel and Lebanon