Thoughts on the roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Thoughts on the roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Tim Hogan
History 201 I
4/9/13
According to the article Thoughts on the roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, it talks about how the Jews and the Arabs didn’t get along and the reasons behind it. One major cause of these conflicts was anti-Semitism, which lead to not trusting one anther and hatred towards one another. During the early 20th century it was discussed where the Jewish community could call a land of there own. The building of this state was quite possibly the only place that might accept Jews into society. This would give the Jews citizenship and an identity, which they’ve been wanting for a long time. There were a couple of possibilities where the Jews would go; one of them was Uganda. Eventually, it was decided that the Jews would be placed in Palestine and that Britain would be in charge of the land. Theodor Herzl thought that the “Jew Country” would be a state without clear political sovereignty and state traditions. After world war one had ended so had the Ottoman Empire. Many pieces of its land very divided up to other European powers such as France and Britain, and eventually these lands became their own countries. Additionally, when the Nazi party started to form and Hitler took his dictator role in Germany; many of the Jews left and went to Palestine. As a result, of the overpopulating of Jews the Arab people were getting extremely frustrated. In fact, in the late 1940’s the Arabs would refuse to recognize Israel. This among others things caused many problems between Jews and Arabs. The west put the blame on the Arabs this is because they weren’t appreciating the Jewish society and their community. The Zionists considered there work not done even the country Israel was created. They wanted to exceed expectations and make a mark on society and history. In addition, in the Middle East some of their
Tim Hogan
History 201 I
4/9/13
According to the article Thoughts on the roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, it talks about how the Jews and the Arabs didn’t get along and the reasons behind it. One major cause of these conflicts was anti-Semitism, which lead to not trusting one anther and hatred towards one another. During the early 20th century it was discussed where the Jewish community could call a land of there own. The building of this state was quite possibly the only place that might accept Jews into society. This would give the Jews citizenship and an identity, which they’ve been wanting for a long time. There were a couple of possibilities where the Jews would go; one of them was Uganda. Eventually, it was decided that the Jews would be placed in Palestine and that Britain would be in charge of the land. Theodor Herzl thought that the “Jew Country” would be a state without clear political sovereignty and state traditions. After world war one had ended so had the Ottoman Empire. Many pieces of its land very divided up to other European powers such as France and Britain, and eventually these lands became their own countries. Additionally, when the Nazi party started to form and Hitler took his dictator role in Germany; many of the Jews left and went to Palestine. As a result, of the overpopulating of Jews the Arab people were getting extremely frustrated. In fact, in the late 1940’s the Arabs would refuse to recognize Israel. This among others things caused many problems between Jews and Arabs. The west put the blame on the Arabs this is because they weren’t appreciating the Jewish society and their community. The Zionists considered there work not done even the country Israel was created. They wanted to exceed expectations and make a mark on society and history. In addition, in the Middle East some of their