February 2013 Two States For Two Nationalities In the news recently‚ you may have heard about the “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” What is the big deal about it? Why is it so important? The big issue is that in 1967‚ Israel claimed land after winning the Six Day War which the Palestinians now want back. This land‚ the Gaza Strip and West Bank‚ is considered contested territory‚ and both the Israelis and Palestinians are settling in it. A multitude of solutions to this conundrum have been proposed:
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The conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Jews is a modern phenomenon‚ which began around the turn of the 20th century. Although these two groups have different religions (Palestinians include Muslims‚ Christians and Druze)‚ religious differences are not the cause of the conflict. It is essentially a struggle over land. Until 1948‚ the area that both groups claimed was known internationally as Palestine. But following the war of 1948-49‚ this land was divided into three parts: the state of Israel
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians consist of the occupation and status of Jerusalem‚ water rights being violated‚ refugees‚ borders‚ security wall and settlements. In an attempt to solve these problems in 1947 the United Nations intervened and set up a partition plan. Under this plan the United Nations gave away 55% of Palestine to a Jewish state despite the fact that the Jewish population only represented 30% of Palestine and owned fewer than 7% of
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Everybody knows the conflict between Palestine and Israel‚ it is a conflict that has been going on for over a hundred years. The conflict‚ in fact‚ is so old and known that you can find it in any history books‚ and it is taught in any history class. The conflict begins in the early 1800’s‚ Jews were being persecuted in Europe. Originally the Jews owned the Holy land‚ Jerusalem‚ but were kicked out. From 1920 to 1947‚ the British declared the “Promised land” to the Jews as a payback for all the persecution
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The Israeli and Palestinian conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that had begun in the mid 20th century. The term is also used in reference to the earlier conflict in Mandatory Palestine‚ between the Zionist Yishuv and the Arab population under British rule. Along the Eastern shore is the Mediterranean Sea which is at the center of a conflict between Arabs and Jews. Both of the groups claim territorial rights over the small piece of land. The land is approximately 10
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict has been one of the most divisive and controversial settings known to mankind. Both Zionist and Palestinian historians feel they have the right to the land known as Israel‚ the land that would go on to host the Arab-Israeli conflict. With the formation of Zionism‚ (Jewish nationalism; the belief that Jews are a people or nation that they have a right to a state and that state rightfully‚ by history and heritage is Israel) one prominent Zionist Theodor Herzl (1860–1904)‚
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The Arab- Israeli conflict is still an unresolved issue with many negotiations‚ riots and victims and still no permanent solutions along with a tense climate. But what is the reason behind this hostility and what was the short term impact of the Second World War amongst so many other factors on the political relationships between the Arabs‚ Israel and foreign powers will be the subject of our enquiry. The Second World War left its stigma on many countries and amongst those where the Arab countries
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The Arab-Israeli Six Day War The Arab-Israeli Six Day War began on the 5th of June 1967‚ with Israel in the position of being surrounded by extremely hostile forces on 3 sides‚ outnumbered in troops and weapons‚ limited in resources‚ and a significant possibility of annihilation as a nation. Their selected defensive option was an extremely well planned and exactingly executed pre-emptive strike on the air and ground forces of Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Syria‚ and Egypt. The primary objective
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to be discussed between the Israelis and Palestinians including the division of land. The conflict between the Israel and Palestine began in the early 1900s. The main reason for this conflict was initiated by the right of return. Many Israelis had fled because of the Holocaust. Little by little the Jewish people began to return. This upset the Palestinians because the Israelis took over parts of the land that belonged to the Palestinian people. As the conflict grew‚ so did the reasons the
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Emily Olsen © KCDistance Learning WebQuest: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 50 points Directions: The state of Palestine was divided in 1947 to establish the nation of Israel‚ resulting in two separate homelands for the Arab and Jewish people. This land separation has sharply divided Arabs and Israelis for over 50 years‚ resulting in ongoing violent conflicts. For this WebQuest‚ you will develop a historical understanding of the complex issues behind the decisions made in the Middle East
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