Since its founding in 1948‚ Israel has almost continuously been at war. First the 1948 Arab-Israeli War‚ then the Suez Crisis in 1956‚ the Six-Day War in 1967‚ the Yom Kippur War of 1973‚ the 1982 Lebanon War‚ the 2006 Lebanon War‚ and several wars in Gaza (2008‚ 2012‚ 2014). The two Intifadas of 1987 and 2000 could also be seen as wars. Israel claims that it is surrounded by enemies bent on destroying it‚ and this is undoubtedly true to some extent. Upon closer analysis‚ however‚ especially of the
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Explain the causes‚ course and consequences of the 1947 - 1949 War. (25 marks) The 1947 – 1949 War was the first war of the ongoing Arab-Israeli Conflict. The war is known to the Israelis as The War of Independence while the Palestinians call it the Catastrophe. The war came about as a result of the end of the British Mandate and the introduction of Resolution 181. The war involved a number of Arab states fighting on behalf of the Palestinians against the Israelis who were widely viewed as the
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Bedouins are a culturally distinctive Arab Muslim ethnic group part of a largely desert-dwelling Arabian group divided into tribes or clans. Traditionally the term refers to “the nomadic Arab of the desert”‚ but in the context of Israel‚ Bedouins are not a nomadic community but a social group part of the Arab minority‚ they represent the 13% of the total Arab population. Within the Israeli territory‚ Bedouins are located in different geographic areas: North-Galilee‚ between the Central District
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Prophet Ishaaq (Isaac)‚ son of Prophet Ibraaheem (Abraham)‚ peace be upon them all. Their history in the Holy land started when Prophet Ibraaheem‚ peace be upon him‚ migrated from Iraaq to Shaam (which comprises of modern day Syria‚ Lebanon‚ Palestine‚ Jordan and parts of Iraq and Saudi Arabia) where his son Prophet Ishaaq and grandson Prophet Ya’qoob were born. In Shaam Ya’qoob’s two wives gave birth to twelve of his children‚ who he subsequently migrated with to Egypt due to Shaam being struck with
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a country in south-western Asia‚ formed in 1948 as a Jewish state in the historic region of Palestine‚ and located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel is bounded on the north by Lebanon‚ on the northeast by Syria‚ on the east by Jordan‚ and on the southwest by Egypt. Its southernmost tip extends to the Gulf of Aqaba‚ an arm of the Red Sea. Israel’s isolated position as a Jewish state surrounded by Arab and predominantly Islamic countries has influenced nearly every aspect of its
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fought for inequality of opportunities. In most countries‚ when Palestinians first settled in refugee camps‚ they were stripped of their rights specifically citizenship and the right to own any property. However‚ Jordan treats them better unlike other countries. Peretz states‚ “[Jordan] is the only Arab government which has granted unqualified‚ complete and full citizenship to all its Palestine refugees. All have the same rights‚ privileges‚ and disabilities. They are free to move about the country
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Imagine living in a warzone‚ where every day could be your last day‚ and your country is in the war with itself. Where words of peace were only spoken‚ not carried out. Israel was one of those countries; it was 1993 when a break to the seemingly endless war began. The Oslo Accords‚ a result of both Israel and Palestine desire to move beyond the reputation of the intifadah‚ gave Palestine independence from Israel and brought the country into a financial golden age (“Israel”). The Declaration of
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Book Reviews Water as a Source of Contention and Cooperation Water Resources in the Middle East: Israel-Palestinian Water issues — From Conflict to Cooperation edited by Hillel Shuval and Hassan Dweik. Berlin: Springer‚ 2007. 454 pp. Olli Ruohomäki Dr. Olli Ruohomäki. former deputy representative of Finland to the Palestinian Authority‚ is currently .senior advisor with the Ministiyfor Foreign Affairs. Finland. The arid landscape ofthe Middle East and the expanding human settlements suggest
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Why was Israel so successful in dealing with threats to its survival in the years 1948-73? Israel’s success in dealing with the treats it came across was due to many factors. These included Israel’s military tactics; which is one of the most important ones. Israeli determination for an independent state‚ the disunity between the Arab people‚ territory and the role of the US all played a part in the triumph of Israeli survival in the years 1948 – 73. Israeli military tactics were a long-term
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Beirut is the capital of the country and it’s also nicknamed “Paris of the East”. Famous people are originally half Lebanese such as the well known Columbian artist “Shakira”. There are five countries which surround Lebanon which are: Turkey‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ Cyprus & Palestine (Israel). Several problems started to appear in Lebanon. In 1943-1948 after France got out from Lebanon the Christians took the balance of power in the country while Muslims haven’t much of a power back then‚ this caused some
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