Israeli military in the Middle East. The Israeli occupation of Arab territories had a large impact on Arab-Israeli relations. Through the dominancy of the Israeli army during the Six Day War‚ they were able to capture the Sinai Peninsula‚ the Gaza Strip from Egypt‚ East Jerusalem‚ the West Bank from Jordon and the Golan Heights from Syria. In addition‚ Israel controlled the Sharm el-Sheik and the Gulf of Aqaba. This was significant as Israel stopped Jordanian ships from entering the Red Sea and
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At the moment there is still no Palestine‚ due to the 1948-49 war. This was when the Israelis drove out the Arabs from their land‚ and also some of the granted land by the UN‚ leaving them only with the West bank which was run by Jordan and the Gaza strip run by Egypt. This caused over 700‚000 Palestinian Arabs to flee their homes and become refugees. There were already half a million refugees before the war and now today there are over 3 million Arab refugees. According to the UN records this is
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exclusion that seems to be constantly present throughout the individual’s life. In the memoir I Shall Not Hate‚ author and doctor‚ Izzeldin Abuelaish expresses the difficulties and constant hardships of not only living‚ but being born and raised in the Gaza Strip‚ his ability to remain in his unburden mindset regardless of a severe catastrophe that lead to loss of his children‚ and his deep desire to resolve these ongoing issues of extreme exclusion‚ although he was a victim of these exclusions daily‚ he
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and two (2) U.S. State Department-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)‚ the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and the radical Palestinian Hamas Organization. The localized conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip which happened on July 12‚ 2006 has instantly became
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that was promised to both the Muslims and Jews as well as sacred Christian holy sites that are in the middle of the conflict. As of 2011‚ Israel is considered a country while Palestine is not considered a country but they have the west bank and gaza strip territories that are occupied by Israel (Malone). The Palestinians demand Statehood but the Israeli government refuses to give the Palestinians statehood due to the argument over Jerusalem in which the Palestinians and Israelis have sacred religious
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1) Origins of the State of Israel What is the Jewish claim to the land? Ancient Hebrews 3‚000 years ago. Forced out by different invaders‚ lastly the Romans. A tiny Jewish community continued to live there‚ having never left. What is the Palestinian claim? Also descended from Abraham. Lived along the coast – the Philistines. The land had been populated by Arabs since at least the 7th century. When the Arab conquerors arrived‚ there were Christians and a smaller number of Jews living
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however they still conceive the same mistakes due to hypocrisies in forging peace. That does not only lead to the encroachment of the war‚ but the suffering of law-abiding people‚ from Muslims being massacred by air raid with the guilty in the Gaza Strip to Israelis being murdered in the dark confines of their houses and being blown to bits by suicide bombers. So who is truly to blame for all this strife and suffering? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is
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it see it as a final arrangement. Most merely see it as a stage in the process for one Palestinian state. (The Israel Project‚ 2010) There are two political parties in Palestine‚ nominally Fatah and Hamas. The latter‚ which is in control of the Gaza Strip and is currently the stronger of the two major political parties inside Palestine‚ does not recognize Israel and does
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Chapter 5: The First Arab-Israeli War and the 1956 Suez Crisis The war of 1947-49 Following Israel’s declaration of statehood the Arab armies attacked along all the borders of the Jewish state. Egyptian forces attacked from the south; Syria‚ Lebanon and Iraq attacked from the north and north-east. By 28 May 1948‚ the Jordanian Arab Legion had occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. After initial setbacks‚ however‚ the Israelis successful drove the Arab armies out of the north‚ regained
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I have tried my level best to present my ideas in the context of Israel-Palestine conflict. Historical background of Israel-Palestine conflict There were three regions on the map which were known as Palestine. Those regions were namely Israel‚ Gaza and the West Bank. There was a dispute over the ownership of the land between two groups: Israel Jews and Palestinian Arabs. The Palestinian Arabs are chiefly Muslim‚ but they also include Christians and Druze. The root of the Israeli-Palestinian
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