Why is Jerusalem so important to Israel? For many years‚ the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a complex issue that has drawn attention to the Middle East and the rest of the World. The city of Jerusalem is an important key of this conflict and it is a problem that is not resolved yet‚ especially because both countries claimed it as its eternal capital. Today‚ this situation could change soon. Jerusalem has called attention to the world due to US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize
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protestors and Alice Walker marched from Malcolm X Park to the White House for women to have the same human rights as men. She also made an activist group with 60 other female activists in order to persuade Israel and Egypt to open their borders in Gaza. She wrote and supported various civil rights activities. Alice Walker was a black history consultant a person who would give talks on the rights of black people to the Friends of the Children Mississippi Head Start Program: a program which provides
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In the midst of the nineteenth century‚ shortly after World War II‚ several regions around the world were separated and divided. Two particular regions‚ India and Palestine both faced immense tension and conflict that led to the division of each respective region. The division of India and Palestine induced a plethora of negative effects to the people who lived in the region which frequently led to extreme backlash and conflict. The division of India and Palestine were all due to the previous circumstances
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The Battle of Halicarnassus An important Persian city was Halicarnassus which was used as a supply base. Whose fortifications included a “45 foot wide moat‚ which was 22 feet deep and a six foot thick walls; and high masonry towers” (2004‚ p94) in which Memnon and his troops were defending. The city could easily be supplied from the sea‚ but because of poor use of the Persian fleet‚ Alexander was able to move his siege engines and supplies to Halicarnassus for the battle. Alexander began his siege
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Acknowledgment: I am thankful to Allah almighty who gave me the strength‚ wisdom and the ability to complete this project well on time. This project is a detailed study about the disputed territories under International law. This project is submitted to Maam Samrna Afzal. It is an invidual based assignment. A lot of effort is required to complete this project and have provided support and help from our mentor Maam Samrana Afzal. My project data is based on different sources majorly from net and
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an instrument to gain power or to break down a political enemy. It is a tool that can be used to gain support and power for a state‚ and to create tensions with others. For example‚ Hamas‚ the Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization governing the Gaza Strip‚ gained its power from the strong religious ideology it possesses. Hamas uses this religious affiliation to create a
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the Middle East‚ and Israel was cast as the stooge of the USA by its neighbours. From the beginning‚ both sides immediately attempted to seize territory. Israel claimed a large majority of the state‚ while Arab forces captured‚ most notably‚ the Gaza strip‚ now held by Egypt through the Sinai Peninsula. The central hills of Palestine were annexed by Jordan and labelled the West Bank‚ lying between Israel and Jordan that is to the east. Finally the Golan Heights‚ to the north‚ were captured by Syria
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for a Palestinian sovereign state. Notwithstanding‚ the mutual understanding for the necessity of a durable solution‚ France as liable partner of Israel‚ furthermore keeps calling on Israel to withstand military restraints on Gaza‚ as much as she calls on Gaza‚ to stop violent acts against Israel. PALESTINE France also maintains good relations with the Palestinian Authority and regards its empowerment as
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Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Throughout history there are many examples of warriors who have‚ through their deeds‚ beliefs and actions‚ been considered chivalrous and honourable. The greatest testament to such a warrior is when one ’s enemies honour the warrior as such. The subject of this essay is such a warrior and a role model that I believe any aspiring warrior should study. Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb or Saladin‚ as he has come to be called in western civilization‚ was the first Sultan of Egypt and
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“Can there be peace in the Middle East?” To ask the question of whether there can be peace in the Middle East is an interesting and quite personal question. The question‚ to me has always been a resounding YES‚ as I myself live there and for me there is no option but to answer yes in answer. This particular question though‚ runs deeper than a mere comment‚ and answer it in such a short time‚ we must first look at the problems in general. Oil ! That is what the modern Middle Eastern geopolitics
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