or giving part of it to the Jewish people to build Israel. “…On February 14‚ 1947 that His Majesty’s Government had decided to refer the Palestine problem to the United Nations.” SOURCE 3 The United Nations signed in favor of the new Jewish state which outraged the Palestinian people. This began the Israeli-Arab War that lasted a year. Israel took military measures and was quite successful in crushing the unorganized Palestinian fighters. Israel was able to take over 40% more land than was marked
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During the time of Jesus‚ Romans‚ under the rule of King Caesar‚ ruled Palestine. The Roman government practiced syncretism‚ wherein they accept all previous Palestine religious beliefs‚ philosophical teachings‚ and government systems. However‚ even though the people of Palestine had political and religious freedom‚ they were still under a strict control. For example‚ Palestine had their own court to judge their own people‚ but the final say will be coming from the Roman government. During the Roman
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First used by Israel Zangwill in a 1908 play‚ the term “Melting Pot” considers the American Dream‚ the incorporation and Americanization of immigrants in the American society. The melting pot derives from a process called assimilation‚ which consists of adoption of a host country’s cultures. This may imply sometimes the abandoning of some aspects of the ethnic culture of an individual (Zanca). The melting pot is an idea of “individuals of all nations melted into a new race of men‚” as J. Hector St
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understand the thematic content the author presents. By exploring the questions of why the stories are repeated‚ the significance of the differences between the two scenes and how they relate to the following ideas presented in the class‚ Jacob is Israel‚ the Beloved son‚ and the Challenge of Closeness‚ a clearer picture will emerge of the purpose of the story. Levenson (1995) points out that the reason why this same episode reappears is that the reconciliation of the siblings is ordered around
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The life in Ancient Israel was based on covenants and spiritual loyalty to the god which led to the unequal leadership of a single person. Aristotle perceived such leadership as insufficient since he thrived on an idea of Polis‚ in other words‚ a perfect community of households in which all individuals had a purpose. Likewise‚ Aristotle considered the involvement and purpose of citizens to be detrimental for having a prosperous nation. However‚ the people of Ancient Israel were ignorant in terms
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Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict in Lebanon Introduction The Republic of Lebanon is a small Middle Eastern nation on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It became an independent republic in 1943‚ but its history is thousands of years older. Historians have found evidence that people lived in the region in pre-historic times. Lebanon’s earliest known inhabitants‚ the Canaanites‚ settled the land in about 3000 B.C. The Canaanites were followed by the Phoenicians‚ who moved into the region
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Israel was a very well known and important ancient civilization. It is located on the southern east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It was the first monotheistic religion. Judaism is a religion‚ culture‚ and race. The Jews have always faced persecution from many races and religions due to the fact that they have always been the minority. Israel is located on the southern east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It is bordered to the north by the Phoenicians‚ the Mesopotamians to the west‚ and the Egyptians
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“Now‚ behold‚ the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me; furthermore‚ I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them. Therefore‚ come now‚ and I will send you to the Pharaoh‚ so that you may bring My people‚ the sons of Israel‚ out of Egypt.” said God to Moses as He and his angel appeared to him from a burning yet not flamed consumed bush. After having fled from his impending execution from the Egyptian Pharaoh‚ having been brought on to him after he‚ himself killed an
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1948‚ which changed the name of the land to Israel. In the Gaza strip‚ just above Egypt‚ there are constant fire attacks from both Hamas into Israel‚ and in defense‚ from the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) into Gaza. Since Hamas took over Gaza in June of 2007‚ Israel began a blockade preventing food‚ gas and medical supplies from entering the Gaza strip with the intention of forcing those living in Gaza to stop firing missiles within the Israeli border (Israel Hasbara Committee). With recent events currently
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Parallels drawn between Israel-Palestine and Kashmir In the world media‚ the propaganda war rages fiercely‚ paralleling the conflict it describes. Nighty talk shows air programs with Israeli or Palestinian guests screaming a bewildering array of claims‚ counter claims‚ propaganda and information‚ leaving the uninformed westerner with the impression that this is a bad family feud far from which a wise person should remain. It is virtually impossible to sort out the arguments presented by Israelis
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