RUNNING HEAD: The 50 Years’ War The 50 Years’ War Shain Ellison Thomas ABSTRACT Since its creation in 1948‚ the state of Israel has been on a constant state of war against those who wish to see it destroyed and its people annihilated. The creation of the state of Israel was the culmniation of centuries of struggle and persecution on the part of the Jews to have or to reclaim their homeland in Palestine which they firmly believed with total conviction was promised to them by God‚ “Go forth
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The interpretation of sacred scripture is crucial in finding meaning in the pursuit of a religion. Samuel Heilmann was stuck between the “two worlds” in which he lives: his life as a professor of Sociology and his life as a devoted Jew. The study of Judaism’s holy writing’s in a Jewish community in Jerusalem‚ whose act Heilmann described as lernen‚ enabled him to find himself. To do so‚ Heilmann attempted to get rid of his sociological way of thinking about religion. Instead‚ he intended to find
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in January 1949‚ and by July‚ Israel and the neighbouring Arab states had signed separate armistices agreements. Yet‚ these left many issues unresolved: Israel refused to return to the borders laid out in the UN partition resolution‚ occupying 20% more of Palestine than the UN had agreed on. Israel would not permit Palestinian refugees (of which there were 725‚ 000) to return to their homes The Arab states and Palestinians refused diplomatic recognition to Israel and would not acknowledge the
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Archaeologists have newly discovered a cave which they believe once housed the Dead Sea scrolls‚ famous for containing the earliest copy of some of the Judeo-Christian texts‚ they announced on February 9. It was believed until recently that only 11 caves in the Qumran region contained the scrolls. However‚ the excavation at this 12th cave brought about sufficient evidence that it had once contained Dead Sea scrolls and that those scrolls were looted. "Although at the end of the day no scroll was
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it has a mayor and a city hall‚ it has shopping centers and office buildings‚ and it has schools‚ playgrounds‚ parks‚ museums and a zoo. To the Jewish people however‚ Jerusalem is much‚ much more than just a city. It’s even more than the capital of Israel. In many ways‚ Jerusalem is the very heart and soul of Judaism‚ Jewish history‚ and the Jewish people. Today‚ Jerusalem is constantly in the headlines‚ and for over 3‚000 years it has been an ever-present feature in Jewish life‚ Jewish spirituality
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The Problem of Water in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The promised land is primarily an arid land: Israel has very scarce water resources to ensure its survival. The water issue is a central part of the relationship that Israel maintains with its neighbors. The Middle East is a geographical area that is experiencing what experts have called a state of "water stress"‚ that is to say‚ a structural imbalance between a limited water capital and a consumption in strong growth given its population
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The purpose of this memo is to investigate the similarities and differences between the United States and Israel’s cultural and business aspects. Differences Between the United States and Israel Primary cultural aspects of the United States The United States still has the idea of Manifest Destiny. The U.S. individualism; Individuals believe to have a control of the future‚ resulting in a systematic way of doing things. It is very important to be on time to any kind of meeting or event
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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 Principles on Interim Self-Government‚ also known as The Oslo Accord‚ was
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the land of Canaan until he arrived at Shechem where God blessed the land of to Abraham’s children‚ “ To your offspring I will give this land.”2 The idea of an independent Jewish State is not one that was simply devised before the independence of Israel in 1949‚ but
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The movie‚ Ushpizin‚ is a Israeli film where it was filmed in the Jerusalem‚ Israel. This movie is based on one Orthodox Jewish married couple‚ Moshe and Mali Bellanga who are poor and an infertile couple in the Breslov community in Jerusalem. Without no money to prepare for the upcoming Sukkoth which is one of the joyful Jewish holiday in the fall‚ they pray much for their financial help. After an agony prayer‚ they received an unexpected money 1000 dollars that both of them are greatly pleased
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