Hamas‚ which quickly eclipsed Fatah in terms of popularity with Islamists and refugees. Seeing his political relevance eroding‚ Arafat announced that he would accept in theory the state of Israel. Arafat’s declaration as merely a ploy to get him back on the world stage. By simply recognizing the state of Israel‚ the entire world came rushing to him thinking
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Should Have the Holy Land? The Arab-Israeli conflict was a brutal and long war that took place from 1947 to around 1978 sparking a controversy within the Middle East regarding the territory of Israel/Palestine. The main issue being fought over is who should own and have rights to the Holy Land of Palestine/Israel. Both groups have their own religious and political claims on the land‚ and both groups believe they should own the area. The Israelites believe they should have the land because of their covenant
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keeping Jerusalem an internationally controlled area. On November 30th‚ 1947 war officially broke out between the two groups. The Palestinians were defeated and depopulated by the overpowered Israeli force. This sparked the beginning of a greater Israel-Palestine conflict that will forever last for years to come. In 2013 75 percent of the Israeli population is Jewish 21percent are Arabs. There are hundreds of Palestinian refugee camps spread across the Middle East. The Israeli government refers to
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The Purpose of war Every war brings with it disagreement. With every related event come mixed opinions and emotions. Controversy is a natural part of war. As such it shows its ugly face in the light of our country’s most recent war with Iraq. More so than some wars in that we are fighting a it preemptively in hopes to avoid one in the future. If war is eminent‚ then why not push the hands of fate and run the show our way some may say. But others feel that by assuming danger is in the
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issues: control over Palestine and the existence of a Jewish state within the Muslim Arab world. The Jewish call for a homeland to protect them from persecution began in the 1880s‚ and continued with increased fervor after the Holocaust. In 1948‚ Israel came into being when the UN divided what had been the British protectorate of Palestine into Jewish and
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Country: The republic of Ireland Committee: SPECPOL Institution: Habib Public School Topic Area A: Situation in Kashmir The republic of Ireland principled position on Jammu and Kashmir is based on the UN Security Council Resolutions‚ which provide that the final disposition of Jammu and Kashmir will be
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Starting in 1881 Atlanta lured Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. The new arrivals created many of their institutions. A few of these institutions included: Congregation Ahavath Achim (1887) then followed by Shearith Israel (1902)‚ next was Anshi S’fard (1913)‚ and last but not least was Congregation Or VeShalom (1914)‚ a Sephardic synagogue. The Jewish community grew with the city of Atlanta. After 1885 many Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe moved to Atlanta. Finding their religious practices
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being revoked of natural rights‚ not receiving medical care‚ being abused‚ and denied citizenship. This is exactly what is happening to Palestinians. Palestinian borders are guarded by Israeli forces‚ food is often not allowed within the border‚ and Israel often invades Palestinian civilians hurting and even killing them. The conflict between Palestinians and Israeli forces is based on land and religion (Weir and Findley). It isn’t a struggle of intolerance between the contrasting religions‚ but one
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War‚ over something as small as a bit of dirt to call your own‚ war broke out with Israel and Arabs‚ over land. The Israel Arab war could have been avoided‚ but there are two main things holding them back. The Balfour Declaration‚ the Zionist movement and The United Nations Partition Plan all three of these things helped bring war. Let’s take this back to the Zionist movement. The Zionist movement was basically a group of secular European Jews trying to make a homeland for the Jews in Palestine
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Palestinian historians feel they have the right to the land known as Israel‚ the land that would go on to host the Arab-Israeli conflict. With the formation of Zionism‚ (Jewish nationalism; the belief that Jews are a people or nation that they have a right to a state and that state rightfully‚ by history and heritage is Israel) one prominent Zionist Theodor Herzl (1860–1904)‚ believed the Jews must create their own state outside Europe. Israel has attempted to achieve peace through the Balfour Declaration
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