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    general. “With God on Our Side” does have a very clear and open agenda that has both political and religious elements. From a political point of view the film is criticising the unconditional support that many American evangelical Christians have for Israel. From a theological point of view‚ the film is attempting to present a biblical alternative to Christian Zionism which as the film’s website states “does not favour one people group over another” and that “promotes peace and reconciliation for both

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    Jeffery Goldberg‚ an American Jew‚ traveled to Israel in the late 1980s. Like many other Jews‚ Goldberg came to Israel with the belief in zionism. Zionism is extraordinary important to his life‚ because it leads his path to Israel‚ his decision to join the IDF‚ and his mindset towards the Arabs. The way that Goldberg shares his story is through snippets of time; the setting changes periodically from from his early experience in Israel‚ his childhood‚ and times he spend in the prison talking to

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    rivers‚ basins‚ and valleys with water flow is inevitable. Due to this‚ long-term peace between Israel and its neighbors‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ and Lebanon will be partially contingent on the allocation of freshwater. Israel has shown in the past that it will attempt to control and source water with its interest first rather than on the region as a whole. As such‚ any long-term peace is highly dependent on how Israel and its neighbors handle their limited water resources. Of the vast quantities of water on

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    believed that for the soul of a Jew to flourish‚ one must be close to the temple mount and in the state of Israel‚ therefore‚ a Jew living in the Diaspora inevitability had their soul dried up. Every Jew should desire to come to the land of Israel for their soul to flourish. Rav Kook believed anyone whether religious or secular can believe in any motives as long as they bring Jews to the land of Israel‚ therefore reviving their soul. In short‚ Rav Kook felt that religious jews and zionists should help

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    The Sykes-Picot Agreement

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    The Sykes–Picot Agreement of 1916 was a secret agreement between the governments of the UK and France‚ with the assent of Imperial Russia‚ defining their respective spheres of influence and control in Western Asia after the expected downfall of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. On the night of April 9‚ 1948‚ the Irgun Zvei Leumi surrounded the village of Deir Yasin‚ located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. After giving the sleeping residents a 15 minute warning to evacuated‚ Menachem Begin’s

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    killed during an effort to free themselves from the terrorists. Their reasons for holding the Israelis hostage were that they wanted to persuade the release of two hundred Arab guerrillas that were being held in Israel. The terrorists demanded that the prisoners be flown from Israel to an Arab country‚ allowing them

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    towards the other based on their differing respective narratives. The conflict stems from the fundamental belief held by each side that they alone are entitled to and have the undeniable right to reside in the same land that is defined by Jews as Israel and by Palestinians as Palestine. However‚ this conflict cannot simply be explained by the wrong doing of one side against the other or even the very different narratives that attempt to explain a collective history. It is the unfortunate result of

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    The 1972 Olympics took place in Munich Germany and it was an opportunity for Germany to redeem themselves from the last time they held the Olympics. In 1936 the summer Olympics were held in Berlin Germany under the rule of Adolf Hitler. These games were marred because of Hitler’s racism and discrimination. The 1972 Olympics was Germany’s chance to repaint their image from the violent‚ hate-filled country of 1936‚ to a country that cares for all people. Germany wanted to show the world that they were

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    Israelite king be of the Davidic line from the time of Saul. (1 Samuel 9-11) After Saul‚ there was a long list of Davidic Kings‚ including David‚ Solomon‚ and Hezekiah. The final Davidic King was Zedekiah‚ who ruled up until the Babylonians took over Israel. The Babylonians brutally executed Zedekiah and started the exile after a two year siege. (Jeremiah 52) Although the Davidic line remained important‚ the end of the exile led to the acceptance of a foreign ruler: King Cyrus of Persia. Isaiah shows

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    Pro War in Iraq

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    Pro War in Iraq I do not subscribe to the fashionable notion of moral equivalence between all deeply-held beliefs. I believe in the rights of the individual over the collective. I believe democracy is better than dictatorship‚ both morally and practically. Not necessarily democracy as we or the Americans or the French practice it‚ but the idea that in every possible practical way‚ you should let people make their own decisions‚ and if these decisions need to be circumscribed in any way‚ then you

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