Suez Canal The Suez Canal crisis‚ also known as Tripartite Aggression‚ was an event that occurred in the Middle East in 1956. It arose by Egypt slowly taking control over the Suez Canal which was followed by an attack from Israel‚ France‚ and Great Britain. “The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt. It was built by a French developer named Ferdinand de Lesseps. It connects the red sea to the Mediterranean Sea. This canal is important for ships traveling from Europe to and from the Middle
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The Holocaust was the almost complete destruction of Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II‚ which lasted between1939 and 1945. We can learn much from this event and ways to prevent similar events from happening again. However‚ it can be compared to today’s Arab Israeli Conflict‚ which is the cause of a dispute over the land of Palestine. The Holocaust was the worst genocide in history. The Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler wanted to eliminate all Jews as part of his plan for world power
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Book Reviews Water as a Source of Contention and Cooperation Water Resources in the Middle East: Israel-Palestinian Water issues — From Conflict to Cooperation edited by Hillel Shuval and Hassan Dweik. Berlin: Springer‚ 2007. 454 pp. Olli Ruohomäki Dr. Olli Ruohomäki. former deputy representative of Finland to the Palestinian Authority‚ is currently .senior advisor with the Ministiyfor Foreign Affairs. Finland. The arid landscape ofthe Middle East and the expanding human settlements suggest
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Over the past few weeks‚ Israel has suffered an alarming number of terrorist attacks. In the month of October alone‚ there have been 43 stabbings‚ four shootings‚ and five car-rammings. Lives have been shattered in an entirely irreparable‚ heinous manner. While these attacks are undoubtedly anti-Semitic in nature‚ various media outlets mislead readers with vague headlines and biased outlooks. Less than two weeks ago‚ The Wall Street Journal covered yet another violent outbreak in our Homeland
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Introduction The Arab-Israeli conflict was a result of the two populations fighting over whose land Israel rightfully was. The Arabs believed that the land was rightfully theirs and saw the Jews as intruder’s .The Jews that were migrating there from various different countries believed that Israel was the Holy Land and that it was their homeland. After 1900‚ more and more Jews began to arrive in Palestine because of the increase in Zionism among the Jewish population. The increase was slow but after
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How significant was the presence of foreign powers as an influence on the nature and growth of Arab nationalism in the years 1900-2001? During the years 1900-2001 a number of significant interventions occurred which affected the growth and nature of Arab nationalism. Several key pressures considerably influenced a change in the nature of nationalism; including‚ economic levers‚ agreements and military presenses in the Middle East. Arab nationalism arose out of the fear of the possibility and later
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led a Zionist youth group‚ "Ezra‚" whose members spoke only Hebrew among themselves. At the age of 18 he became a teacher in a Warsaw Jewish school and joined the Socialist-Zionist group "Poalei Zion" (Workers of Zion). Arriving in the Land of Israel in 1906‚ he became involved in the creation of the first agricultural workers’ commune (which evolved into the Kvutzah and finally the Kibbutz)‚ and helped establish the Jewish self-defense group‚ “Hashomer” (The Watchman). Following the outbreak
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WHY HAS TERRORISM BECOME SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS? There are many reasons why terrorism has become such an important issue over the last 40 years. In this paper I will be exploring the answers to this question through three related topics; 1) the threat from terrorism; 2) why people join terrorist groups and; 3) dealing with terrorism. I will be using the sources provided and historical facts related to three groups; the IRA‚ the PLO and Al-Qaeda. Section 1 – The threat from
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country and it’s also nicknamed “Paris of the East”. Famous people are originally half Lebanese such as the well known Columbian artist “Shakira”. There are five countries which surround Lebanon which are: Turkey‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ Cyprus & Palestine (Israel). Several problems started to appear in Lebanon. In 1943-1948 after France got out from Lebanon the Christians took the balance of power in the country while Muslims haven’t much of a power back then‚ this caused some tensions between those two
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and begin by examining the evolution of the Jewish religion. Judaism origins dates back to nearly four thousand years rooted in the ancient times near the eastern regions of 2Canaan (which is now Israel and Palestine territories). Originating as the beliefs and practices of the people known as “Israel” or rabbinic‚ Judaism did not emerge until the 1st century C.E.
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