Position Paper Sample Security Council Republic of Turkey Israel & the Palestinian Territories Delegate: Sergio Rivera Partida I. Topic Background The Israel/Palestine conflict ultimately boils down to religious tension‚ and is part of the larger Arab/Israeli conflict. In 1948‚ the U.N. partitioned the region of Palestine into two states‚ one Jewish‚ and one Arab‚ to address the ongoing Jewish-Arab tension. Jewish leaders accepted the plan‚ the Palestinian government did not‚ and the result
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The Lost Tribes of Israel Catholic.com Around 926 b.c.‚ the kingdom of Israel split in two. Up to that point‚ all twelve tribes of Israel (plus the priestly tribe of Levi) had been united under the monarchies of Saul‚ David‚ and Solomon. But when Solomon’s son Rehoboam ascended to the throne‚ the ten Northern tribes rebelled and seceded from the union. This left only two tribes—Judah and Benjamin (plus much of Levi)—under the control of the king in Jerusalem. From that time on‚ the tribes were
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There are several unresolved issues in the Arab Israel conflict‚ but the one that stood out was the fight over having Jerusalem as their capital‚ and whether or not the land of Palestine should go to the Jews (Israelis) or the Arabs (Palestinians)‚ in my opinion the land and capital should rightly go to the Israelis. According to Max Singer in “What the Fight in Israel is All About” (2002)‚ he explains the fight between the Jews and Arabs over Israel and Palestine started in 1922. Even though The
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Aya Kantorovich Scott Weiner 34 5 April 2013 I‚ Aya Kantorovich‚ affirm that I have completed this assignment in accordance with the Code of Academic Integrity. This paper questions the primary reason for the 1967 Six Day War in Israel. From a realist perspective‚ Israel’s Defense Force military intervention into surrounding Arabic countries resulted from the competition of states to acquire nuclear weapons‚ while from a liberal perspective‚ the military intervention was in response to the
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strawberries bloom in Israel.”- Golda Meir Eliahu ben Shaul Cohen‚ (Eli Cohen) was one of Israel’s greatest Mossad agent. A loving father and husband‚ he wasn’t only devoted to his family but also to the land of Israel. Without his sacrifices the existence of Israel would be in question. However he knew that Spying‚ which has existed since the earliest recorded history‚ is a necessary function in a nation’s self-defense; Eli Cohen put his life in danger to protect the Land of Israel because he understood
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What do you think are the key issues at stake in the discussion within the Jewish world over whether the modern State of Israel should be understood as a state for Jews or a Jewish state? Is it posbbile for it both to be a ‘Jewish and Democratic state’. The two main viewpoints are split between those of the secular Zionists that believe the Jews have a right to self determination‚ and therefore need a safe haven to be protected from damaging anti semitic attacks that can cause many attrocities
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On the West Bank and Gaza Strip‚ Palestinian land has been increasingly taken over by Israel for years. An extremist Jewish group called the Zionists‚ emerged in the late 1800s ‚ seeking to find a homeland for the Jews‚ and searching in both Africa and the Americas before finally settling on Palestine. This did not appear as a problem or threat at first but as many more Zionists immigrated to Palestine with the intention of taking over the land to create a Jewish state‚ fighting broke out with the
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07677 SOUTH WEST ASIA ASSIGNMENT 1 “WHAT WERE THE MAJOR REASONS FOR THE CREATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL? WAS THE BALFOUR DECLARATION THE TURNING POINT IN THE ZIONIST QUEST FOR ISRAEL?” Lecturer: Ms S. Chappell Student: Mark Walker-Roberts Lecture / Tutorial Group: Wednesday 9 - 12 p.m. Due Date: 04 September‚ 1996 INTRODUCTION The state of Israel emerged on May 15‚ 1948. It was the first Jewish state to be established in nearly 2‚000 years and was the culmination of efforts by the
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France and Britain in the creation of the State of Israel. Since 1915‚ the Middle East has been a place of significant world attention – specifically the land of Palestine‚ which has caused many conflicts between the Jews and the Arabs who both claimed it to be the land of their ancestors. Over the last century‚ foreign powers have become involved in the conflict and therefore played a significant role in the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. These foreign powers include Britain‚ France
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East Conflict Will Israel Ever be Able to Exist in Peace? The Middle East Conflict Will Israel Ever be Able to Exist in Peace? From the day Israel declared itself an independent nation‚ neighboring countries and terrorists has routinely attacked it. The history of Israel and the conflict between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors is long and complex. To begin to understand the root of the violence‚ one must first know the history of the creation of the state of Israel. Some of the major
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