1. What are the main arguments of Lissak’s article? In his article “The Demographic-Social Revolution in Israel in the 1950s: The Absorption of the Great Aliyah‚” Moshe Lissak elaborates on the struggles faced by the new Jewish immigrants who arrived to the state of Israel from Europe (such as holocaust survivors) and other Muslim countries‚ such as Yemen‚ Iraq‚ and Morocco. Lissak ensures to highlight three critical arguments‚ or reasons‚ which prove the absorption process during the 1950s
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The Creation of Israel The creation of Israel came to be‚ due to the many events in Jewish history. Events such as the Zionism movement and the Holocaust. The Jews wanted a homeland and Palestine was the place to be‚ their ‘Promised Land’ from Abraham their Holy Ancestor. During the Roman Empire times‚ the Romans had conquered and ruled over Palestine at AD70. When the Jews revolted‚ the Romans destroyed their Jewish Temple and all that was left of the Temple to this day is the Wailing Wall which
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1. What is sociology? What are the aims‚ uses and concerns of sociology? (Criteria 1.1‚ Level 2 and level 3) Sociology is the systematic study of patterns of human behavior between different societies and how they are transmitted through generations. It is concerned with the study of various social institutions within society and how they function and affect each other. For example‚ the influence the family might possibly have on whether a child is religious or not. Sociology is also the study of
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numerous significant cultural differences between the Egypt and Israel. The tension between these differences has contributed to the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. LTC William D. Wunderle identifies a number of dimensions of cultural variances useful for analyzing and comparing cultures. 1 Wunderle’s cultural variations of Languages‚ Customs‚ Dress‚ Religions‚ Formality‚ and Power Distance will be analyzed and contrasted. 2 Today Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty represents a volatile situation that might have
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I. Introduction II. Basic Conflict Concepts III. Peacemaking IV. The Author’s Life Lessons BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND PEACEMAKING Introduction As descendants of Adam and Eve‚ one has a few realities to grapple with. This reality is based in the fact that one has a sin nature. Sin is present and influences everyday life. The world is evil‚ life is hard and conflict happens because sin is a reality
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Palestinian Women Taking Risks Israelis and Palestinians have produced a crucial conflict that has been going on since 1987 known as the Intifada. In history‚ their considerations‚ thoughts‚ and feelings of Palestinian women were not taken into thought when the attacks from Israel began. The Gaza Strip had violent disturbances happening between Palestine and Israel that began in early December 1967. The Palestinian’s have had two Intifada that have been violent killing millions of people and
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Great Migrations in History The Creation of Israel 1948 The distance characteristics for this specific migration varied greatly; there was people coming from everywhere just to go to the new land of Israel. There were people that were Holocaust survivors looking for a new home‚ Jews fleeing from Arab lands‚ and more. Usually when you migrated at this time period you went on foot. You can imagine how hard it is to travel like that: scarce of food
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Palestine Vs. Israel Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire until the end of World War I. The empire was ruled under the Muslims. The Ottoman Empire was the most liberal state. Christians‚ Jews and Muslims all wanted this country because of their beliefs and customs. After World War I Palestine was separated and Palestine‚ for the first time became a country with designated borders and area. Palestinian Muslims should gain more control of the land because their faith on the land is designed
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of exile dealt with in Palestinian memoirs? The experience of exile is dealt with differently depending on the memoir‚ but the overall picture received is one of feeling lost‚ unwelcomed‚ isolated and being unable to fully integrate into their new society. Memoirs often provide an insight into the lives of different types of people‚ Ghada Karmi’s ‘In search of Fatima’ memoir provides a detailed look at the life and experiences in exile from the Palestinian perspective. Karmi and her family were
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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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