1) Origins of the State of Israel What is the Jewish claim to the land? Ancient Hebrews 3‚000 years ago. Forced out by different invaders‚ lastly the Romans. A tiny Jewish community continued to live there‚ having never left. What is the Palestinian claim? Also descended from Abraham. Lived along the coast – the Philistines. The land had been populated by Arabs since at least the 7th century. When the Arab conquerors arrived‚ there were Christians and a smaller number of Jews living
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On November 4‚ 1995‚ peace almost died‚ when a Jewish extremist Yigal Amir at a peace rally in Tel Aviv assassinated the Israeli president Yitzhak Rabin. Yitzhak Rabin was perhaps the most “peace seeker” at that time‚ willing to do what ever it take to bring peace to Israel. The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was unjustified‚ because he was seeking peace‚ he wanted to bring between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (P.L.O)‚ and to bring peace with Syria. Yet‚ many citizens disagreed
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Almond‚ Gabriel A. and Bingham G. Powell‚ Jr. Comparative Politics Today. 5th ed. Harper Collins Publishers‚ 1992. 12. MidEast Web Historical Documents. "U.N. Security Council Resolution 242‚ November 22‚ 1967" 1999 13. Yale Law School. "Camp David Accords‚ September 17‚ 1978" March 28‚ 2001. to Recognize Palestinians" Dec. 1997‚ Pages 81-83. < http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/1297/9712081.html>. 16. MidEast Web Historical Documents. " The Israeli Camp David II Proposals for Final Settlement
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bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7855070.stm > Bennis‚ P > CAMERA. (2007). WAR . Retrieved 02 08‚ 2009‚ from CAMERA Committe for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America: (2002). Why did the Oslo Accords fail to stop violence and create the desired peace? Retrieved 02 08‚ 2009‚ from The Peace FAQ: Oslo‚ The Oslo > Chambers II‚ J. W. (2000). Lebaon‚ U.S. Military Involovement in. Retrieved 02 10‚ 2009‚ from Encyclopedia.com: 07‚ 2009‚ from Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia: http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary
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ISRAEL VS PALESTINE TIMETABLE http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/90087 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Partition_Plan_for_Palestine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Mandate_for_Palestine_(legal_instrument) http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/six_day_war_1967.htm http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/nov-29-1947-united-nations-partitions-palestine-allowing-for-creation-ofisrael/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Arab–Israeli_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre
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2003‚ a group of Palestinian and Israeli experts presented a plan which could serve as a blueprint for a ‘two-state solution’ to the Israel-Palestine conflict. (Golan‚ 2008) It was presented in Geneva and is therefore often referred to as the ‘Geneva accord’. It states that the conflict and all claims would have to end and that Israel and Palestine have to mutually recognize their right to two separate states as well as agreeing on a final border. Furthermore‚ there will be a comprehensive solution
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Josh Zemsky Professor Russo Engl 101 5/5/10 Israel V. Palestine Ever since the biblical days of Abraham‚ the city that is known today as Jerusalem has been considered the holy land. It is the birthplace of Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity. God promised this land to the Jewish people in His covenant with them. The Jews are God’s chosen people. The need for a Jewish homeland was a direct outcome of the Holocaust. In 1948‚ the Holocaust had recently come to an end‚ and
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Yarmulke; which are the icons of the death of Yitzhak Rabin.() Yitzhak Rabin (1922 1995) is the first native-born Israel who served as prime minister‚ who is famous with his attempt to making peace for Israel-Palestine by signing the Oslo Accords in 1993. Oslo Accords is an agreement from both Israeli and Palestine side to acknowledge the existence of each other‚ with Israel recognizing Palestine’s autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip‚ while Palestine recognize the right of Israel existence and
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due to the successes in his terms. 1. Clinton domestic success came with an improved economy‚ while his failures came with when he renege on a pledge signed by him towards the gay community and a fail in healthcare. 2. With NAFTA and the Dayton Accords‚ the US had an influence in foreign affairs‚ while failure was seen in attempts to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict. 3. Accused of perjury and other offensives‚ Clinton went through impeachment proceedings‚ advocate
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statesman and general. Served two terms in office until his assassination in 1995. Before his assassination he won the Nobel peace prize. He was assassinated by his right-wing Israeli radical Yigal Amir‚ who was opposed to Rabin’s signing of the Oslo Accords. Rabin was the first native born prime minister of Israel‚ the only prime minister to be assassinated and the second to die in office. The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was a shock for most of the Israeli public‚ which held rallies and memorials
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