by back-substitution. Palestine: History Introduction Palestine stands alone among the Roman provinces in that here only there existed a national identity strong enough effectively to challenge Roman rule. That identity depended on a body of Hebrew religious writings that constituted a concrete locus for the formation of durable political and religious institutions. This locus and these institutions provided the framework for the two great rebellions that the Romans faced in Palestine in the first and
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Wars Ian Allan Ltd.‚ Shepperton‚ Surrey‚ England‚ pp 9 - 43 Bible (1976)‚ Old Testament American Bible Society‚ pp 4 - 88 Bromley‚ S. (1994)‚ Rethinking Middle East Politics Edited by Polity Press‚ Cambridge‚ U.K. pp 6 - 16 Cattan‚ H. (1971)‚ The Palestine Problem: The Palestinian viewpoint in the Middle East: a handbook Edited by M. Adams‚ Great Britain‚ Anthony Bland Ltd.‚ pp 146 - 160 Harper‚ P. (1986)‚ The Arab - Israeli Issue. Wayland Publishers‚ West Sussex‚ England‚ pp 8 - 43 Mansfield‚ P. (1992)
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CW43: The Middle East and Arab-Israeli Conflict‚ c1900–2001 Jewish settlement in Palestine‚ 1900–45 |Conflict |Causes of conflict |Presence and influence of other actors and |Changing Arab-Israeli relationships |Proposed solutions | | | |international events |
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WEIMAR REPUBLIC Due Date Student Number WINGATE’S RAIDERS: THE NUCLEUS OF A NATIONAL ARMY Captain Orde Wingate helped to shape the first effective Jewish defense against Arab attacks during the years 1936-1939. When Wingate arrived in Palestine as a British intelligence officer‚ the Jews were meeting these attacks with strictly defensive measures inherited from the Haganah‚ an underground resistance organization. When he left three years later‚ the Jews had learned to defend by preventive
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the British promised Palestine to them in 1915-16‚ in the Hussein-McMahon (British High Commissioner in Cairo) correspondence‚ in exchange for leading an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks. The British would grant independence to the Arabs after the war. From the Jewish viewpoint‚ the British promised Palestine to them in the Balfour Declaration of 1917‚ Foreign Arthur Balfour wanted the British Government to publicly state its support for Zionist aspirations in Palestine. Then American Jews would
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The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the causes of World War 2. One condition was the restrictions on Germany’s military. The treaty required Germany to get rid of its air force and most of its army and navy. Also‚ a demilitarized zone was made around Germany where the German military wasn’t allowed to be. A second condition was the war reparations Germany had to pay. The treaty required Germany to pay for all the damage they and their allies caused during the war. These reparations caused great
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the Arab countries also believe they have the right to Israel. The Arab Nations in the Middle Ages had gained major control over North Africa‚ Southern Europe‚ and the Middle East (Butler). The Arab Nations had come to think of the Middle East and Palestine as home. However‚ in the 16th century the Ottoman Empire took control over most of the Arab Nations’ land. The Arab Nations were not happy with the way things were under the Ottoman Empire but they could not find a chance to fight. However‚ the chance
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different religions (Palestinians include Muslims‚ Christians and Druze)‚ religious differences are not the cause of the conflict. It is essentially a struggle over land. Until 1948‚ the area that both groups claimed was known internationally as Palestine. But following the war of 1948-49‚ this land was divided into three parts: the state of Israel‚ the West Bank (of the Jordan River) and the Gaza Strip (1). Jewish claims to this land are based on the biblical promise to Abraham and his descendants
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2‚100 km2 (811 sq mi). The southern districts are characterized by the flatlands of Agro Pontino‚ a once swampy and malarial area‚ that was reclaimed over the centuries. The Preapennines of Latium‚ marked by the Tiber valley and the Liri with the Sacco tributary‚ include on the right of the Tiber‚ three groups of mountains of volcanic origin: the Volsini‚ Cimini and Sabatini‚ whose largest former craters are occupied by the Bolsena‚ Vico and Bracciano lakes. To the south of the Tiber‚ other mountain
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investigated. One underlying cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict was the creation of the state of Israel‚ and the united aim of the destruction of Israel. 2 The Arab world never wanted to see a sovereign independent Jewish state established in Palestine‚ nor where they willing to accept it. The first Arab-Israeli war (1948)‚ the Six Day War (1967) and the Yom Kippur War (1973) 3 were all fought by a coalition of Arab nations including Egypt‚ Syria and Jordan against Israel. The coalition’s aim was
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