Causes and History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Causes Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The conflict between Jews and Palestinian Arabs is a struggle over land that began around the turn of the 20th century. Unfortunately, ever since the
conflict began, little to no progress has been made in solving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. There is a tremendous amount of history encompassing
the dispute because it changes dramatically depending on which side is describing their point of view and when they believe the conflict started. The
United States, Great Britain, the United Nations, and many other countries have attempted to mediate both parties in order to work towards a solution;
however, all of their efforts have been unsuccessful because the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the direct result of Great Britain's lack of ability to
maintain consistent foreign policy in Israel, Palestine, and Egypt.
The fundamental issue in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict remains who has rights to the land which encompasses Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West
Bank. Jewish claims to the land are based on the biblical promise to Abraham and his descendants, on the fact that Palestine was the historical site of
the Jewish kingdom of Israel and on Jews' need for a haven from European anti–Semitism. On the other hand, Palestinian Arabs' claims to the land are
based on continuous residence in the country for hundreds of years and the fact that they represented the demographic majority. Arabs engage the
biblical argument, and claim since Abraham's son Ishmael is the forefather of
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The Israeli and Palestinian Gaza Conflict Essay
Broad international consensus regarding the political and legal controversies of the Israeli and Palestinian Gaza conflict has been minimal at best. At
its worst it has fueled the controversies created by the United Nations Fact Finding Mission, through which, both sides maintain their positions and
justification for their actions. In ordered to obtain an opinion on this issue one must examine the factual historical background of the Gaza Conflict. By
identifying the major legal and political discrepancies, observing the perspectives of those who defend Israeli actions, and those who have a strong
critique against those actions we can grasp the complexity of this issue and make an assessment of actions on both sides. In 2005 Israel...show more
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International outcry caused the creation of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict. This conflict has brought about legal and
political controversies pertaining to the use of force, obligations of Palestinian and Israeli forces to use precaution pertaining to civilian population
and infrastructure, illegality of the blockade, and human rights abuses by Israeli defense forces which still elude full resolution and clarity. Based on
the United Nations Fact Finding Missions on the Gaza Conflict (aka the Goldstone Report) defenders of Israeli actions such as Golda Begin would
start by arguing that the fact finding mission came in with pre–conceived biases against Israel. Alan Dershowitz believes the fact finding mission is "far
more accusatory of Israeli actions, far less balanced in its criticism of Hamas, far less honest in its evaluation of evidence, far less responsible in
drawing its conclusions, far more biased against Israeli than Palestinian witnesses, and far more willing to draw adverse inferences of intentionally from
Israeli conduct and statements than from comparable Palestinian conduct and statements." (Dershowitz, pg.1) A common theme in the report is the
accusation that Israel instituted military policies which led to the intentional death of Palestinian civilians. Dershowitz believes that this is the reason
the Goldstone Report chose to ignore

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Essay
The conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Jews is a modern phenomenon, which began around the turn of the 20th century. Although these two groups
have 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, on the fact that this was the historical site of the Jewish
kingdom of Israel (which was...show more content...
Following World War II the British requested that the recently established United Nations determine the future of Palestine. After investigating the
cituation, they came to an agreement that the country would have to be divided in order to satisfy the needs and demands of both Jews and
Palestinian Arabs. Jews had acquired by purchase 6 to 8 percent of the total land area of Palestine amounting to about 20 percent of the arable land (7).
The UN partition plan divided the country in such a way that each state would have a majority of its own population, although some Jewish settlements
would fall within the proposed Palestinian state and many Palestinians would become part of the proposed Jewish state. The Zionist leadership
accepted the UN partition plan, although they hoped somehow to expand the borders allotted to the Jewish state (4). The Palestinian Arabs and the
surrounding Arab states rejected the UN plan.
Fighting began between the Arab and Jewish residents of Palestine days after the adoption of the UN partition plan. The Arab military forces were
poorly organized, trained and armed. In contrast, Zionist military forces, although numerically smaller, were well organized, trained and armed. On
May 15, 1948 Zionist leaders proclaimed the state of Israel. Neighboring Arab states (Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq) then invaded Israel claiming that
they sought to "save" Palestine from the Zionists. The war ended ended in 1949 (8). The country once

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Essay
Introduction
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the most controversial conflicts in modern history. The expansion of Israel since 1947 is seen as the
beginning of the conflict, although its origins go back to the end of the 19th century, when Jewish immigration to Palestine began to increase. Since
the start of the conflict, several peace negotiations have been carried out, resulting in variable degrees of success. This essay will focus on how
theorists of peace and conflict have analysed the conflict in recent history. Especially, the peace process after the first Palestinian intifada and the 1993
Oslo–agreements will be analysed. In addition, this essay will shed light on the involvement of the United States in the...show more content...
The General Assembly of the UN adopted the partition plan, but the UN Security Council never enforced the plan. After Britain left Palestine, fighting
between Arabs and Jews immediately broke out (ibid.; 82–83). In 1948, Zionist forces, due to their military pre–eminence, gained control over the
territory which the UN designated to the Jews in the failed partition plan. On 14 May 1948, they declared Israeli independence and established the
Israeli state (Fawcett, 2005; 221). The US recognised Israel quickly as a state and soon after that the Soviet Union did the same. The Arab League,
formed out of six Arab states, did not recognise Israel as a state, because they felt the land belonged to the Arabic state of Palestine, not to the Jews.
Subsequently, the six Arab forces (Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria) attacked the Israeli military. The Lebanese, Syrian, Iraq and
Saudi Arabian forces did not produce many offensive operations, but they managed to block the Israeli's march. The 'real' fighting came from the
Egyptian and Jordan forces. In the beginning, the Arabs had an advantage of weapons and air–power, whilst Israel had problems with their strategy.
However, after a few months Israel was provided with war supplies from Czechoslavakia. This included both weapons for using on the mainland and
aircrafts. Due to these supplies,

Israeli Palestine Conflict
During World War II, the Palestinian leadership actively supported the Nazi party (Beinin). The israeli
–Palestine conflict is one of the longest ongoing
conflicts throughout history dating all the way back to 3,000 years of conflict between these two very different cultures, and the land they live on. Even
though the Palestinian death toll has been unfortunately very high throughout this ongoing conflict, Israel must and should take necessary action to
defend itself from the Palestinian terrorism, and Israel has done everything in its power to bring a peaceful end to this seemingly never–ending conflict.
The ethical differences that are brought up during the Israeli–Palestine conflict are one of the leading causes of why this conflict never ends and, why
Israel must take action against Palestine. In the latest conflict between these two, Israel has always taken multiple steps to make sure that civilian
casualties are kept to a minimum. Some examples of Israel's efforts to limit...show more content...
Israelis who practice Judaism and Zionism are constantly being persecuted by Palestinians who practice a radical form of Islam. Zionism is based on
the principle that the Jewish people move to their homeland, which is present day Israel, and this has led to the main disagreement of these two very
different cultures (Reiter). While some Palestinians are practicing a radical form of Islam that is very anti–Semitic towards western culture and
religion such as Judaism. They use this belief of radical Islam so that they can justify and continue their terrorist activities against innocent civilians.
The Israelis religion of Judaism and Zionism have been peacefully practiced throughout history, however the same cannot be said for Islam, because
the Palestine leadership and terrorist have continually used their belief of Islam as a scapegoat for their barbaric actions against the Jewish people

Michael Kyriacou
Psychology 102
Professor Silverstein
3/06/2015
Social Psychology Paper #1 Israel Vs Palestine Conflict The Middle East hosted many conflicts over the past century but the Israel and Palestine
conflict has become one of the biggest. Following independence from Great Britain in 1947, Arabic and Israeli people were both promised an
independent states. Unfortunately, after breaking up Palestine into borders, Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting ever since. Now that Israel owns
a majority of Palestine, Palestinians have been kicked out with no place to go. As Palestinians fight back for a chance to get their territory back,
Israel's use of superior military force takes down Palestinian forces with ease. The latest incident involved the killing of three Israeli teenagers by the
Hamas, an Islamic militant group, that have done a majority of the fighting with the Israeli military. Israel have responded by using airstrikes in Gaza,
where the killing took place. Some Psychological terms that lead to this conflict are actor observer's difference, conformity, and mirror image
perception. The conflict began in the early 20th century when British rule ended in 1947. Both...show more content...
Conformity is when either our behaviors or way of thinking is altered by a group in order to comply with what the group thinks. Conformity is a big
reason why the conflict has gone on for many years and with no peace solution intact. In Israel, many agree that a Palestine state should exist in West
Bank as well as coexist with the neighboring Jewish state. Unfortunately, many others including important members of the cabinet, believe there should
be absolutely no Palestinian state. It is clear that the more powerful leaders in Israel are against a Palestinian state, leaving those who want peace no
choice but to conform to the decision. Palestine follows the same issue with those who want to fight outweighing those who

A common misconception about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is that it is deeply rooted in religion. However, it instead is a dispute over claims on
the same land. Israelis believe that they are entitled to the land now known as Israel, while the Palestinians believe that they are entitled to this same
land in which they call Palestine instead. Religion does, however, come into play as both sides believe that their God actually gave them this land, and
giving it away would simply be unjust. After viewing both articles, The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict by Mark Tessler, and Palestine,Israel and the
Arab–Israeli Conflict A primer by Joel Beinin and Lisa Hajjar, I believe that truly understanding the Israeli–Palestinian and its entirety means breaking
it down in a historically...show more content...
Zionists and Palestinian Arabs wanted individual nations and both felt they had a claim to Palestine. Shortly after in 1947, the United Nations General
Assembly Resolution (UNGAR) called for a partition, which divided the country so that each state would have a majority of its own population. This
divide meant that some of the Jewish settlements would fall within the proposed Arab state while an extremely large number of Palestinian Arabs
would become part of the proposed Jewish state. (Beinin and Hajjar 2014). A year later in May, Israel unilaterally declared their independence and the
State of Israel was established. This of course started a war, and neighboring Arab states invaded Israel almost immediately. During this war about
750,000 Arab Palestinians fled to Lebanon, the West Bank, and the Gaza strip. (http://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official
–statements
/%E2%80%9Cpalestine–refugees–unresolved–question–time–syria–crisis%E2%80%9D) Also during this fight, Israel expanded its borders far beyond
the UN partition lines, leaving Egypt to take hold of the Gaza Strip & Jordan to control the West

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict has been a never–ending problem facing the two states. It began in the 19th century during the Ottoman or British rule.
This was between the Arabs living in Palestine and the Jews living in Israel. It was Zionism for the Jews against Arab nationalism. This conflict was
known as the Arab–Israeli conflict. The main issues were; border disputes, security, the control of Jerusalem, recognition as well as Palestinian
freedom of movement. These issues are what spear headed the intensifying of the conflict thus it became as part of day to day activity between the two
states. The Zionists believed that Palestine was their land as according to them it was part of their historic homeland– Land of Israel. The Arabs...show
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There is great fear on the Israelis side if Palestinians are given the authority to rule Jerusalem. In order for this not to happen the Israelis are fighting
to ensure this does not occur.During the late 19th century, Jews were being massacred in Russia by Hitler. They retaliated by escaping and settling
in Jerusalem their historic homeland (Flapan 2003). At that time, there were Palestinian nationals who were already occupying some parts of
Jerusalem. In order to settle, the Jews displaced the Palestinians and took over their lands. The Palestinians thus became refugees and this was in
1948. This has disturbed the Palestinian Government ever since. Together with its citizens, Palestine wants its people restored to their homelands.
This has led to serious confrontations between the two states which has caused collateral damage. Quite unfortunately, no signs of peace or
reconciliation are evident between the two states. There have been a lot of concerns by the Israeli about their security and safety. Palestinians over
the past years have attacked Israelis and caused grievous damages. This to the Israelis and other nations is an act of terrorism. Their opponents view
the violence as jihad which is a holy war (Flapan 2003). They want to acquire the Jewish state and label it as the Arab state. Their violence has caused
havoc to the Israelis. This has caused international recognition by other nations around the world. However Palestinians do not seem to

The Palestinian And Israel Conflict
Peace negotiating can be an extremely daunting task. The demands of opposing factions can create a list of the perfect ingredients to an impossible
comprise which leads to a recipe of everlasting quarrels. Throughout history, there has been many nations with internal conflict that has been a victim
of the recipe of quarrels time and time again. In my paper I will focus on two different conflicts, one in which who has been able to create a recipe for
successful peace in the land, and another in which is still a victim of the recipe that leads to everlasting fights. The conflict I am focusing on that has
been able to successfully bring its disagreements into a compromise is the Protestant and Catholic conflict in Northern Ireland during the 20th century.
For the dispute that has not been able to create a successful policy agreement, I am focusing on the Palestinian and Israel conflict in the Middle East.
The problem in which I analyze is whether or not Palestine and Israel can put together some ingredients that can lead to a recipe of compromise and
peace. In the paper I argue that the International Criminal Court is a key ingredient the conflict has been missing and could serve as a peace tool like
the Good Friday Agreement has in Northern Ireland.
Background of Protestant and Catholic Conflict in Northern Ireland
In the last three decades of the 19th century, Northern Ireland's political violence claimed the lives of 3,500 people. At the time of this political violence,

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR
Subject: International Relations
Israel– Palestine Conflict: History and Solution
Submitted by:
Mitali Agarwaland Pragati K. B
Roll no. 924Roll no. 929
IV semesterIV semester
BPSc LLBBPSc LLB
Submitted to:
Prof. Om Prakash
National Law University, Jodhpur
Abstract
After more than 50 years of war, terrorism, peace negotiation and human suffering, Israel and Palestine remain as far from a peaceful settlement as ever.
The entire Middle Eastern region remains a cauldron waiting to reach the boiling point, a potent mixture of religious extremism, (Jewish, Christian and
Islamic), mixed with oil and munitions. This paper is an attempt to trace the history of...show more content...
In addition, the violence has curbed expansion of tourism in the region, which is full of historic and religious sites that are of interest to many people
around the world.
Many attempts have been made to broker a two–state solution, involving the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside an independent
Jewish state or next to the State of Israel (after Israel's establishment in 1948). In 2007 a majority of both Israelis and Palestinians, according to a
number of polls, preferred the two–state solution over any other solution as a means of resolving the conflict. Moreover, a considerable majority of
the Jewish public sees the Palestinians' demand for an independent state as just, and thinks Israel can agree to the establishment of such a state. A
majority of Palestinians and Israelis view the West Bank and Gaza Strip as an acceptable location of the hypothetical Palestinian state in a two–state
solution. However, there are significant areas of disagreement over the shape of any final agreement and also regarding the level of credibility each

side sees in the other in upholding basic commitments.
Within Israeli and Palestinian society, the conflict generates a wide variety of views and opinions. This highlights the deep divisions which exist not
only between Israelis and Palestinians, but also within each society. A hallmark of the conflict has been the level of violence witnessed for virtually its
entire duration. Fighting has been

Nationalism is the "desire of a large group of people to create or maintain a common statehood (Goldschmidt, 164)". Nationalism which was a European
idea, came with ways of western thinking which meant modern education, a focus on infrastructure, enlarged armies, etc. Nationalism also brought the
thinking of creating nations based on race, language, religion, etc. (Goldschmidt, 165) Consequently this way of thinking has helped to create some of
the biggest conflicts in the world today including the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which creates numerous problems even in today's world. Therefore,
despite the good nationalism has brought to the world by helping to modernize the world, the overall affects of nationalism I believe has done more
harm...show more content...
He was born in 1902 in Iraq, he grew up as the son of a very religious Shiite father, and mother who was a decendent of the prophet Muhammud.
Consequently he grew up with a deep sense of Shiite nationalism and hatred for all Sunnite muslims and non–muslims. Later he went to the school of
Union and Progress which was headed by the Young Turks, the Young Turks were Arab nationalists who tried to restore the Ottoman constitution
(Goldschmidt 186). At this school he was taught Pan–Islamic thoughts, so he no felt hatred for Sunnite Muslims, but dreamed of an Islam state where
all Muslims can coexist (Jamali, 13). When Iraq was first occupied by Britain, Mohammed's feelings of Pan–Islamic nationalism increased. Despite this
and the fact that his that his father wanted him to become a religious leader. Mohammed signed up for the American University of Beirut for further
learning. Coming into the college he had strong Pan–Islamism feelings, and was also an orthodox muslim. In spite of all this being true Mohammed
came out a changed man who became a pacifisit and a modern nationalist. He printed out his ideas in 2 publications and handed them to people in his
home town. He later became a teacher in a college named the "Training College at Baghdad" where he changed the curriculum to assume more modern
thinking (Jamali, 16). This is the type of nationalism, I believe

The Israel-Palestine Conflict Essay
The Israel–Palestine Conflict The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is a part of the greater Arab–Israeli long–running conflict in the Middle East. The main
point of this conflict is the existence of the state of Israel and its relations with Arab states and with the Palestinian population in the area. The idea and
concept of Israel was born in the mid 19th century. Jews of Europe and America wanted a place for their homeland, where they could go and be with
others of the same race and religion. Palestine was chosen because of its religious routs from The Bible as the "promised land" from God, and the
motherland of Jews fled, known as the Diaspora. By the late 19th century there was...show more content...
By 1918 both Jews and Arabs believed that they had the right to rule themselves in their own land – Palestine. However, at the end of war Britain
regretted to give independence both Arabs and Jewish. Palestine became a territory governed by Britain. Increased Jewish immigration led to the
worsening of the relations between communities. Jews were purchasing land and would not employ Arab workers, who may have been working on
that land for their whole life. Britain tried to restrict the immigration of Jews, but because of the strong Jewish lobby in it's own and US governments
could do nothing. And with the massive increase of Jewish immigrants following the Nazi persecution in Europe, the idea of restricting immigration
lost its sense. Palestine became a refuge from the dictatorship of the Nazis for Jewish.
After the end of World War II horrible information about Holocaust fled the world. Thousand of Jews from labor camps had no home to return to. All
this caused sympathy for the Jews. In 1947 United Nation General Assembly issued resolution #181 according to which Palestine was divided into
three parts: an Arab state, a Jewish state and an International

Some studies on the Israel–Palestinian conflict postulate that the nature of the conflict has always been about land, meaning the partition of the holy
land (e.g., Newman, 2002; Klieman, 2000; Alpher, 1995). But a tectonic shift occurred with the swift Israeli victory in the 6 day war of 1967, when
Israel occupied the territories. Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories bar Gaza strip ( territorially miniscule) has morphed into a sort of
colonialism as Israel has buil a number of settlements on the territories it found in control of after 1967, which practically amounts to an annexation of
the land. Therefore, the current Israeli–Palestinian conflict is essentially a conflict over Israeli colonization, the only remaining settler colonialism in
the world. Early Israeli political thinkers were aware of the need to have overwhelming military superiority over the Arabs, the need for an Iron wall of
Jewish Bayonets to drive the Palestinians into despair. The idea was to create a situation that in any subsequent negotiations, Israel would be able to
negotiate from the position of strength.
The conflict can only end if Israeli decolonization happens in Palestinian territories and a Palestinian state, which many Israelis support comes into
being in its place in the territories occupied in 1967. If the Palestinian state takes the form of numerous non–contiguous enclaves surrounded by Israel,
the likelihood of the conflict is high. Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict was started when the United Nations proposed the partition plan for Jewish homeland in 1947. The Jewish agrees with
the plan but the Palestinians disagree because they think it is unfair for their land being taken. Since then, many wars have been fought between Israel
and Palestinians such as:
–1948 War of independence–1956 Sinai war
–1967 six day war –1973 Yom Kippur war etc.
These wars had made angry Palestinian lost more and more land causing many terrorist attacks and suicide bombings occurred during the conflict
planned by Palestinian terrorist organizations such as the Hamas. Civil Palestinians' anger had also lead to Intifada (1987) and Second...show more
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–Israeli settlements––––––––––––––Should the Israelis take down the settlements and let Palestinian build their own? (land problem)
–Palestinians –The anger of Palestinians has lead to the circle of violence and suicide bombings and Intifada had caused more Palestinians to die.
(Violence issue)
–Israelis–the Israeli government have to protect their boarders by using armed forces from being attack but this can lead to collateral damages
(violence issue) Different perspectives
–Quartet of Middle east– recognizes Israel but also wants Palestinian to have their own state. They struggle to find a way for peace. There are
different resolutions that have been suggested such as the Oslo Peace Accords in 1993, Road map for peace, Camp David Summit 2000, etc. but it all
failed.
–Palestinians–most Palestinian organizations like Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) just want to have their own state and Israelis withdrawn
from the occupied territories but extremist like Hamas wants to takeover the whole Israel and either make Jews as second citizens or push them to the
sea.
–Israelis–most political group in Israel also wants peace with Palestinians and come up with plans like the disengagement plan in 2005. But Zionism
extremist suggests that they should takeover the occupied

Essay on The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The region of the Middle East frequently referred to as Palestine has long been the site of much conflict. In recent years, a major effort on the part of
the International community has been employed in an attempt to bring peace to the troubled region, yet every time peace accords seem to be at hand,
everything falls apart. In order to fully understand the enmity that keeps causing peace talks to break down, one must look at the roots from which the
conflict stems. If the root of the issue can be clearly devised, then movements towards peace in the region will be much more succinct.
Palestinian Development Under Turkish Rule
Issues concerning Palestine's development in socio–cultural and religious terms begin to become apparent...show more content...
While the Turks did operate under a Jihad aimed specifically at the Christians (in response to the havoc wreaked by the Christian Crusades) during the
Medieval Age, they became increasingly more acclimated to the cultures of their conquered peoples as they continued to move west. Their addition of
these cultures helped create the distinctive culture for which the Ottoman Empire is known. The overall result was an empire that was remarkably
tolerant of foreign culture and religion (particularly the Jewish faith and Islam), making the Ottoman Empire a refuge for the Jews of Europe.
In 1798, Napoleon invaded. The combination of war and faulty administration caused many Jews and Arabs to flee the country, significantly reducing
the Palestinian population. Revolts by Palestinian Arabs against Ottoman (and Egyptian) rule began at this time. Reorganization of the empire brought
order and catalyzed the beginnings of Jewish settlements under a variety of Zionist movements. The result of these changes caused an increase in both
Arab and Jewish populations. By 1880, out of a population of 400,000, the Jewish population comprised 24,000. At this same time, the Ottoman Empire
imposed stringent restrictions on Jewish immigration and land purchase although many of these restrictions were evaded by colonists.
The Zionist movement arose among the Sephardic Jewish community of Europe, who saw the concept of a Jewish homeland in

The relationship between Israel and Palestine and its corresponding history is a long narrative of power dynamics, nationalism, and mutual aggression.
While the interactions between these two groups cannot be easily simplified, this narrative and its themes are ever present throughout this conflict and
in the ways that the people of these populations represent themselves. This sense of dissonance and this constant defensive state are rooted in the
historical foundation of this conflict but have in a way also become a major part of the identities associated with Palestinians. Distinctions between
national identity as it is geographically oriented and national identity as a shifting role affected by this conflict are important to recognize...show more
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For Palestinian filmmakers, this helps create a vilified picture of Israel and further encourages opposition but also works to encourage hope and faith
and even bring together Palestinians. (Gertz and Khlefi, 134–135) Palestine, while going through oppression of their people and violence, is not
weak. This cinema, the use of emotionally fueled dichotomies, and the expression of pain are a means of restoring hope and resilience for a better
future while also tearing down Israel's credibility. This hope does not take a backseat to the history behind the conflict, but they work hand in hand to
a large extent. (Khatib, 126) Despite this, it does not mean that film is not used very purposefully in this political space. The use of pain, tragedy and
suffering have been used by both sides to perpetuate an agenda, and while bringing attention to the suffering, it uses this cyclical structure of violence
as advertising and ways of encouraging their people to revolt without really addressing ways to stop the negative impact on the community. (Awwad,

An issue as complicated, sensitive, and controversial as the Palestinian – Israeli conflict is not one that can be resolved with a simple solution. It did
not begin with the creation of the Current State of Israel in 1948, but something that has roots going back to the ancient times. The history of the
persecution of the Hebrew people started with the start of Judaism in ancient Egypt. The Pharaoh of Egypt who prophesized in his dreams that a child
born to the Israelites would one day grow up and conquer him and his kingdom. The Pharaoh therefore killed every single newborn male child born to
the Israelites. Jumping through time passing the Roman persecution of the Hebrew people and the death of Jesus to land at Nazi Germany in World War
...show more content...
This made him open the argument, against the advice of most of State Department and many other foreign policy experts, that the emigration to
Palestine was the proper solution for the surviving Jews of Europe. He fully acknowledged, in his memoirs, the he was "fully aware of Arabs' hostility
to the Jewish settlement in Palestine". He, like his predecessors, had promised he would take no action without fully consulting the Arabs.
The state of Israel was proclaimed on May 14th 1948, but the Arab States rejected the portioning of Palestine and the existing of Israel. The armies of
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Trans–Jordon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Egypt attacked but were defeated by the already existing Israeli army. While Jewish
people were successful in creating their homeland, there were no Palestine and no internationalization of Jerusalem, either.
I again jump through time to land at 2000 in Israel when Ariel Sharon, a former military general, and now the Prime Minister of Israel accompanied by
one thousand solders visited a holly Muslim site the Haram Al–Sharif and proclaimed it as eternal Israeli territory. This proclamation influenced what is
now known as the Intifada, or uprising.
After this brief summarization of almost 100–year–old history I would like to voice my opinion and answer the question set forth.
I personally understand the reasoning behind that the land of

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
"Since Biblical times there has been a conflict between the Arabs and the Jews in what today is known as Israel. It began with the birth of two boys,
Ismael and Isaac; born to two different mothers and fathered by Abraham. That conflict has become more intricate, more serious and much more
complicated" ("Israeli–Palestinian Conflict."). "Beginning with the Diaspora and furthered by the British Mandate post World War I and the Holocaust
during the period of World War II,Jews sought to return to their Homeland only to find that they once again were unwanted; this time by their Arab
brethren. Wars ensued and further complications arose.Time and again war has broken out between the two peoples, solutions sought but not found
and the search for...show more content...
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"Introduction to Israel: Opposing Viewpoints." Israel. Ed. Myra Immell. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints
in Context. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
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Information Project. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
"Stick a label on it; Israel and Palestine." The Economist 14 Nov. 2015: 49(US). Religion and Philosophy Collection. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
Zamkanei, Shayna. "The politics of defining Jews from Arab countries." Israel Studies 21.2 (2016): 1+. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Web. 24
Apr.

Israeli Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli– Palestinian conflict, which arguably began following the creation of Israel in the mid–twentieth century after the Second World War, traces
its roots back down to concepts such as zionism and arab nationalism that developed throughout the century, and through injustices dealt by both sides,
manages to reap on the lives of countless individuals, regardless of religious and racial affiliation. Although one can argue for the case of one side over
the other, not one position seems to be more justified in their actions, as both angles depict strong rationale and, on the other hand, illustrate tenuous
inequity expanded or eliminated through emotionally driven biases and framing, In spite of both sides being both warranted and unreasonable,...show
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If, for example, most people are aligned with a particular atmosphere surrounding an aspect of a definite conception, but, if for some reason one
person may not completely agree with the idea, they are more likely to follow the tide instead of speaking out because assertiveness on a unpopular
standpoint can result in gradual ostracization. This is because humans are naturally social creatures, and by social cues, humans are guided as norms
present what is appropriate to a given society; by asserting an avoided stance on a thought, one can easily be disregarded if there is no support given
by culture. Staying impressionable to society is safe in most every way, and is done by generalizations (i.e. thin slicing). However, environments can
present limitations as not all information is credible, nor is the information sustainable– it is flexible, which can smoothy muddle the boundaries of
what is socially acceptable. In addition, generalizations can feed into negative labels that can push violence and bigotry without any objective

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