Palestine and Israel are two countries that have many conflicts concerning the desire to possess the same land. Issues such as different demographic views, religious views, political views ,territorial views, and so on have created a resentment towards one another. The articles “Roots of Muslim Rage” and “Brother against Brother” have created a voice for peoples opinion on why the peace process between Israel and Palestine has not yet succeeded. These articles have also allowed us to formulate our own theory as to why peace has not yet occurred among these two countries. In the article “Brother Against Brother” by Ehud Sprinzak his theory is that Intra-Jewish relations are so caught up in being punctuated by bitter hostilities that it ends
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They are opposed to the influence of Westernization, which are in favor of secularism. Since this is the case, Islam enforces their religious views into their laws. This is where problems can arise for the peace process between them and Palestine. Islam is using military resources to fight a war in the name of their God. The article “The Roots of Muslim Rage” expresses Bernard Lewis’s views on the situation. He labels this issue as “The House of Unbelief”. He suggests that Islam faces struggles between good and bad in a political and military sense. Lewis explains “If the fighters in the war for Islam, the holy war "in the path of God," are fighting for God, it follows that their opponents are fighting against God.” (Bernard Lewis 1990.) Putting it in this perspective allows us to see that they are not fighting just to fight. They are not fighting just for land, it is something much more than that. The aggression and hostility originates from a deeper source. They perceive the combatant as enemies of God. With this view, islamic soldiers will stop at nothing to defeat the opposing side. They will fight for their God. As this was mentioned above, the separation from church and state could have reduced this issue so it would not be so severe. This war that has been fighting for ages will not cease and peace will not occur as long as the Islamic people see their enemies as their God’s
They are opposed to the influence of Westernization, which are in favor of secularism. Since this is the case, Islam enforces their religious views into their laws. This is where problems can arise for the peace process between them and Palestine. Islam is using military resources to fight a war in the name of their God. The article “The Roots of Muslim Rage” expresses Bernard Lewis’s views on the situation. He labels this issue as “The House of Unbelief”. He suggests that Islam faces struggles between good and bad in a political and military sense. Lewis explains “If the fighters in the war for Islam, the holy war "in the path of God," are fighting for God, it follows that their opponents are fighting against God.” (Bernard Lewis 1990.) Putting it in this perspective allows us to see that they are not fighting just to fight. They are not fighting just for land, it is something much more than that. The aggression and hostility originates from a deeper source. They perceive the combatant as enemies of God. With this view, islamic soldiers will stop at nothing to defeat the opposing side. They will fight for their God. As this was mentioned above, the separation from church and state could have reduced this issue so it would not be so severe. This war that has been fighting for ages will not cease and peace will not occur as long as the Islamic people see their enemies as their God’s