1948 Arab–Israeli War

The state of Israel was declared in 1948 after the end of the British Mandate of Palestine, sparking a yearlong war over the state’s existence (Mahler, 2010: 41). Despite the turmoil, the newly created state designed and implemented its own legislature and held an election even as the war was still going on across the country. The Legislature called the Knesset, after an ancient Jewish tradition, became the ruling body of the State of Israel for the next 67 years. This essay will examine the…

Edward Said wrote States in order to tell his readers about the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict. States is considered an essay; however, it does not follow the standard essay form. In order to make his point to the reader, Said chose to use unconventional methods in writing. Edward Said used multiple different forms, such as personal stories and pictures, in his essay in order to allow his readers to understand the experiences of Palestinian exiles. Said not only uses his own experiences to…

branch fall from my hand.” This was Yasser Arafat’s most famous quote spoken when he addressed the United Nations. This was his life, a constant battle to try to gain that olive branch, freedom for Palestine, through way of the freedom fighter’s gun or war. He was fighting a losing battle, losing more men than Israel was. Yet through all this he continued to fight. He was injured often, but continued to fight. He was devoted to the Palestinian cause all his life up to his death on November 11,…

the American Whole Foods Market.₅ The reality is that organic food, in many ways, has become superficial, as the guidelines for what is organic has been watered down and prices are raised for often identical products. The difference between rich Israelis and poor Palestinians is a difference between individualization and community.₅ Poor citizens do not have the luxury of having likes or dislikes when it comes to food, as they eat whatever is available to them. “This functional attitude, which…

It is because culture refers to the cumulative system of knowledge shared by the group, as this group has, it is their cultivated behavior and the accumulated experience which is socially transmitted, it is their way of life as a group of people, beliefs, values and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. It also included the material objects and possessions acquired by the group…

enduring peace in an unstable country. It consists of military, police and civilian personnel, which works to bring security, political and peacebuilding support. The first mission was in 1948 to observe and save the ceasefire during the Arab-Israeli war. The peacekeeping factsheet (2016) stated that “Since 1948 there were 71 missions, 16 of them still continuing.” Most of those missions success to…

Mosab worked for Shin Bet for 10 years from 1997 till 2007. He was considered the most valuable resource to the Shin Bet because of the information that he provided, which prevented dozens of suicide attack, assassinations of Israelis and he exposed several Hamas cells. Although he betrayed what he grew up to believe in he always looked out for his family. Mosab had his father arrested in order to save him from an assassination attempt. Another primary actor in this case is Mosab’s…

say in this war against terrorism. Terrorism is relevant because these different groups affect the connections of countries including the ones they are centered in; terrorism also involves violence in many forms, and takes a toll on the…

this is that of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. This conflict is often cited as the cause or at least the catalyst for a myriad of other issues and conflicts in the region by both western and Middle Eastern leaders. As Ross points out “The major problem with this premise is that it is not true. There have been dozens of conflicts and countless coups in the Middle East since Israel’s birth in 1948, and most were completely unrelated to the Arab-Israeli conflict.”(Ross 13). This linkage…

America needs to continue to Defend the safety of Israel Imagine being in a country no smaller than the state of New Jersey where you are surrounded by enemies on all sides of your borders. These enemies pose a serious threat because they have a hate that cuts deep to the bone. They actively yearn to kill you. Their hate doesn’t end there; it extends to any outside country that is a friend. "Death to you" is their call. “We want you wiped off the face of the earth.” If you lived in this…