1948 Arab–Israeli War

‘Arab-Israeli conflict in the period 1896-2002 was dominated by the great powers for entirely selfish and cynical reasons.’ To what extent is this a fair assessment of their involvement in the Middle East during these years? The Arab-Israeli conflict is often contemplated as one of the most important global issues over the past centuries.the is conflict is often described as the fight for Arab nationalism through the state of Palestine and a claim for the jews, through Zionism the right to…

When people hear about the Arab-Israeli conflict, they start thinking about how did it start? During the late 19th century, Jews came back from Europe to Palestine where they previously existed. The Jewish people indicated that they were met with violent opposition from the Arabs especially the Palestinians. The same story is claimed to be still happening till today. The claimed story that was just told is not true. What actually happened is that there was a Zionist movement from Europe after…

given the same fate in the end, that we are so different from one another? Naomi Shihab Nye is a Palestinian-American born in St. Louis, Missouri to a Palestinian father and American mother. In her poem Blood, she speaks of the qualities of a "true Arab" while being torn between two forces, her comfy American half and her Palestinian half , whose home country is in turmoil.…

minister of Israel (1977-1983) who not only committed his life to fighting anti semitism, but was also the commander of the terrorist group “Irgun” in order to solidify a jewish state. Menachem Begin was a crucial component to the arab-israeli conflict due to his pre-war actions, his actions as prime minister, and the perspectives based on his actions. Begin was born into a jewish family, and therefore, believed in the zionist movement. And at age sixteen, he joined the Ze'ev Jabotinsky's…

their claims for a state, further validating the Zionists’ side. Furthermore, the success in creating the state of Israel was due to the 1947 UN Partition Plan. After Britain’s failure to reconcile its conflicting obligations to both the Jews and the Arabs, the United Nation Special Committee on Palestine was created by the UN General Assembly, to create a solution for the problem in Palestine. Two proposals emerged: a federal state plan and a partition plan – the latter being passed and…

The right of return for the Palestinians is still an ongoing discussion, whether the Palestinians deserve to come back, or the Israelis will let them come back. During the Arab - Israeli War 800,000 Palestinians were forced to flee due to the conflict. The Israelis were going into Palestinian cities and forcing them to leave, while other Palestinians left before the Israelis came. Nearby countries and territories like Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Gaza Strip, and the West Bank set up…

years. The objective of the war has always been for the possession of the greater territory. This war has been destroying and separating families from both sides. The area, Palestine, that both nations have been fighting for, is an area in the Middle East, bounded to the west by the Mediterranean, to the north by Lebanon, to the south by the Sinai Desert, and to the east by the Jordan River (Israeli-Palestinian). The area is occupied at present by two national groups, Israelis and Palestinians.…

In the following essay I will claim that the Arab-Israeli conflict has been one of the central themes in Middle East politics since 1948. The creation of the state of Israel and subsequent claims of territory has been the cause of many wars in the region. The displacement of the Palestinian population has caused resentment among the Palestinians and aggravated neighbouring states that were the recipients of the displaced populace. Backing by the imperial power of the United States of America…

for Palestine after defeating the Ottoman Empire. Britain broadly carved Palestine and Jordan into separate entities and with the Balfour Declaration declared Palestine as a Jewish homeland. Even though the majority of the land was divided in sanjaks—Arab tenant farmers under Turk sultans, with the growing anti-Semitism in Europe, Palestine saw an influx of Jews. The Jewish minority that had made up less than 10 percent of the whole population of what was Palestine received the majority of the…

Ariel Sharon has been a prominent figure in the Arab-Israeli conflict since the creation of Israel in 1948. He has played a major role in the defense and progress of Israel both in a military sense as well as in a political sense. Although he died in January of 2014 at age 85, he has left a legacy and plan for Israel that will continue to grow and bring Israel closer to peace. Ariel Sharon was born in 1928 in a Jewish settlement in former Palestine (now Israel), which was controlled by the…