1948 Arab–Israeli War

In "The Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948," by Lost Islamic History, Palestinians consider the formation of Israel a catastrophe because it was built on the land owned by Palestinians. Also because Israel and Palestinians had different ideologies, it was harder for them to tolerate each other especially since they were so close. Another reason is because Israel organized groups to forcefully take the homes and belongings of Palestinians, leaving them miserable and homeless. Around the…

itself, she does acknowledge that the Ottoman Empire was, going into World War I, the “Sick Man” of Europe. What would prove to be the end of the Ottoman Empire was siding with Germany and consequentially the former Ottoman Empire was divided into separate mandates by the Allied Powers. This paper will focus on the British mandate of Palestine, and how as a direct consequence of actions taken during World War I, the Arab-Israeli conflict remains at the forefront of global conversation. For…

Correspondingly, Israel has been fighting for their rights against Palestinians. Altogether, the Middle East has experienced a very disastrous history full of fights and war. The Middle East, a highly diverse and controversial region, comprises of a history of devastating fights for land among the Ottoman Empire, the Jews and the Arabs, and various other fractions for reasons varying from territorial resources to cultural beliefs. The Ottoman, a ferocious empire, began in 1300 CE and continued…

interesting history. One of the major superpowers of World War I, The Ottoman Empire, rose to power there, and shortly afterward, once World War II ended, Israel was created there too. The establishment of Israel proved to be a problem, as the Jewish nation would have to take land originally belonging to Palestinians. This is not the only situation where land has been an issue in the Middle East; land was also responsible for the Persian Gulf War. The Middle East, a highly multifarious and…

Zionist military forces were much smaller but were well organized, trained, and armed. The Arab military forces ran with the thought that they would never be defeated again after what happened during the holocaust. The six day war in 1967 was one of the shortest wars ever seen. Within those days Israel captured the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt along with the West Bank. With the war israelis established themselves as the dominant regional power. The United States of America and…

achievements and personality of Yitzhak Rabin. Yitzhak Rabin is repeatedly stated to be the “soldier of peace” due to his desire to seek accord between Israel and Palestine, however this was not always the case. Yitzhak Rabin was one of the most prominent Israeli Presidents, as he was the first native born president, who ran in office from 1974 to 1977 and then served his second term in office in 1992 until 1995. Yitzhak was born on the 1st of March 1922 and was raised in a socialist household,…

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict of 1947 is an on-going conflict between the two middle-eastern countries of Israel and Palestine. After the end of World War II, the Jewish people were displaced as were the Palestinians, but before World War II the Ottoman Empire devoured most of the land-now known as the Middle-East this land had been divided among the Islamic people who already inhabited the lands. The Jewish people had no place to go, having been dehumanized for centuries within Europe and…

importance of Golda Meir’s role throughout the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973. Golda Meir was an active Zionist and Israeli politician who played a crucial role in the 1967 and 1973 Arad-Israeli Wars. From being a leader in the Histradrut, working as Foreign Minister of Israel and eventually becoming the fourth Prime Minister of the country, Meir’s diplomatic and controversial role in Israeli politics was highlighted. In the lead, up to the Six Day War, Meir’s hard work as Foreign minister…

Palestine is the Holy Land, though it doesn’t seem like it. For the past century, Palestinians and Israelis (Zionists) cannot seem to like each other or at least try not to kill each other. The hostility between these two “countries” is extremely controversial. The Palestinian revolts have been escalating and there have been two intifadas that have killed thousands of people; it is just a matter of time for the third one. With the way things are going it will likely happen sooner than later. The…

provides plausible explanation for a drop in democracy over the time span of 1967-1999. Due to its unique beginning, Israel’s fluctuations in democracy cannot be analyzed without first looking the country’s creation. Israel was officially founded in 1948 after WWII left a large amount of European Jewish people searching for a place to call home. While the United States was able to take a small portion of the Jews,…