1948 Arab–Israeli War

Since its independence in the 40s, Israel and the Palestinian Arabs have fought back and forth ruthlessly, each committing acts that they viewed as necessary, with the opposition viewing them as atrocities. For example, the book mentions several occasions where the Palestinian resistance attacks the Israelis – and likewise, when the Israeli forces attack Palestinian refugee camps in order to drive them out and make way for Jewish settlers. All of these…

as a state around 1948. In 1964 the Arab league, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO which later on was important against the Israelis. In 1967, Israel was in the middle of a war, known as the Six Day War. The Six Day war is where Israel took over land from several countries which made a big impact in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel gained places such as East Jerusalem, all of West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights and Sinai. The borders put in place after the Six Day War, are known as the…

evidence of early cooperation between the Jew and Arab populations on Jaffa Oranges, most important were Zionist and European techniques that masked appropriation of what was once the chief agricultural product of Arab peoples, as well as the influence of competition on land and labor between both groups. Even so, primary reports from individuals and historical documents…

For example, the war never stopped since Palestine is still occupied and also Israelis are still expelling people from their homes for no reason just like before. As I explained before the Zionists slowly took over by allowing more and more Jews to enter Palestine when suddenly the population of Palestinians…

Palestine people in 1948. Born from Zionist ideology, majorities of the Palestine people were kicked out of their homes and relocated in order to make room for a Jewish State. In Nur Masalha’s book, “The Palestine Nakba,” she discusses the methods that were used to try to cover up this wound in Israeli history, and refers to it as, “memoricide.” She also goes over how we can keep the memory of the tragic events alive. The events of the Nakba can be closely related to the war in Palestine,…

Declaration serves as evidence that the British supported a national home being made for the Jews in Palestine. The Brits supported the Jews with the hope that they would support them back as they go into World War I. After all, the final say in the publication of this document was determined by Britain’s War Cabinet. Forming a national home for the Jews would allow Britain to gain support of Jews in other countries that may serve as neutral. Having another country as an ally would only benefit…

Eastern societies was first, the spread of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Second being the migration of western imperialism in the Middle East, in which the British wanted to control the Middle East for selfish reasons. Finally, the Palestinian and Israeli conflict that started after the retreat of western imperialism, as well as…

indirect administration or control as they desire and as they think fit to arrange with the Arab state or confederation of Arab states.” This demonstrates that Britain and France promised the Arab people “That France and…

There has been a centuries old conflict between the Muslim Arabs and the Israeli Jews over the rights of ownership to the holy land. Arabs and Jews began to express nationalism for their religious beliefs which was part of the reason for the conflict between the two sides. Because of this the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intensified in the 1940s and has expanded with much violence on both sides in the 2000s. On May 14, 1948 the British withdrew from Palestine and the Jewish National Council…

policies towards the Middle East, starting from World War One in regards to the contradictory agreements made during this period. Subsequently, the focus will shift to the colonial period of the Middle East and, lastly, the essay will examine Western interests after the Second World War, particularly…