1948 Arab–Israeli War

During the past couple of months, there have been a lot of news surrounding the fighting happening in regards to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. The roots of this conflict can be traced back to the Ottoman ruling over what is now known as the Middle East. During the eighteenth century, the Ottoman empire was thriving, stretching their ruling from central Europe all the way to Yemen and accords North Africa to Morocco (making of MME). Their vast territories allowed them to be a culturally…

thing; there is no negative or positive peace in this region. Negative peace is defined as the absence of war and positive peace is defined as the simultaneous presence of many desirable states of mind (Barash & Webel, 2002). The US’s indirect involvement has only led to an intensity of Israeli occupation in Palestine. The US provides billions of dollars of annual aid that has allowed the Israeli government access to some of the most advanced weaponry in the world. To start, let’s take a look…

Khalil al-Banna hails from a very wealthy family and had 25 half-siblings and siblings. Sabri and his family were displaced from their home many times in his life. He was displaced in his childhood and early adult years because of a conflict between Arab and Jewish forces. This developed a hatred of Israel for Sabri, which led him to take up the alias of “Abu Nidal” and become the leader of one of the most feared and dangerous terrorist groups, the Abu Nidal Organization. Sabri Khalil al-Banna…

their problems in Mandatory Palestine. Things were getting so bad that the British foreign secretary was quoted as saying “The Arabs, like the Jews, [had] refused to accept any of the compromise proposals which HMG had put before both parties.”1 Instead of a compromise, tensions were rising. Britain was facing an increase in Jewish terrorism, significant pressure from Arab elites, and a lack of support from other western powers.2 In respond to this, Britain decided to relinquish responsibility,…

have served the Jews well as Australia was not heavily populated and to this day it doesn’t have as many people as it could hold. To make matters worse between the Arabs and Jews the UN Resolution…

A mix of religion and politics is what hardens Hamas as it allows them to win the hearts of the Palestinian people. Since Hamas governs by the doctrine of Islam and are helping to end Israeli occupation it comes as no surprise that the population highly approves of them despite their acts of violence and crimes. Hamas uses religion to push political messages. Just looking at Article 6 of their Covenant, explains exactly how they mix religion and politics. Furthermore, the preamble clearly…

Los Angeles or Paris or London?" (“War” n. pag.). The Camp David Accords since the 1978 signing did not help in the Middle East, as stated in a study of Israeli terrorist attacks in 2002. U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, wished to help with Middle Eastern peace but everything he tried did not help. To help with the Middle East crisis, he started by learning about the background of the conflicts in the Middle East. Once he knew a significant amount about the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, he decided…

as singular - as many feel that the effect of the Nakba is downplayed because of the Holocaust . Jewish authors conflate the Holocaust with the Nakba by comparing them to one another in order to minimize the blame towards the Israelis for their actions and to erase the Arab story, as seen through Khirbet Khizeh, The Girl Who Stole My Holocaust and Waltz With Bashir. In Hebrew literature, the Holocaust is considered to be one…

and ideas, and he was considered an unlikely mix between peacemaker and terrorist. He was a very important leader throughout a large portion of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as well. Throughout his career, he caused a lot of tension between Palestinians and Israelis. Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian extremist who had many contributions to the Arab-Israeli conflict like the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Oslo Accords, and his status throughout the years. Yasser Arafat was born in…

1. Why has it been difficult for US administrations to broker a sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians? The shortfalls of the United States lead peace process have numerous factors. The most blatant problem is the changing government officials, and political movements involved. Throughout the peace process Israel has seen over 10 different prime ministers with 5 different political parties elected. (http://www.stateofisrael.com) Many of these had very different social and…