Arab citizens of Israel

The extent to which the zionism movement is responsible for the present conflict between Israel and Palestine is significant. Zionism is a historic movement which centres around the desire for Jewish independence and a secure homeland in Zion. Palestine is where the land of Zion is located, also known as Jerusalem (Aviv and Shneer, New Jews, pp.4). The period before the zionism movement, the factors that contributed to the emergence of zionism and the aims of the movement have all been crucial…

The World witnessed a struggle for the control of oil in 1973, the decisions of which ultimately lead to globalization. As America saw the pace of life quicken in the twentieth century with the use of cars, planes, airplanes and appliances, the demand for oil to fuel this development increased. Believing that there was endless energy, the American way of life had an insatiable appetite for oil. Up until 1950 the United States had been able to supply its own energy needs, but in less than 25…

protecting Israel: Shin Bet, the Israeli equivalent of the FBI; Aman, military intelligence; Lakam, scientific intelligence; Caesarea, Mossad's operational unit; Nativ, covert operations in Jewish communities abroad; and Kidon, Mossad’s…

additional points. First, the continued occupation in the West Bank and Gaza after the Oslo Accords, and the worsening living conditions, failure of Israel to abide to some of the terms of the agreement, and the increasing militarization of the Israeli Defense Force all increased the frustration and mistrust of the Palestinian people toward Israel, and made them less hopeful of the peace…

during the Palestinian exodus. “Al Nakba” means “the catastrophe” and a catastrophe it was indeed. The documentary started out with black and white photos and videos of the state of life during this period. It starts out in 1948 when the state of Israel was created. Hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. I couldn’t imagine how this must feel like. To be kicked out of your home and have it turned into a war zone. A quote by Arnold Toynbee was mentioned during the film. He said,…

discourse and the “other” meet, clash, and grapple with each other.” (319) In the introduction Said sheds some light on the relationship between Palestine and the representative of Arab in the U.N, “Palestine to them was useful up to a point- for attacking Israel, for bewailing the settlement and expropriation of Arab land in occupied…

The group is now believed to be operating in Iraq. The Abu Nidal Organization opposes to any form of compromise or negotiation with Israel, and it wants the state of Israel to be eliminated. It is known as one of the most uncompromising Palestinian militant groups. The group carried out a major attack in the Rome and Vienna airports in 1985. The group sent in seven terrorists into the airports with assault…

Let’s Talk About Israel On an episode of “The Daily Show” this summer, Jon Stewart spoke about Israel. In this specific segment, Stewart informed his viewers how America was re-supplying Israel with ammunition to defend itself against Hamas. In response to this, he said, “We cannot be Israel’s rehab sponsor and it’s drug dealer. It’s not going to work.” Well, I am sure you can imagine the backlash Stewart received. To many, this was unjustified criticism of Israel. To others, it was spot on…

debate today, I would like to offer the following definitions: According to the BBC world news, the following countries are considered to be middle eastern: Bahrain, Golan Heights, Iran, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The Cambridge dictionary defines promote as “to encourage or support something, or to help something become successful. Observation 1: The word ought indicates moral obligation. This…

Pape would argue that they were partially successful, considering target behavior. United States and France both completely withdrew in 1983. Israel partially followed suit around 1985, however, not completely. Krause would interpret it as a partial strategic success. In both cases, Hezbollah successfully coerced concessions from the occupier states. One of the two biggest tactical successes of…