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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…

Additionally, he could rationally understand that relocating from the Occupied Territory was a positive way to extricate Israel from the conflict, thus decreasing its vulnerability to terrorism. Despite the fact that General Hacohen was both an intelligent and compassionate leader, he was challenged by finding the balance between the two vastly different points of view.…

An important security question to note is the Bedouin smuggling activities along the Sinai border with Egypt. Though their movement in Israel is restricted by checkpoints and ID card checks are regular the smuggling business across the Sinai border is extensive. This is because of many factors, the biggest being Bedouin culture. Historically the Bedouin have never respected state borders, they did not believe the borders applied to them. Since the early 1900s, when the borders of states in the…

Their forces had been decimated. Their honor was in tatters. And there was very little they could do about it. As a result, something was needed to fill the void. That something was the growth of Palestinian Resistance Movements (PRMs)6. The environment in the…

Since the mid-twentieth century, Jews have been migrating to the land of Israel, known by the Arabs as Palestine, to escape the discrimination and persecution they had been facing in Europe for centuries. The Zionist movement began to grow as a result of the Holocaust, as the Jews believe they have a right to their own Jewish state where their holy sites are. However, the Arabs have been living in Palestine for generations, and they are unwilling to accept the formation of a Jewish state because…

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…

witnessing by displaced villagers, permits access to Palestinian history” (Sa’di and Abu-Lughand 32). In the “rape of Qula, the example of refugee narratives and testimonials defines the higher level of rapes and massacres conducted by the Israeli Defense…

1967 Resolution 242, there have been many failed peace accords and intifadas, as the Palestinian attempted to retaliate against the oppressive hold to the increasing land confiscation, homes, unemployment and poverty. In an effort to get a greater Israel a number of strategies have been implemented by the Israelis in using the discipline of archaeology to “produce evidence of Jewish presence in the land.” “Many modern archeologists prefer not to use the Bible as a guide,”…

work, The Best Place on Earth, violence is consistently present. Naturally, the conflict which has, and currently still creates strife in Israel leads to the inclusion of violence in her stories. Whether the characters presently live in Israel, or have moved on from the region, the chaos from the country is incorporated into their lives. Tsabari was born in Israel, and is all too familiar with the horrors the wars have created. However, she has remained authentic with the presentation of her…

refugee camp saying those fleeing “make a refugee camp a home for a year or two or ten, stripped and searched, find prison everywhere” (Warsan ln.36). This refugee placement is exactly what happened to the Bulgarian Jews except in a crueler manner, by force. Shire is referring to refugee camps as safe havens to which people flock to escape their homeland. “At least 15,000 Jews of a total Jewish population of about 50,000 have been subjected to forced labor in railway and road construction gangs”…