Israeli settlement

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,”…

Geographically, the nation of Israel is situated in the Middle East and comparatively smaller in size than the state of New Jersey, U.S. According to the map above, Israel falls to the south east of Mediterranean sea, and adjoins the Gulf of Aqaba and Sinai Peninsula to the to the south and southwest respectively. Along its borderline, the nation shares a length of 147 miles and 189 miles with the Hashemite kingdom and Palestinian Autonomous Area correspondingly. The area is conjoined with the…

took advantage of the legally non-mandatory clause of the Oslo Accords. He had no legal obligation to stop increasing settlements on the West Bank and as expected he did not halt the settlements (Lesch, 2008). Obviously this made the Palestinians extremely upset to the point of extremist violence, “Palestinian Islamist groups reacted by carrying out more attacks, with the Israelis not only responding in force but also pressuring Arafat to do more to police his own in order to prevent such…

When people hear about the Arab-Israeli conflict, they start thinking about how did it start? During the late 19th century, Jews came back from Europe to Palestine where they previously existed. The Jewish people indicated that they were met with violent opposition from the Arabs especially the Palestinians. The same story is claimed to be still happening till today. The claimed story that was just told is not true. What actually happened is that there was a Zionist movement from Europe after…

in capturing a number of settlements, including that of Jerusalem, by April the tide had turned and the Haganah seized the offensive and were recapturing areas. The day after the declaration of Israeli independence heavily supplied military forces from Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia arrived to support the efforts of the Arab Palestinian forces. Foreign involvement was most certainly a highly important factor in the initiation of the first Arab-Israeli war. The UN, US, and…

The Middle East is one of the most conflicted sections in the planet, and for most people is a puzzle that is far from solving. In this research paper, we are going to examine one of the most known war in the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli conflict. We will take a look at the history of the war. How everything started, and why it hasn’t ended. Also another aspect that is going to be discussed is the point of view of a Fundamentalist Christians. Based on what God and the Bible mandate, what side…

On October 30, 1991, in the Salon de las Columas at the Royal Palace in the Spanish capital, the Madrid Peace Conference was held. Hosted by U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, attendees included Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad, King Hussein of Jordan, and the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat. Bush stood before the delegates of the Middle East, in an unprecedented meeting that many…

In a time when multiple countries on Earth have animosity towards each other, one of the longest and most bitter conflicts is that between the two self-proclaimed nations of Israel and Palestine. Despite multiple efforts to resolve their differences, such discussions have almost always fallen through. Their battle is not merely over land rights, but also has religious and sovereignly components, causing any negotiations with only a single level of diplomatic dialogue to often go awry. While the…

land. Israel became known 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…

settle in Israel. There is historical dispute on the cause of the Palestinian exodus, some left voluntarily (mostly the wealthy avoiding conflict), others left in response to Arab leader 's calls to evacuate, and others left due to expulsion from Israeli government…