Land of Israel

Palestinian-American born to Palestinian immigrants. Kanazi’s grandmother was pregnant with his mother when she left Palestine in 1947. Around this time there was a great exodus or “nukba” of indigenous Palestinians, just as the land was being annexed to create the new state of Israel. Kanazi’s father left Haifa after the occupation had already taken place. Born in New York City in 1981, Kanazi has only ever seen his homeland as a visitor, with his country being under occupation for the entirety…

Israel & Palestine Conflict It is interesting to think that such that the modern conflict, like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, started almost hundred years ago in the heart of both eastern and western Europe. Today Jewish nationalism is now known as Zionism, its origins stem from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. There are many political and social actions that created a foundation for Zionism. Most notably three stand out the most, the first being Dreyfus Affair of 1894, secondly the…

Six Day War. Due to the immense loss of land on the Arab side, they were the ones to initiate the start of the 20 days of violence. The war had a colossal effects on both sides because of the aid received from their allies. By involving allies it created more problems with relationships and resources.This was only one of the many Arab-Israeli conflicts to occur. The reasons for the conflicts in the Arabian Peninsula is narrowed down to the control of land and resources between the nations. In…

is being controlled and restricted by the Israeli government. Israel continues to use the Palestinian agriculture as a means to inflict collective punishment on the Palestinian people to confiscate more land in the Occupied Territories’ (OT). Israel continues to confiscate Palestinian agricultural land and aquifers by denying Palestinian civilians access to their crops and their harvest (UN General Assembly, 2014). The Palestinian land had even been inundated with waste water (UN General…

It is important to recognise the religious context of Israel and Jerusalem to the Zionists. To comprehend the Jewish fundamentalist movement you must understand the core of its ideology. The Hebrew Scriptures are a combination of all religions but are essential the story of the people, the scripture is unalterable…

experienced in the biblical era or a defensive war, which is to be undertaken if the nation is under threat. The second permissible war as stated by the prophetic vision is discretionary war, which refers to a fight to enlarge the borders of the nation of Israel in order to ensure its survival, however this war is only permitted following an intense session of debate. Despite permitting obligatory and discretionary war, Deuteronomy demonstrates an adamancy that all avenues of peace must be first…

interest groups, 55% of Palestine was given to the Jewish state despite the fact that this group represented only about 30% of the total population, and owned under 7% of the land (ifamericansknew.org). The Palestinian Arabs and the surrounding Arab states rejected the partition proposal initially. They felt that Palestine was their land and that the Jews were a foreign implant forced upon them, and they feared that the Jews had the strength to drive them out (israelipalestinian.procon.org).…

here to celebrate with me! My Torah portion is called Ki Tavo and comes from the book of Deuteronomy. It is from chapter 26 verse 1 through chapter 29 verse 6. Ki Tavo means when you come, and the portion starts with the Jews entering the land of our heritage, Israel. My Torah portion begins with the Jews being commanded to give their first fruits. They are also told to…

In my analysis, I found that it was understandable for the Jews to want to establish a place where their culture and religion was prominent, a land of their own. However, this land was already home to millions of Palestinians (Boris, 2016). So, when the state of Israel was created in 1948, it led to the Palestinian exodus where 700,000 Arabs fled or were removed from their homes. This was about 80 percent of the Arab inhabitants left or were expelled from their homes (Morris, 1986). These…

people on their side the better their chances are. In time, the Jews would have Israel recognized as a state, but at the moment not everybody agreed on the formation and called it a home instead. It would only become the state when the Jews made the move and…