Palestine Liberation Front

changes were fueling in by the British. In Palestine, the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and the British Mandate of 1920, had raised the tension between Arabs and Jews. One of the most significant changes was the establishment of the Jewish State of Israel. “On 29 November 1947, thousands of people jumped out of their beds and rushed out onto the streets when the reports were broadcasted on the radio.” It was the day the UN proposed the partition of Palestine, between Arabs and Jews. On 14 May…

not attack but if Jordan did otherwise, Israel would respond forcefully. Jordan attacks Israel and Jordan’s actions result in a domino affect as Syrian and Iraqi forces join the attack on Israel. On the second day, the fighting continues among all fronts. The third day Israel was able to capture East Jerusalem, including Old City Jerusalem, and reopen the Straight of Tiran to all ships. Israeli forces clearly excel on the forefront as on the fourth day of the war they take control of West Bank…

Joshua Riesenberg HIST-1493-010 Ms. Courtney Kennedy 4 December, 2015 A Song Heard Around the World “The allied nations with the fullest concurrence of our government and people are agreed that in Palestine shall be laid the foundations of a Jewish Commonwealth.” - Woodrow Wilson (1917) This is a story of freedom and home. One might expect any historical account of the Jewish people to be one of oppression and struggle, and for the most part that is true. However, one movement would not go…

In the archaeological site Khirbet Qeiyafa, in Israel, after seven long years of excavation archaeologists believe they have found evidence of the existence of King David, the character mentioned in the worldwide story of the bile as the fight between “David and the giant Goliath.” In this site archaeologist have found footprints and charred olive pits in a mysterious two- gated city, that through the use of Carbon-14 testing can be dated at the end of the 11th century BCE and the beginnings of…

At the end of World War II, 1947 the Jewish State of Palestine established a state of Jewish sovereignty, the United Nations in November of that same year voted to establish the creation of a Jewish state and an Arab state. That was the creation and establishment of Israel. Israel is known as the “Holy Land”, a country of rich history and distinguishable conflict. It is a nation state known for its incredibly notorious history with war, conflict, and strength. Through history religion has played…

When George W. Bush became president his policy towards Israel brought forth the idea of Palestine becoming a state on its own. President George W. Bush believed that this policy would bring the end to the fighting and ongoing and never ending tension between Israel and Palestine. He did however understand that if we as a country could not find a solution to bring peace to those that Israel has tension with. That Israel would once again take matters into their own hands and do everything in…

article, I came to the realization that Israel and Palestine are two countries that fought for territorial and power and religions, because Israel was Jewish, and Palestine was mostly Muslims. Before it was proclaimed and established the Israel States they went through oppression and discrimination. As a result of the Holocaust in Europe, many Jews illegally arrived in Palestine, also radical Jewish groups active terrorism against British forces in Palestine. According to this print the author…

Jewish homeland in Palestine, writing “His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object...” This shows Britain promised the Jewish people that they will favor the establishment in Palestine as a national home for the Jewish people. To continue, the Sykes-Picot agreement led to the division of Turkish-held Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine into various…

Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 11,412 Israelis and 72,504 Palestinians have been injured in addition to 1,195 Israelis and at least 9,131 Palestinians killed since September 29, 2000 due to pointless wars. As nationalism rises in Israel and Palestine, two opposing ideas rise in response to what will happen to the strip of land between Egypt and Jordan, thus starting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Multiple wars have broken out due to the feeling of unfairness with land separation, so it…

thousands of free meals to poor families during the month of Ramadan (Aljazeera, 2011). Palestine’s lack of resources due to the Israeli blockade has left other charities in shambles and unable to provide necessary materials for the citizens of Palestine. Therefore, they don’t have many resources. Yet, Hamas has still managed to fill the role of a multitude of other charities that ceased to function for a variety of reasons (Roy, 2013). They have gracefully discovered a way to establish a…