Palestine Liberation Front

Although generally perceived as only a threat to Israeli national security, with policy being created to reflect that, it is important to look at the other side of things. Despite the many obvious and potential negative impact that the Arab Spring could cause in Israel, many will also argue for the positive. Israel's former Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin, stands firm with his hope for progression in the Arab Spring movement stating, "The long-term changes in the Arab world are a great…

The right of return for the Palestinians is still an ongoing discussion, whether the Palestinians deserve to come back, or the Israelis will let them come back. During the Arab - Israeli War 800,000 Palestinians were forced to flee due to the conflict. The Israelis were going into Palestinian cities and forcing them to leave, while other Palestinians left before the Israelis came. Nearby countries and territories like Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Gaza Strip, and the West Bank set up…

At the time immigration into Palestine was quickly increasing. Zionists hope was to claim land and remain safe there, ultimately colonizing their land. Foreign powers contributed to the conflict too. In 1917 the British promised to aid the Jewish journey to their “home land” by gaining…

regroup in the West Bank and Gaza, controlled by Jordan and Egypt, respectively, and in the refugee camps set up in other Arab countries. Shortly before the 1967 war, Palestinian organizations such as Fatah, led by Yasser Arafat formed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and launched operations against Israel, first from Jordan and then Lebanon. The attacks also included Israeli targets on European soil. In 1987 it was taken early the first Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation…

promised the Arabs throughout the region to create a great Arab nation, the British disown their promise and promote the establishment of the Jews in Palestine by the Balfour Declaration in 1917 (Cohen). Britain, which received the mandate over Palestine after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, promised the Zionist leaders the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews, provided they do not disturb non-Jewish populations. This shift corresponds indeed better to the British interests…

influx of Jews to Palestine from the time the Great War ended. As new immigrants, they purchased land to live and farm on, but then banned Arabs from living on that land. The Jews’ goal was to establish localities based around farming. Additionally, these communities would be for Jews only, meaning they would not hire any Arab employees. The Arabs in the Palestinian Mandate greatly resented this trend. The British sought to make peace between the Zionists and Arab nationalists in Palestine, but…

The Attack is a novel based on a true story that evolves around the calm and comfortable life of Dr. Amin Jaafari, a well-known surgeon who lives in Tel-Aviv with his wife Sihem. All goes wrong when Jaafari realizes that his beloved wife was killed in a suicide bombing in a large building near his location at the time. When evidence builds that Sihem could have been a factor in the catastrophic bombing. Dr. Amin Jaafari starts a searched to find an end to the unrest he is experiencing. As he…

29, 1947, to partition Palestine, then still under British mandate, into an Arab state and a Jewish state.” Though initially Arab guerilla forces, commanded by British officers were succeeding 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…

Shihab Naomi is related to the current situation of Israel/Palestine for this part of the world. The past conflicts of the situation between Israel and Palestine have been happening for a while for the last decades for example the Palestinian war in 1948 when five Arab nations which were Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt who invaded the territory of former Palestinian mandate, which lead the United Nations to declare Palestine and Israel there own country. Another example in 1967…

This summary of Nakba: Palestine, 1948, and the Claims of Memory by Ahmad H. Sa’di and Lila Abu-Lughod will provide an examination of the Palestinian Diaspora in relation to the Palestinian exodus of 1948. Part One of this book is entitled “Places of Memory”, which consists of historical perspectives of scholars, such as Chapter 1’s article by Susan Slyomovics, related to Nakba through the memories of refugees in the town of Qula: “A different history historiography, grounded in testimonial…