Palestine

Living in a place of constant fighting and tension is a reality for people living in Palestine and Israel. Israel used to be a country called Palestine. The people who lived there were either Christian or Muslim. After World War Two, many European Jews were scared to live in Europe fearing another holocaust. Great Britain convinced the UN to give them a safe country to live in. The UN decided to give them Israel. Many people believed that Israel should be split into two states, but others…

A mix of religion and politics is what hardens Hamas as it allows them to win the hearts of the Palestinian people. Since Hamas governs by the doctrine of Islam and are helping to end Israeli occupation it comes as no surprise that the population highly approves of them despite their acts of violence and crimes. Hamas uses religion to push political messages. Just looking at Article 6 of their Covenant, explains exactly how they mix religion and politics. Furthermore, the preamble clearly…

Nazi soldiers murdered over six million Jews in the infamous genocide known as the Holocaust. Once the war ended and the Jews were liberated, many became homeless and stranded in foreign countries. Many Jews tried to immigrate to countries like Palestine and America but were met with strict immigration laws. Once they were able to immigrate and begin a new life, most tried to tell their stories and keep their legacy alive. Jews who survived the Holocaust faced challenges like homlessness, strict…

the Middle East. After WWI, the League of Nations established the Mandate for Palestine. It included all the land that was Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (League of Nations, 1922). The 1917 Balfour Declaration supported the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, “Nothing shall be done to prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non Jewish communities in Palestine” (Balfour, 1917). This allowed for open Jewish immigration, freedom of speech,…

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…

of Israel and Palestine cannot agree on anything substantial. Both sides want what is best for their people, and this usually entails a stable and peaceful existence, but without the other. Any further peace negotiations must move towards a two-state solution because a two-state…

The extent to which the zionism movement is responsible for the present conflict between Israel and Palestine is significant. Zionism is a historic movement which centres around the desire for Jewish independence and a secure homeland in Zion. Palestine is where the land of Zion is located, also known as Jerusalem (Aviv and Shneer, New Jews, pp.4). The period before the zionism movement, the factors that contributed to the emergence of zionism and the aims of the movement have all been crucial…

transitions to days, the father's worst fears become confirmed. Although this may seem like fiction for some, it became an immensely real lifestyle Palestinians must accommodate to. Education differs from America in all corners of the world.Schools within Palestine compare and contrast to schools in the United States in a variety of ways, some ways include the educational levels, mode of transportation, and overall school safety. Indeed each country has its unique way of organizing educational…

movements to ensure that nobody is ostracized and denied respect. Seeds of Peace is another meaningful social movement making extraordinary efforts to realize the distant dream of promoting peace between Israel and Palestine. This movement facilitates the meeting of students from Israel, Palestine, and other nationalities in the U.S. and gives them a platform to live together, and to promote understanding between them. They attempt to build the very world of peaceful coexistence in the U.S.…

optimistic about the chances of peace between Palestine and Israel. That’s not to say he did not acknowledge the difficulties that exist in solving the middle east crisis. Destabilization has existed within the middle east for decades, and hostility between Israel and the Arabic nations has always prevented real solutions of peace. Further detriments to peace between these two nations comes from mutual distrust and suffering at the other’s hands. Palestine has been occupied by what they…