Palestinian people

biggest motivator of violence around the world and history proves it. You ignorantly mention monks as if you think they are above reproach, sorry to tell you they are not. NEW DELHI (Morning Star News reports on Dec. 11,2012) – A mob of about 1,000 people in southern…

Zechariah Zechariah was a prophet during the time of the Jewish people returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. His prophecies had a tendency to foretell the future that we say in today’s day, have come true. He speaks of the destruction of Jerusalem and a battleground of nations. Today, Jerusalem continues to be a battleground for the Jews and the Palestinians. Zechariah was a man that used a lot of imagery to describe his prophecy and wanted to use his message to help compete the temple…

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 would be the Six Day War and that consisted of the countries Israel, Syria, Egypt and Jordan. The aftermath of the war was a massive blow to the Arabs morale in so many ways, people start to think…

Judaism could call home. So when World War II concluded the United Nations declared that the Palestinians would have to abandon parts of their land so that the Jewish people could form their own country named Israel; consequently, the Palestinians as well as many surrounding Arab countries were absolutely furious.…

confusion and anger that people from many cultures in America have felt. This confusion settling in at the moment a young child realizes they are different and realizing that this difference makes them inferior. Why is that despite we are all humans beings, given life the same way, biologically structured the same way, and given the same fate in the end, that we are so different from one another? Naomi Shihab Nye is a Palestinian-American born in St. Louis, Missouri to a Palestinian father and…

Zionism is defined as the national movement of the Jewish people to re-establishment and maintain a Jewish State. The word Zionism is derived from the word Zion, which is another name for Jerusalem. The new Jewish state would reclaim all that the Jewish people lost over the years. The movement was founded by Theodor Herzl and Chaim Weizmann, and has received both support and criticism from various nations. Over the years the movement has made significant progress despite the opposition and…

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict began in the early 1900’s. When Jews that faced persecution due to the Holocaust began to return home. However, when they got home they encountered 1.2 million Palestinians who were now calling the same land home. In 1948 the United Nations and the United stated supported the Israelis in establishing the state of Israel. Many Palestinians were forced out of their homes by Israeli military force however; some were able to say in Israel. Both groups have fought and…

Zionism, the movement of the Jewish people back to Israel, has caused conflict between the Jews and the Palestinians. The Jews felt they had the right to move back to their homeland or the Holy Land, but the Palestinians believe that the Jews do not have the right. Although some Jews are trying to see the Palestinian side, many are not. This is not to say the Palestinians do not need to see the Jewish side. (Chernin). Basically, if people would practice metacognition more often, this…

In this listening activity I chose to listen to the Palestine Lives!: Songs from the Struggle of the People of Palestine playlist that is under Israeli- Palestinian music. This collection was created in 1974. The first song was called Beladi (Motherland) by Al Fat'h members. I noticed right away that the song was written 4/4 time. This meter was consistent throughout the entire song. The drums, and horns played first followed by a group of male vocals. The vocals were all in unison and were sung…

Background to the Palestinian Nationalism Introduction One very widely recognized conflict of our time is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This bloody struggle has endured for over a century and involves a complex web of players, alliances, and grudges that have brought about the death of many and disrupted the lives of countless others. According to one source, at least 1,104 Israelis and 6,836 Palestinians have been killed since 2000 alone, and many more have been injured. The same source…