Palestinian people

War I, The Ottoman Empire, rose to power there, and shortly afterward, once World War II ended, Israel was created there too. The establishment of Israel proved to be a problem, as the Jewish nation would have to take land originally belonging to Palestinians. This is not the only situation where land has been an issue in the Middle East; land was also responsible for the Persian Gulf War. The Middle East, a highly multifarious and contentious region, contained the Ottoman Empire, housed the…

The Yom Kippur War (1973) is considered one of the main causes for the Camp David (1978) and Camp David was attempting to make peace between the two nations. The overall cause of the war were repercussions from 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…

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 quietly, would not let…

It will also connect the bible with science, and bring people of different religions together to admire this new discovery; even when some scientists are still unsure of whether or not the connection is real, this site can serve as a middle ground. Moreover, there is also the use of pottery and tools that will…

Temple Mount’s compound and restricting Jewish prayer to the tattered remnants of the West Wall in an attempt to dissipate heated debate of this sacred location. After an attempted Palestinian assassination of a protuberant Israeli advocate, Yehuda Glick, Israeli governmental officials temporarily forbade all Palestinian men under the age of 35 from entering the complex. Preceding Muslim control, Jews originally constructed and settled the Foundation Stone, as they erected two temples under the…

Zoë Marks-Rowe had the potential to be a good writer and researcher. She wrote an interesting conference paper, which I think was politically urgent, about the politics of “pinkwashing” of Israel. In the discourse of travel and gender, Zoë’s research provoked a question of what it means to claim a space as ‘gay friendly’ and erase the facts of colonialism and violence. The paper examined pink washing through various perspectives, LGBT, tourism, and human rights discourses. Some important…

Historical Investigation Arab Israeli Conflict Controversy: The Israelites deserve the land they are fighting over. The Israelis truly deserve land they were promised. After researching the history of the Jewish people and understanding their view point on this topic. The judgment that can be made is that the Jews certainly do deserve the land they are fighting for. Before the topic at hand is discussed, the history of Jews and Zionists should be explored. According to the English dictionary…

In class discussions, one thing that really stood out to me was the discussion regarding the integration efforts within the Israeli society. Specifically, the author questions what kind of system is necessary in order to have smooth integration with the least amount of tension and culture conflict. The author then describes how he believes it is democratic pluralism. Which has been seen in Switzerland and Canada. Also how one had to maintain silence, as it talks about when the author explains…

Sayed Kashua’s collection of newspaper columns, Native, tells the story of Kashua’s life living in a divided Israel as an Arab. The Arab-Israeli conflict occurring in Israel has created unmasked tension between the Arabs and Jews who are sharing the land. This has created a culture of each group wanting to garner support and sympathy for their “side” of the conflict. As an Arab writing to a Hebrew audience, one might assume Kashua uses his newspaper column to promote the Arab side. While…

Jewish people inhabited that land. According to one book, “the greater part of the area belonged to the kingdom of Jordan – is the broken table-land round Jerusalem, roughly corresponding with the territory known in Roman times as Judaea” (Grant, 1973). Alexander passed through modern day Jordan after he overtook the Persian empire he stumbled upon the Jews. It was mentioned, “As Alexander passed through Palestine on his way to annex Egypt, there were stories of his kind treatment…