Politics of Israel

Israel has historically been riddled with various conflicts and issues. In recent years, many of the problems facing the Jewish-state relate to Israeli and Palestinian relations. The Jewish people settled in and established what is biblically known as the kingdoms of Judea and Samaria. Later while under Babylonian rule, the Jewish people were exiled/dispersed from their ancestral homeland during the Jewish Diaspora. Years later, the Arabs settled the land and formed Palestine. Years after that,…

opposite effect the Palestinians. They saw the Jews as essentially illegal immigrants who didn’t belong in Palestine. Americans originally viewed Zionism as a good thing due to the religious idea of restorationism. However, after World War II, politics played…

differentiation among political parties in a system” (Dalton 2008, p. 900). According to this definition, a high level of polarization would mean a high degree of differentiation among the parties, and a low level a low degree. In my research, I have found that Israel provides a particularly…

The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 marked the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict. I will focus on how the creation of the state of Israel increased tensions between the Arabs and the Jews, in the period 1947-1956, as it led to the War of Independence, a refugee crisis, increased immigration and the Suez Crisis. Plans for the creation of Israel began after Britain announced that it was withdrawing from Palestine and handing control to The United Nations. As a result, UNSCOP was…

of Middle Eastern affairs, as made evident in both the Oslo Accords of 1993, and Camp David I. The Oslo Accords set the precedent for the meetings to follow at Camp David. The Camp David Accords of 1978 have led to the beginnings of peace between Israel and Egypt, although it has failed to create any settlements in regards to the Palestinian issue. The partial success of Camp David is greatly due in part to American President Carter, whose efforts helped push along the negotiations between Sadat…

Palestinians government. According to an article “Arab Jewish Musicians and the Politics of Performance” by Galit Saada-Ophir, discusses about the Arab Jewish music borderland which occurred after the declaration of 1948 and conflicts emerged not merely between the borderland and the dominant Israeli musical genre, but through internal struggles between different Arab Jewish styles competing for cultural visibility. Although Israel stood up for democracy yet for Arab Jews had to face a power…

The dual nature of the missionaries can be seen in the actions of Shmuel Yavne'eli and his goals while preaching in Yemen. His primary goal while in Yemen was to search for diligent workers who could work the land as well as support their journey to Israel. This is supported by the fact that secular Zionists settled in the arable lands surrounding Jerusalem as opposed to the holy city itself where the majority of religious Zionists preferred to settle. This can pose that even secular Zionist…

Let’s Talk About Israel On an episode of “The Daily Show” this summer, Jon Stewart spoke about Israel. In this specific segment, Stewart informed his viewers how America was re-supplying Israel with ammunition to defend itself against Hamas. In response to this, he said, “We cannot be Israel’s rehab sponsor and it’s drug dealer. It’s not going to work.” Well, I am sure you can imagine the backlash Stewart received. To many, this was unjustified criticism of Israel. To others, it was spot on…

AMERICAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY PIRMARY SOURCE ANYALSIS: “THEODORE HERZL ON THE JEWSIH STATE” HIST 122 Western Civilization since the Thirty Years War Dr. Kelly Jernigan 07 May 2018 Before the nation of Israel was established in 1948, the Jewish people did not have a homeland and were faced with extreme situations and violence towards them. Facing persecution and often attacked by anti-Semitic views of the host countries they inhabited, the Jewish population was in a way being…

Jordan’s population increased significantly, as all of the Palestinians in the West Bank became Jordanian citizens, drastically shifting the demographics within the country. Thus, Jordan was thrust into a prominent role in trying to solve the issue of Israel and the Palestinians. Shortly after, Nasser took power in Egypt. His fiery rhetoric contrasted with the subdued Jordanian regime, and bred frustration within Jordan’s Palestinian…