Zionism

John Kennedy once said “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.” (Kennedy, J) In order to have any kind of understanding you must start at the beginning. When did conflict arise and how after all these years has it continued? Is there something as an outside nation that can be done in order to help bring understanding? Can an outside influence to stop this, or should they? Not just in other…

The Middle East is a region rich in culture. Many ethnic groups reside there, including Arabs, Turks, Persians, Kurds, and Azeris. Several major religions have their origins in the Middle East, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. With the mix of the diverse ethnic groups and religions, the Middle East is one of the most cultured places on earth. However, with the wide variety of ethnic groups and religions, the area is consistently subject to contrasting ideologies and interpretations of…

Zionist ideas stem from the biblical notion of a Jewish state given to the Jewish people by God. However, European anti-Semitism and Jewish persecution in the recent centuries is what fueled Zionism to become what it is today. Zionists looked to conquer Palestine and make it their own through whatever means necessary, including violence. Fear of being conquered and oppressed again still lingered heavily on the Jewish population following the…

Cailin McGrath Dr. Molchadsky Jewish M144 14 February 2017 Midterm Paper INTRO: definition of nationalism The Haskalah movement was partially initiated by the Emancipation of Jews and European Enlightenment. This social and philosophic movement was sparked by liberal legislation in certain Western European countries that allowed Jews to leave the ghettos and enter European society. One of the main principles of Haskalah was its quest for integration into surrounding European societies. The…

within the group embodied the individuals who lived in Palestine before the creation of Israel. The organization’s main platform is for the complete elimination of Israeli sovereignty in Palestine. In addition, it strives to destroy the existence of Zionism in the Middle East. The organization presents a very violent and aggressive campaign that has gained them little support,…

From Mandate to State: The Yishuv of 1919-1948 For 4,000 years, the Jewish people lived in exile without a nation to call their own. To compensate for this lack of an official homeland, the Jews concentrated on keeping their traditions alive by maintaining their religion, sense of community and social system. It was terribly important to the Jewish people of Palestine to have a place of refuge for their persecuted relatives throughout the world. Jewish immigrants who sought asylum from…

be a “foreign” cultural object. This idea can be seen in the ideologies of anti-Zionism. Like the anti-Semites, anti-Zionists do not want to eliminate the Jews as a whole, but have complete control, and determine where they will live, not just in the Middle East but also throughout the world (Coulibaly, p. 44). Anti-Semitism metamorphoses without ever changing or losing its specific nature it follows. “Economic…

I. INTRODUCTION: (JERUSALEM 2004-2006 AND PART ONE: JERUSALEM 1898) Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author, Amy Dockser Marcus, wrote the novel Jerusalem 1913: The origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the year 2007. Marcus was a journalist working for New York City’s The Wall Street Journal in 1991. She flew to Tel Aviv, Israel in September. The stories and facts she has about this topic are interesting because she has actual historical background and knowledge about it. She is able to…

When the Jews were sent into exile after the destruction of the second temple they scattered all over the globe. Some Jews settled in what today is known as the Middle East. These Jews assimilated over time to incorporate their neighbors traditions and customs that became part of the Oriental Jews own customs. A large part of these customs were in the form of dance. Today, dance that once became part of Oriental Jew’s culture is seen in modern Israeli culture. Specifically, one can find many…

The Phenomenon of the Oppressed becoming the Oppressor The dilemma and correlation to indigenous people and ethnic conflict as they struggle to survive and thrive in a world that consistently try to strip them of their dignity and humanity. He retorted, “Am I My Brother’s Keepers?” rings loud and clear in my ears and in the deepest part of my consciousness as I study and reflect on the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. This was the response given by Cain to God when asked, “Where is your…