The Arab-Israeli Conflict
...The Arab- Israeli Conflict is a conflict between the Arab and Jewish people in the Middle East over Israel and Palestine. This conflict has led to wars and millions of displaced people. This particular conflict has historical origins in the lives of the Arab and Jewish people. “The beginning of Zionism and the Arab-Israeli Conflict explain the basic principles of this complicated dispute”(Frankel 17).
During the course of history, different groups have invaded Israel and Palestine. The area is historically the homeland of the Jewish people who migrated to the area in the thirteenth century as Hebrew tribes. These Hebrew tribes are known as the Israelites who ruled for some time up to 6th Century B.C. The true conflict began around the turn of the 20th Century. The conflict mainly is a struggle over land. Until 1948, both the Arab and Jewish people claimed the land of Palestine.
The Jewish people believe that they have right to Palestine as their homeland for numerous reasons. The main reason for this belief is based on a biblical promise given to Abraham by God for him and his decedents, which are the Jewish people. Palestine was the historical biblical site of the Jewish kingdom of Israel. The Jewish people feel that because of their biblical promise, that they have a right to the land. In addition, the
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Jewish people felt that Palestine was an escape from the anti-Semitism or hatred against Jewish people that they faced in Europe. The Arab people claim that the land should be theirs because it has been the location of Arab people for hundreds of years, and that they represent the majority of people in the land. The Arab people deny that the biblical promise gives the Jewish people the right to claim the land. Part of their reasons to deny the biblical claim include the fact that Abraham’s son Ishmael decedents are the Arab people. If...
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