Middle East Conflict
As an Israeli citizen, I often find myself awestruck at our present situation. The needs and desires of people in my country are not unlike those of most people. We desire to live and work in safety; we want have peace with those around us; but we also want to maintain our traditions and our heritage as we see fit. Israel has again and again suffered attacks because of our mere existence. And is it so strange that we are not willing to give up our state simply because someone else considers it unjust. We have survived so many things before now, how can we betray the memory of those that survived atrocities by giving up our just claim to a nation.
At the core of Israel's problems is its geography. And this is true in more ways than you might think. Only a fifth of the land in Israel can be used for farming, so we must maintain relations with other nations. Because of the climate and nature of the land we live in, it is very important that we are able operate on an international level and share imports and exports with other countries.
Also, Israel is a very urban country. Most of my country's population lives in cities, and this unfortunately can be a serious problem. These urban environments make it very easy for enemies of Israel to commit acts of terrorism. These large urban environments make it far too easy for people to find crowds and walk among them unnoticed.
And when terrorist attacks take place outdoors in crowded areas it keeps people away. Countless store and restaurant owners have told stories of how their business will be cut in half in the wake of a suicide bombing. Some of them have been forced to hire guards; some of them cannot afford guards and are simply forced to close. Not to mention the constant fear present when out...
Third Party Intervention in the Middle East The headlines everyday report more violence in the Middle East than ever before. Television broadcasts offer viewers a barrage of suicide bombers, massacres, garden-variety atrocities of all types, and a group who hails themselves as "Freedom Fighters." With so many women, children, and others who do not support their position as victims, one must wonder for whose freedom do they fight? This conflict has
Conflict Resolution in the Middle East History of the ARAB-ISRAELI conflict The Palestinian Arab and Jews rivalry is of recent origin that started on the eve of 20th century. Even though both of them have different religions the religious diversity is not considered to be the reasons of such rivalry. This is necessarily a struggle over the territory. The territory claimed by both the groups till 1948 was known as Palestine. However,
Middle East Crisis is a crisis that has been building for decades. The American Government has become involved in the conflict calling for peace in the area. This involvement is based on America as a protector of human rights and also because of the consequence to itself, with the conflict causing economic, human and environmental concerns. It must be considered exactly what can be done about the conflict and
Christianity The Role of Religion in the Middle East Conflict The Middle East is the cradle of the main religions of the world (Molloy, 1942). Despite this fact, the region has experience hatred and violence for many years. The two main religions involved in the conflict are Jewish and Islam. Many Arab nations portray the ongoing conflict between them and Israel as a war against their religion. In this regard, they wage
Thick and thin book review. Some year," JK Galbraith once wrote, "like some poets, and politicians and some lovely women, are singled out for fame far beyond the common lot." For the Middle East in general, and for the people of Palestine in particular, 1948 was clearly such a year. It was the year in which the British-Mandate for Palestine terminated, a Jewish state was established, thousands of Arab Palestinians became
Highly Patriarchal Social Framework. In many parts of the Middle East, women are little more than chattel today based on longstanding customs: "From 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1100, man's view of himself as superior in all ways to women soon became enshrined in the law and custom of the world's earliest civilizations, those of the Middle East. Women became a chattel first of her father, then of her husband, then of her son"
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