israeli conflict

             In this paper, I will discuss the conflict that has occurred between the Palestinian Arabs and the Jews, it has been in existence since the 20th century. Although both groups have religious differences, this is not the essential cause of the conflict. The struggle has been entirely over the control and entitlement of land.
             Before 1948 the area that both groups were claiming was internationally known as Palestine; then following the 1948-49 war, land was divided into three parts known as the state of Israel, West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Many Jews claimed that the land was a biblical promise granted to Abraham and all of his descendants, but also known as a haven from European anti Semitism. Palestinians argued that this land has been their occupancy for hundreds of years and they represent the majority. They also stake claim to the biblical notion, stating that Abraham's son Ishmael was the forefather of Arab, and because of this; God's promise of the land includes them as well. They are angry that they have to compensate Jews for the hate crimes and genocide that Europe bestowed upon them. Because of this disaster many nations interfered and tried to enhance the international support for the creation of a Jewish state, by giving them already inhabited land.
             Zionism or known to the world as Jewish nationalism is the political movement of the Jews. The belief that follows this movement states that "all Jews are constitute one nation (not simply a religious or ethnic community) and that the only solution to anti Semitism is the concentration of as many Jews as possible in the Palestine/Israeli conflict and the establishment of a Jewish state there." (Gottheil, p.48)
             Many Jews were anti Zionist following the rise of Hitler because they believed that only God should reunite to their promised land. But following the standard Zionist position they made their way to
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