For decades, the situation in Palestine has been promoted as an "Arab" issue, or a "Palestinian" issue, and Muslims have, by and large, gone along with this charade. Such a belief gas proven fatal as the Zionists have succeeded in further dividing the opposition to their occupation of Palesine, wi...

Israel tiene una historia muy extensa, rica, compleja y supremamente conflictiva. A lo largo de todo el proceso histórico de conformación del actual Estado de Israel, el territorio y región, más conocida como Palestina, ha sido objeto de constantes disputas, bien sea por su ubicación estratégi...

On almost every continent of the world, certain issues threaten to- or already do- disrupt the fundamental right to peace which every person possesses. World leaders have the responsibility of protecting this right both within the boundaries of their state and outside of them. Few people have b...

The Fast of Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. The Month of Ramadan is also when it is believed the Holy Quran "was sent down from heaven, a guidance unto men, a declaration of direction, and a means of Salvation" It is during this month that Muslims fast. It is calle...

This essay has, as its focus, the peaceful initiatives in the conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. It describes a specific project and uses this case to discuss theories about social psychology and cultural theories about intergroup conflicts and how such knowledge can be utilized to...

1967: Guerra de los Seis Días. La tercera delas guerras Arabes-israelitas se llevo a cabo del 5 al 10 de Junio, 1967 y debido a eso el origen de su nombre. La guerra fue peleada por Israel en contra de Siria, Jordania y Egipto. A comienzos de 1967, el 18 de Mayo, 1967, Egipto ordeno...

On September 11, 2001, a horrific terrorist attack was waged against the United States. Thousands of working men and women were killed in the attacks, leaving the country grieving and angry. On that day, I asked myself, "What could make those people hate America so much that they would do such ...

John Shaver XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX Courses of Affairs The book of Esther takes place during the Persian Empire at the time of Xerxes (485-465 BCE). It is one of the most neglected books in the bible and very few people have ever heard a sermon on it. In fact, Ray C. Stedman re...

Discussing the historical significance of Jerusalem Jerusalem holds quite a significant portion of religious history. Not only for Christians but Muslims and Jews as well. Jerusalem (in Hebrew called Yerushalayim; in Arabic Al Quds), is a city lying at the intersection of Israel and the West Bank...

The Arab Israeli conflict Fighting intensifies during the last few days of British rule. The tel aviv-jerusalem road was repeatedly being tried to be cut off by the Arabian forces to prevent Jews of Jerusalem getting to the coast. 14th may 1948 ' Ben Gurion announced Israelis existence and...

Arab-Israeli Conflict The Arab-Israeli conflict came about from the notion of Political Zionism. Zionism is the belief that Jews constitute a nation (or a people) and that they deserve the right to return to what they consider to be their ancestral home, land of Israel (or Palestine). Political Zi...

Theodor Herzl and Zionism One of the most important influences in the movement that led to the creation of the state of Israel was Jewish writer and journalist Theodor Herzl. He was born on May 2, 1860 in Budapest, Hungary. Herzl studied law in Vienna, but later on went into a literary caree...

Jerusalem Jerusalem is located in the heart of Israel and is divided into three sections: the Old City, New City (West Jerusalem), and East Jerusalem. In the center is the Old City which is split up into four main sections: Muslim Quarter, Jewish Quarter, Christian Quarter, and the Armen...

It can be said that , from the outset, the link between European colonialism in the middle east and the Palestine question, is as strong as the link which exists between the Holy Quran and Muslims, and Jews and the Torah. The reason this statement is accurate is, because the British occupation of P...

I gaze down at my watch and check the time, for what seems like an eternity turns out be a mere 20 minutes. Time seems to be going slower, infact if it goes any slower we would be moving backwards! The seats are as hard a rock and I would have more room if I were shoved in a cardboard box then I hav...

The Celebration of Chanukah The candle light flickered in Dorothy Abramawitz's eyes. In her tiny, pudgy right hand she held the shammus, the host candle, and burned the wick until the flame was glowing brightly. While she began to light the first candle on the menorah, she heard her mother...

Imagine going to sleep every night not knowing if you were going to wake up the next morning. This is what the Israel and the Palestine citizens have to think about every day before they go to sleep. This problem has been going on with Israel and Palestine for the past fifty years. They have been f...

When we look at the Arab-Israeli conflict, we have to distinguish between two levels: the interstate conflict between Israel and the Arab states and the intra-communal conflict meaning the conflict between the two peoples. The Oslo process brought the conflict to the intra-communal level of the 19...

Social Studies Political Spectrum Project By Cameron Nazeri Introduction I have gathered four articles from the New York Times newspaper, which is a Liberal newspaper, and broken them down into a summary and a short understanding of what makes the article Liberal. The four articles include a polit...

By Jonathan Wright JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright meets Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, trying to forge a Middle East peace deal in talks that an Israeli negotiator called the "most serious" ever. Saying the moment of truth was fast approaching ...

The State of Israel was founded on May 14, 1948, creating a national homeland for all Jewish people throughout the world. The establishment of a uniquely Jewish state in the Arab controlled Middle East has created serious tension between the Jews and their Arab neighbors, and more specifically, th...

Religion In examining the concept of monotheism in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, two major points of reference need to be remembered. First, and foremost, that all three of these religions worship the same God, that being the God of Abraham. . Second, it is equally i...

The role of women is crucial to any society's formation. Particularly in the Middle East, the correlation between gender and the nation is instrumental in the formation of the modern state. Essentially, the "Woman Question" attempts to understand the role of women within the modern state and thei...

Israel is a small country located in southwest Asia. It occupies the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Jordan is located to its east and Lebanon is to its north. The capital of Israel is Jerusalem, which is also the largest city, however most countries do not recognize it as the capital. They ...

Conflict and Turmoil in the Middle East The middle east is a land full of hate and conflict, many factors from both past and present combine to make the middle east the center of unrest that it is today. Some factors are it's diverse group of peoples living in such a small area, the ...