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... These words remain true when investigating the conflict between Palestine and Israel. ... Israelis and Palestinians must play an active role in achieving peace to bring an end to this conflict.
The lands of Palestine and Israel are lands that have been conquered and re-conquered since 66 BC. In 66 BC, Judea was first established as a Jewish State of the Roman ruled Palestine and the Jewish people ruled this state until 70 AD. ... The Arab Muslims continued to rule Palestine until the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the 20th century. ... The goal of the First Zionist Congress was to form a state for the Jewish people in Palestine, a country that held great historical and religious significance for the Jewish people. The establishment of the First Zionist Congress marks the first movement of Jewish Settlers into Palestine (www. ... By 1914, 65 000 Jewish people migrated to Palestine and this provoked unrest in the Arab community. In 1920 Britain was made the ruling power of the unstable Palestine by the League of Nations. The British recommended partitioning Palestine into a Jewish State and an Arab State. ... At this time, Jewish Immigrants made up one third of the population and these numbers were increasing quickly as many Jewish people fled to Palestine in order to escape the Nazi persecution in Europe. ... This conflict is believed to have caused the displacement of 500 000 Palestinians who fled to neighboring Arab countries (www. ... These initial events explain the poor relationship that the Palestinian and Israeli people presently have and it displays the root of the
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The corruption amongst the leaders of Palestine and Israel has fueled violence between the two groups. ... com) Sharon has taken advantage of Palestine’s weak army in order to oppress them. ... stm)
Similarly, Palestine’s leader, Yasser Arafat has done little to establish peace. ... Arafat’s violent background has allowed for the continuation of suicide bombings and fighting in Palestine. Arafat’s violent background has proven him to be a poor leader, one that will not aid the people of Palestine.
The leadership of both Sharon and Arafat has proven to be useless in establishing peace and order in Palestine and Israel. ...
“The occupation” is the answer that most Israelis and Palestinians give when questioned as to why the conflict between the two nations continues to exist. The occupation is considered to be the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. ... This is damage that will probably go unfixed for years, since Palestine’s public investments total $200 million, yearly. ... (NI, Aug 02) The result of these restrictions has resulted in a lower standard of living for most Palestinians and it has also increased Palestine’s unemployment rate to 60% (compared to Israel’s 11% unemployment rate).
Approximate Word count = 2271
Approximate Pages = 9.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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