Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Palestine Conflict
Most people are aware of the conflicts between Palestinians and Israelis, and are aware that what the two sides are incompatible with each other. This incompatibility between what the two sides wants is what has made finding a permanent solution both sides could live with so difficult. However, not everyone is aware of the very long time line on these differences. Entrenched views regarding the main obstacles to a peace solution, which include the status of Jerusalem as a city regarded as holy by three major groups of religions, recurring violence, and of course, land, keep opposing groups in a constant state of conflict and anger (Friedman, 2002).
The tensions between Palestinians and Jews came to a head in 1947, when the very new United Nations decided to "partition" the land, so that both Palestinians and Israelis could have land in what was then Palestine. The United Nations was well aware that Hitler had tried to exterminate every Jew in Europe, killing over 6,000,000 Jews (and other people deemed "undesirable") during his reign of terror. The idea of Jewish homeland where Jews could live safe from persecution resonated.
Those from Western countries do not always take as long a view of the history of the region as Palestinians and other Arabs sometimes do. The Arabs of the region remember, the way we remember the Civil War, that they were once one of the world's greatest civilizations. From the time of Islam's founding in…
Those from Western countries do not always take as long a view of the history of the region as Palestinians and other Arabs sometimes do. The Arabs of the region remember, the way we remember the Civil War, that they were once one of the world's greatest civilizations. From the time of Islam's founding in the 7th century, the religion spread rapidly across most of Asia, parts of Africa and even parts of Spain (Ismael, 1999). They developed a governmental form that worked to accommodate at least to some extent the cultures the conquered.
However, by the time Islam had reached present-day Spain, a highly Christian and Catholic area, Europeans were alarmed by the spread of this culture and religion. Arab power had reached its peak by the 10th century. Westerners responded with the Crusades, which took place in the 11th and 12th centuries. The Crusades had both religious and economic goals. The Crusaders wanted to see the Holy Land under the control of Christians. At the same time, they were looking for a safer and more economical route to Asia, so they could trade for such things as spices and silk. During this time, while Europe was challenging Arab power from the West, Mongols were attacking from the East (Ismael, 1999). Except for Egypt, the area was racked by wave after wave of warfare (Ismael, 1999). Many Arabs see this sort of grabbing for their resources going on today over oil, and when Westerners attempt to broker peace, suspect that they want peace in the region only to assure the free flow of crude oil from the MIddle East (Ismael, 1999).
Because these events brought down a great civilization, the Crusades, little more than an intriguing chapter in Western history, was part of a cataclysmic series of events in Arab history that changed their course forever, events brought because outsiders wanted rights to their lands. So while Westerners interested in the Arab-Israeli conflict may look at issues starting in 1947, or perhaps when European Jews first started migrating to Palestine
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,
Conflict and Conflict Resolution Conflict & Conflict Resolution A theoretical perspective Discussion of Various Theories Rational Choice Theory Charles Tilly's from Mobilization to Revolution Durkheim's Concept of Anomie Relative Deprivation Theory Suicide Bombing in the Light of Rational Choice Theory & Tilly' Collective Action Palestine-Israel Conflict & Relative deprivation theory Burton's Version of Conflict Management Tilly's Conflict with Relative Deprivation Theory Discussion of Various Theories Rational Choice Theory Economics is one of the governing fields when it comes to social sciences. It presents an
Tibetan Conflict Tibet has received much attention from the West. It is described as having a rich cultural heritage. It is viewed as being a victim of Communist aggression. It is hailed as a tourist destination. Each of these has some truth to it. But what is not always ascertained is the geopolitical importance of Tibet in Eurasian economics. Known as the "rooftop of the world," it contains in its plateaus
Conflicts are not regarded as the right way of solving disputes between nations or communities. As such, boundary conflicts have not been governing any chance to exist within the society. These conflicts reiterate the need for the United Nations to explore on the natural boundary existence between various nations (Tucker and Priscilla 152). Though boundary politics results in wars and conflicts, they are potent towards the existence and preservation
Its first objective was to fight against Israel and its allies. However in 1985, Israel began a retreat, leaving the security zone to the Lebanese-Christian South Lebanon Army. In 1989 they subscribed, along with other Lebanese parties, the Taif agreement, which would begin the end of the civil war. Finally, in 2000, Israel retired all the troops from the south of Lebanon, under the international border. Since the beginning of
America's engagement with China, with historic ice-breaking between the two countries carried out by Henry Kissinger, has been complicated. I would suggest that it were the U.S. domestic preoccupations and compulsions that did not allow me to take any bold stance on the issue of Dalai Lama. I disagree with notion that U.S. betrayed the cause of human rights while not choosing to visit Dalai Lama. It must not be