Gaza
Essays

¶ … British Mandate of Palestine. Specifically it will compare and contrast the conflicts of that time with the conflicts of today, and any similarities and laws that apply. The British Mandate of Palestine occurred…

Minority Communities: The Effects and Challenges of Americans Living in Muslim Countries

Governments around the world have a primary concern over water availability and the Middle East and North Africa are no exception. The thesis evaluates the possibility of future wars throughout the Middle East and North…

As forces from Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq massed around Israel's borders in 1967, Israel launched a six-day air campaign which crippled the capacity of its opponents to wage war and which expanded its borders to well…

The history of suicide missions can be traced as far as the days of Samson the Jew, retrieved from the Holy Bible in the book of Judges. Therein is found the story of Samson, a Jewish superman who killed himself by…

"After four wars during 30 years, despite intensive human efforts, the Middle East, which is the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of three great religions, does not enjoy the blessings of peace.

As James L. Gelvin points out, for half a century following the end of World War II in 1945, the Western world "viewed the Middle East as a geographical area steeped in conflict between the people of Israel and their…

War and Politics in the Poetry of Pablo Neruda, Nathalie Handal and Bei Dao

The group labeled as HAMAS is spread mostly throughout the Middle East and the North African region with its highest concentrations within Gaza Strip & West Bank. Additional countries where HAMAS has known…

This article details the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, and applies his philosophy to the current situation in the Middle East. Hobbes wrote that all human beings lives are nasty, brutish, and short without civil authority. The international community in the Middle East functions as a Hobbesian state of nature, governed by mistrust and fear rather than through cooperation.