Israel geographical location is in the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt,
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip border it. It is a small country when compared to the surrounding countries in the region it only covers a total area of 8,019 miles
(20,770 kilo). The southernmost part of the country is covered by the Negev Desert with
Mountains located in the central region of Israel. The Jordan River flows 200 miles north to south acting as a natural border for between Israel, Jordan and Syria, which is where the sources of the river originates and dumps into The Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is by all rights a lake it is
1,312 feet and (400 meters) below sea level which makes it the lowest inland body water on earth. According to the 2000 statistics for the population of Israel approximately 32 percent of
Israelis were born in Europe or America; 20 percent in Israel; 14 percent in Africa; 12 percent in
Asia. The population of Israel is well over 6,000,000 people with 80 percent of that population being of Jewish decent and the 20 percent that are not Jewish are Arab.
The nation’s official language is Hebrew, which was developed by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, a Lithuanian Jew who moved to Palestine in the 1880’s. Prior to this biblical Hebrew was the language for prayer, and the common vernacular for most Jews was Yiddish. The two spoke in that time was Ladino for Spanish and Portuguese the Jews. The vision of David Ben-Gurion had for the national language was revolutionary and was very important to the Zionistic movement at the time. This vision would allow all Jews from parts of the world to communicate with each other regardless of their dialects. Although Immigrants from other various c...
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... to cool off before work. Sports as if anywhere else is very big in
Tel-Aviv the most popular is soccer, which is by armatures. Never the less this game still brings
all the excitement and to the city as the as the super bowl does to America. Also other sports are
played in Israel such as Tennis, Basketball, and rowing are all popular with sports fans.
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...Palestine. The main points of the White Paper put the plans for partition as impractical and enforced restrictions on Jewish immigration and the transfer of land. The White Paper said that with the Jewish population at 450,000 having been settled in the mandate, the points in the Balfour Declaration have been met. “His Majesty’s Government therefore now declare unequivocally that it is not part of their policy that Palestine should become a Jewish State.” Even though much hope seemed to be lost at this point, faced with the impending Nazism in Europe, Zionist Jews and non-Zionist Jews had felt the pressure to unite and thus led to the Biltmore Conference.
Israel a Jewish nation, which is one of the most Jewish populated countries. Secondly, the
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...r remains faithful to the memory of his peaceful childhood when Jews and Palestinians lived together in peace, and the prospect of a better future. Despite the political wrongs his people have suffered, he is proud of his heritage and intends to “restore race relations between Jews and Palestinians, (by restoring) human dignity” (146). To do this, Chocour implements innovative techniques: he has Palestinians visit the Kibbutzim, and has Jews spend time with Palestinian families. Chocour’s message is quite honorable, “to change hearts not institutions” (222). Chocour remembers that “Jews and Palestinians are brothers, the(y) have the same father, Abraham, and believe in the same God” (34). It is sad that peoples in this region need to be remnded that they are brothers, but it is comforting that there are men like Chocour, who valiantly assume this task as their own.
The Jewish State was a book written by Herzl in 1895, which gave reasons for the Jewish population to move from Europe to either Argentina or Israel and make a new Jewish state of their own. Herzl thought the Jewish people had obtained a solid national identity but lacked a nation with a political system of their own. With their own Jewish State, the Jews could be free to practice their religion and culture without the fear of anti-Semitism. In The Jewish State he wrote. Herzl suggested a plan for political action in which they would acquire the Jewish State. He believed Jews trying to assimilate into European society were wasting their time, because the majority would always decide their role in society. As the anti-Semitism in Europe grew, it became clear that the only way to solve the Jewish problem would be to create their own Jewish sta...
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During 1933-36 the Nazis gained power in Germany and there was mass Jewish immigration to Palestine as the Jewish sought
World War II left Europe in ruins and devastated those who lived there, but nobody was more affected than the Jews. When the war ended, the U.S. and other countries revealed to the world the amount of torture and mistreatment the Jews suffered under Nazi control. Many wanted to help these suffering outcasts, so Jewish Zionists suggested the Jews be relocated to Palestine, where they could live in peace away from others(Devine, 1). Britain and President Truman felt sympathetic for the Jews, and decided to help them establish a new Jewish homeland in the Middle East. During the formation of Israel, the U.S. played a big role by establishing a committee, supporting U.N. and Jewish intentions, and recognizing Israel as a country. Although the recognition was a success, each event had some type of effect on the Palestinians or Americans.
Since the inception of an Israeli nation-state in 1948, violence and conflict has played a major role in Israel’s brief history. In the Sixty-One year’s Israel has been a recognized nation-state, they have fought in 6 interstate wars, 2 civil wars, and over 144 dyadic militarized interstate disputes (MIDs) with some display of military force against other states (Maoz 5). Israel has been involved in constant conflict throughout the past half century. Israel’s tension against other states within the Middle East has spurred vast economic, social, and political unity that has fostered a sense of nationalism and unity in Israel not seen in most other states. Over the next several pages I will try and dissect the reasons for why the nation state of Israel has been emerged in constant conflict and how this conflict has helped foster national unity and identity among the people of Israel.
The tension between Arabs and Israeli people has been caused by both sides wanting control and power while attempting to prove their superiority over the other. This conflict is a struggle between the Jewish state of Israel and the Arabs of the Middle East. This conflict has included several wars between Israel and certain Arab countries that are opposed to Israel 's existence. The Arab-Israeli tension began prior to the colonization of the British; however the tension grew when the United Kingdom attempted to assisted during World War I. After the war finished the UK left and war broke out between the Arabs and the Jews.
During the early 20th century many Jews began coming to America to escape. They sought America as a place of freedom and refuge during the pre-revolutionary times from economic struggles. Many coming from Europe settled on the east coast into many small communities. “Currently there are 4.2 million Jews who still live in Israel which is considered there homeland, but there are 5.8 million Jews who live in the United States and consider it their home.” www.everyculture.com
The Arab-Israeli conflict is perhaps the most complex political issue of our time. Many have resorted to simply blaming one side or the other. If people took the time to understand the history and correct the misconceptions a potential path forward for the Palestinians comes in place. The main reason as to why the conflict continues is because both Palestinians and Israelis have been fighting over land for the past 66 years.
of people that influence US foreign policy for Israel’s own interest. There are groups and
Palestine (and Israel) is a small area in the Middle East that is on the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and borders the nations of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. On May 14, 1948, the state of Israel was declared by the Jewish Peoples council. Following this act, the Arab people of the surrounding countries attacked the new Israeli state. However Israel prevailed, and took almost all of the land previously designated to be ...