The Effect of Outside Powers on the Arab-Israeli Conflict
The tension in the Middle East is a constant problem; originating from
both historical and religious claims to the area. It is strengthened,
as both parties have convinced themselves that they are right, and are
victims of the other side. Furthermore, it has been fuelled by the
involvement of the Western powers, as well as the stubbornness of the
Middle Eastern powers, not wanting to go the peace talks with the
political incentive to resolve the problems at hand. As the Middle
East is valuable for oil, and trading access (such as the Suez Canal),
outside powers only seem to have their own interests at heart; since
they are so dependant on these factors.
A significant involvement, with the superpowers in 1948, is seen in
the American recognition of the new state of Israel. This involvement,
would have many motives, the US wanted to have an ally, in the area,
in order to be able to have a source of oil, and trade route, with the
Middle East. The involvement will also lead to the area becoming an
extension of the Cold war, where the outside powers help arm either
side, pushing them towards peace from war, rather than peace from
negotiations. The US decided to back Israel, due to the massive Jewish
lobby in America; again showing their own self-interests, rather than
trying to find an ideal solution. Once communism collapsed, and so the
Russian influence in the Middle Easr faded, the US no longer had to
support Israel to maintain its influence; in doing so the Arabs began
a surge of attacks against the Israelis, pushing them further from the
peace talks.
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...rorism, showing how easily it is to start off violence, even though
both sides are seen to have come to a political end.
Due to the initial involvement of the outside powers, peace through
negotiation I feel is now impossible. The Israelis believe that they
can win through fighting, so they do not have the political will,
during the peace talks. Similarly with the Arabs, as no one seemed to
be consistently backing them, no peace talks were seen to represent
them fairly. Also, by trying to stick to the so-called 'Road Map to
peace' the outside powers have only arose suspicion from the Arab
side, again making it near impossible to create a solution. Peace
talks were impossible as they constantly avoided the initial problem
of land; until this is done so, and supported by an unbiased power,
peace will never be achieved.
The Israeli-Palestine conflict is an event that has been well documented throughout the course of Middle-Eastern history. The conflict dates back as far as the nineteenth century where Palestine and Zionist, will later be known as Israel, are two communities each with different ideologies had the same overwhelming desire to acquire land. However, what makes this clash what it is, is the fact that both of these up and coming communities are after the same piece of land. The lengths that both sides went to in order obtain they believed was theirs has shaped the current relationship between the two nations today.
The Middle East has since time immemorial been on the global scope because of its explosive disposition. The Arab Israeli conflict has not been an exception as it has stood out to be one of the major endless conflicts not only in the region but also in the world. Its impact continues to be felt all over the world while a satisfying solution still remains intangible. A lot has also been said and written on the conflict, both factual and fallacious with some allegations being obviously evocative. All these allegations offer an array of disparate views on the conflict. This essay presents an overview of some of the major literature on the controversial conflict by offering precise and clear insights into the cause, nature, evolution and future of the Israel Arab conflict.
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 Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a constant struggle between the Arab and Jewish population about the established state Israel.The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for many years, there have been a variety of options that could potentially help solve this conflict. However, the options that may be provided may not be agreeable. With each solution both sides have questioned the security of the borders, and protection for both the Arab and Jewish population. There have been many attempts to settle the conflict and so far all of the attempts have failed. In this paper I will argue that the Segal's Two-State and One-homeland solution can solve the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
One of the most complex issues of our times is the Arab–Israeli conflict. In this assessment, I will examine how Britain’s conflicting promises made to the opposing parties contributed to the Arab-Israeli War. I will examine this through an analysis of several primary sources originating from the period prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. These documents of historical meetings and promises such as the Balfour aration, the McMahon letters, and the White Papers of 1939 give us insight on how Britain’s contradictory promises led to conflict.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most controversial conflicts in modern history. The expansion of Israel since 1947 is seen as the beginning of the conflict, although its origins go back to the end of the 19th century, when Jewish immigration to Palestine began to increase. Since the start of the conflict, several peace negotiations have been carried out, resulting in variable degrees of success.
own side for signing a deal which he had decided in 1974 not to sign
protect themselves from foreign attack. This kind of territory could be used as kind of a cushion support. This way they have land around them to help them stay secure.
To help the economy, and finally they should let others countries help them, meaning that they should have more relationships with more countries.
The Isreali-Palestine Conflict has been present for many years and dates back to when there was British dominance in the region. One of the most prominent issues is the matter of resources, such as oil and water present in the state. Another source of conflict is the support of Israel from the Western countries, like the United States during the Gaza Strip conflict, which creates an imbalance of power between Israel and Palestine. The idea of power is a very important aspect to this conflict, because it is an issue of yearning for economic and political power, as well as social power, which is perhaps why the United States is involved, because it would make sense for them to desire an influence over the country that has oil as a main resource.
The region of the Middle East frequently referred to as Palestine has long been the site of much conflict. In recent years, a major effort on the part of the International community has been employed in an attempt to bring peace to the troubled region, yet every time peace accords seem to be at hand, everything falls apart. In order to fully understand the enmity that keeps causing peace talks to break down, one must look at the roots from which the conflict stems. If the root of the issue can be clearly devised, then movements towards peace in the region will be much more succinct.
1. Looking at where this source came from, (a history book), my primary opinion would be that the author should place no blame at all on either parties detailed in his writings. The purpose of a history book is not to put forward the opinions of the writer, but to display the facts and events of the time period in question. However, as is most common nowadays, books such as these can be used by governments as propaganda, and for all I know the author could be extremely biased.
The Palestinian conflict has caused major issues in Israel's government. This problem was started in 1948 and has continued to rage on. This battle, fueled by territory control amongst the countries, has resulted in a large loss for the people of Israel. Hatred for one another has grown in the hearts and minds of the people in both Israel and Palestine. If this feud fails to cease, a far much greater and more costly loss will soon follow. It has specifically negatively affected Israel’s government in several different ways. The Palestinian conflict has impacted Israel’s government through war, security, and violence.
Conflicts have been arising between the Middle East and the West for centauries, and as eras change, the reasons for those conflicts change along according to surrounding world events. Historically, the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth centaury paved a path for European colonialism, which was ignited by the desire for extra territories and a gate to Asia. Consequently, World War I started, and the conflicts were then mainly about religion. However after the war, when all countries broke out of the European imperialism, England handed the Jewish people a piece of land that originally belonged to the Palestinians in their 1917 Belfour Declaration; Arabs and Middle Easterners in general took a stand against the Jews who were later allied by many of the Westerners. This was the fire that caused the smoke. In more recent times, after the discovery of the fortunes buried under parts of the Middle Eastern region, the energy resources interested the Westerners. Fossil fuels and oil depletion are the main reasons behind the Western conflict with the Middle East; starting from the war on Iraq in 2003 till the Syrian intervention that has been recently planned in late August, and several more focal events in between, gaining power and control over these resources have been the motives behind many relatively recent political encounters.
For decades, the people of Palestine and Israel have had conflict with each other. The cause of the conflict was due to religion, territory, and borders (infoplease.com). The conflict began when Israel officially became a state in 1948. Within the same year, political issues of Jewish immigration to Palestine turned into a problem during World War I (White, 200). The issue had gotten worse when the British became heavily involved and decided to negotiate with the Arabs within the early 20th century.