They shouldn't. They come from the same people---
2006-06-14 18:11:12
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answer #1
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answered by magnamamma 5
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May be they do not know how to love them....
The hostility between the Arabs and the Jews goes all the way back to Abraham. The Jews are descendants of Abraham’s son Isaac. The Arabs are descendants of Abraham’s son Ishmael. With Ishmael being the son of a slave woman (Genesis 16:1-16) and Isaac being the promised son who would inherit the promises to Abraham (Genesis 21:1-3), obviously there would be some animosity between the two sons. As a result of Ishmael mocking Isaac (Genesis 21:9), Sarah talked Abraham into sending Hagar and Ishmael away (Genesis 21:11-21). Likely this caused even more contempt in Ishmael’s heart towards Isaac. An angel even prophesied to Hagar that Ishmael would “live in hostility toward all his brothers” (Genesis 16:11-12).
From that beginning, Jews and Arabs have been in hostility with one another for almost 4000 years. Jews and Arabs even fight over which son of Abraham was truly the son of promise. The Old Testament says it was Isaac. The Qu'ran says it was Ishmael. The Qu'ran teaches that it was Ishmael that Abraham almost sacrificed to the Lord, not Isaac. Some Jews and Arabs today don’t even truly know why they are in hostility with each other. All they know is that they don’t like each other and that it has always been that way. Quite a tragic lesson to be learned from Abraham. What would the world be like today if Abraham had trusted God and waited for Him to provide a son through Sarah as He promised instead of trying to “help God” by having a son through Hagar?
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict today has its roots in the Isaac-Ishmael division, but it goes beyond that. After World War II, when the United Nations gave a portion of the land of Israel to the Jewish people, the land was at that time primarily inhabited by Arabs. Arabs protested vehemently against the nation of Israel occupying that land. Arab nations united and attacked Israel in an attempt to wipe them out of the land - but they were utterly defeated by Israel. Ever since, there has been great hostility between Israel and its Arab neighbors. If you look on a map, Israel has one tiny little sliver of land and is surrounded by much larger Arab nations, i.e. Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. People debate back and forth as to the true origin of the Palestinians, but whatever their origin, it is telling that they demand part (or all) of Israel's land when the Arab nations surrounding Israel have plenty of land. By any objective standard, Israel has a right to exist, a right to defend itself, a right to its land, and a right to retaliate against attacks. Psalms 122:6 declares, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure."
2006-06-15 01:12:20
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answer #2
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answered by ♥peacemaker♥ 3
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Just what exactly is your question? Just who is doing the hating? Seems like both groups have too much hate, especially those fundamentalist muslims.
2006-06-15 01:13:21
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answer #3
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answered by coffeebean 2
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It's a family squabble. They are 1/2 brothers.
2006-06-15 01:15:58
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answered by RobC 2
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its a struggle that has been going on for thousands of years. It will probably continue to go on for htousands of years. The reason why they hate each other is because of the diff in religions.
2006-06-15 01:12:38
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answer #5
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answered by incubusoad 2
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now you are putting a whole race into this hate group....some probably do...just as it could be asked...why do muslims hate jews.....at any rate..."jews" dont hate them..just the political views and actions...they are brothers ...you know.....
2006-06-15 01:12:58
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answer #6
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answered by leiandrai 3
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Same God but different beliefs.
2006-06-15 01:29:32
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answer #7
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answered by NchantingPrincess 5
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look at their history!!!!
. they r fighting for a very long time..
very very long time..
too long that even some historian forget.
2006-06-15 01:15:28
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answer #8
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answered by kzzxguy 5
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sibling rivalry
2006-06-15 03:52:30
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answered by Anonymous
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its called.....grudges
2006-06-15 01:11:46
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answer #10
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answered by goodlionvic 2
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