Could someone please give me a short history of the Israel/Palestine conflict ?

Answer 1

By the end of WWII, Britain was the colonial power over Palestine, which was a no-man's-land of nomadic tribes, small towns and cities with long histories like Jerusalem. This area had been under the Ottoman Empire and arab rule for many hundreds of years.

The entire Western world was feeling guilty over the Holocaust and the fact that all Western countries had refused to admit Jewish refugees seeking asylum from Hitler's 'Final Solution' of annihilation of European Jews. The thinking was that if the Jews had had a 'homeland' or a place where Jews had to be admitted no matter what, the Holocaust wouldn't have been as far-reaching as more people could have escaped.

So, a bunch of Jewish people were asked where they'd like to settle, and they picked Palestine because there were some historical associations for Jews of Semetic origin (the Jews in question were not Semetic, they were natives of Europe who were of the Jewish faith, but many of the non-Semetic Jews wanted a homeland established in Palestine). Many religious Jews were opposed to this, as they said that Jerusalem and Israel were holy places to be reestablished only by God and not by decree of the UN.

Those objections were ignored and Israel was created by UN decree. The Jews moving there to establish the new country interpreted this decree to mean that they did not have to work with the existing tribes and peoples living there; they routed them out of their homes and workplaces and sent them to refugee camps to create an entirely artificial, new Western-style 'democracy' except that citizens had to prove their Jewish connections to be a part of it.

Since that time, relations between the new country and its neighbors have grown steadily worse, as no assimilation of the original populace has taken place and Israel has focused outside itself by concentrating on obtaining funds and benefits from worldwide Jews (who did not flock to populate the new country as had been predicted) and is now a dependency of the United States. Israel receives $4 billion per year and up to $43 billion in loan guarantees a year in aid from the US, which makes it the largest receiver of funds in the world.

The areas where Israel could work with its neighbors to foster peace in the middle east are:

1) Water conservation techniques. Israel has spent billions of US funds on learning how to convert desert to arable land. Many arab nations probably would like to learn that.

2) Development. Israel has learned lots of good building and architecture techniques suited to its area. This would also be helpful to its neighbors.

3) Environmental considerations. Israel probably knows more about environmental issues in its area than any of the other countries. This, too could be shared.

Finding ways to assimilate the Palestinians and provide useful services to its neighbors as export strategies could make Israel a shining jewel in the middle east. Decreasing or eliminating US aid to Israel might help Israel find other solutions besides military ones for its future. Let's all hope that a government with these goals comes into power soon there.

Answer 2

It’s a fight between cousins.

Both Jews and Arabs claim Abraham as the first of their tribe. Both claim that God gave the land to Abe. Abraham had two sons.

Ishmael, the son of Hagar.
Isaac, the son of Sarah.

According to the Arabs, Abraham chose Ishmael as his heir.
According to the Jews, Abraham chose Isaac.

They have been fighting over the inheritance ever since.

Abraham should have had a good lawyer (probably a Jewish one, his mother would have been so proud) to draw up his will. Then the problem would have been resolved.

By the way. The international authority (UN) in 1948 partitioned the BRITISH Mandate into Israel and Palestine. (UNGA Res 181). So, according to international law, Israel does own that particular piece of real estate.

Answer 3

i will start up from 1948 onwards. a million. UN and British settle Jews into Palestine 2. Palestinians get indignant on the proposed land branch because of the fact the Jews have been given fifty six% whilst the Palestinians have been given much less. 3. Palestinians reject the land grant and that they get not something. 4. Arabs attack and lose, Israel grabs greater land, etc. 5. Conflicts between the Gazans/West financial business enterprise and Israel. 6. those days Israel attacked Gaza because of the fact of rocketfire. 7. much greater those days, the leaders interior the West financial business enterprise circulate to the UN for observer status. They win the super amjority of the vote. And thats on the subject of the least biased checklist you will get.

Answer 4

1) Palestinians strap bombs to their kids and send them into public places in order to blow themselves up and kill as many Jews as possible.

2) Israel retalliates by attacking military targets (i.e. Arafat's compound).

3) France sides with the Palestinians and condemns Israel for disproportionate response.

Repeat steps 1 through 3

(yes, I'm aware that Arafat has assumed room temperature...actually, I guess he's considerably above room temperature right about now)

Answer 5

Long history.

Answer 6

It is very difficult to give you a short history lesson, but here is a short video that explains it kind of well in a broad nutshell sort of way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUfB00Lo5s&feature=RecentlyWatched&page=1&t=t&f=b

Answer 7

You are asking the impossible! Its something that's been going on for thousands of years!! You may find a short version on Google,but even THAT goes on for pages!! Good luck!

Answer 8

Can't make it short. Old history.

Answer 9

I learned something today.What a joke,all the innocent people that have been slaughter over this.