can anyone explain to me why are israel and palestine fighting. who is the bad guy here? why?

Question

how many people a day are getting killed in each country?? why is the USA funding israel? any links would also be great. thnx

Answer 1

This issue is one with a lot of fuzzy in it.

From the Jewish perspective, from the time of the second exile, they have dreamed of returning to Jerusalem.. It is an ancient and traditional saying, "Next year in Jerusalem." As such, during the decline of the Ottoman Empire, many Jews especially in Europe pushed the re-establishment of the nation of Israel as a mutually beneficial solution to Jews and the Christian nations of Europe that were never completely comfortable with (and often violently discriminated against) their Jewish citizens.

From the Palestinian perspective, the land that is now the nation of Israel is where they (or their parents or their grandparents) were born. They do not see why they should have to leave their homeland to atone for the sins of Europeans and Christians.

The result of this conflict was great turmoil during the period when this region was under the supervision of the United Kingdom between the two world wars. After World War II, the UK turned the problem over to the UN. The UN proposed dividing the region into two countries. The Arab leaders of the region rejected the proposal. On the day that the UK withdrew, the Jewish residents declared the existence of the nation of Israel. The leaders of the neighboring Arab countries invaded. Since then, five wars have been fought. The result of the five wars is that the truce line from the end of the first war is the de facto internationally recongized boundary (not a true border since none of the nations involved recognize it) but Israel currently controls all of the land from the original partition plus some land that had belonged to Syria.

Israel wants peace within a secure border in a state that is Jewish and includes all of the ancient city of Jerusalem. In the minds of Israel, secure borders would include some of the land gained in the 1967 war. Unfortunately, this would give Israel control of the second most holy site in Islam (Al Quds -- the Dome on the Rock from where Mohamed is believed to have ascended to heaven to receive the Koran). By no sheer coincidence, the place where Mohamed ascended to heaven happens to also be the Temple Mount, the most holy site in Judaism. For the minority of Palestinians who are Christian, this also gives Israel control over many of the most holy sites in Christianity.

Palestinians want Israel to withdraw to the truce lines from 1949 (which would give Palestinians control over the eastern half of Jerusalem including the Al Quds/the Temple Mount). They also want the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their ancestral homes within Israel (even if this would make Palestinians the majority within Israel).

As should be clear, these two demands are incompatible and neither side is willing to concede their main points. Israel is willing to negotiate on the exact amount of the West Bank (the usual name given to part of the territory conquered in 1967 which contains East Jerusalem) that it wants to keep, but it will not agree to return all of it or permit Palestinians the right to return to Israel proper. The Palestians insist that, under international law, they are entitled to the 1949 border and the right of return and that these demands are non-negotiable. Since Israel is the one with the army and control of the region, the Palestinian population has used "terrorist" tactics to try to convince Israel that they can't afford to not concede to the Palestinians terms.

We support Israel for four reasons. First, it is located in an important strategic region. Second, it has been a loyal ally. Three, it is a democratic country. Fourth, like all other ethnic groups, Jews in this country support their "ancestral homeland" and neither party wants to risk the result of ticking off such an influential group of voters.

Answer 2

The Palestinians were upset (as were Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, and others) that the UN decided that Israel should be a country located in that area. The Palestinians were second class citizens already to their Arab masters and wanted a country of their own. They (and the others) defied the UN and attacked Israel which soundly defeated them and made their rather strangely defined border more rational and easier to defend (taking land from Syria, Egypt, and Jordan). The Palestinians carried on the war from Lebanon and were joined a few times by the other countries and were soundly defeated each time. Egypt and Jordan made peace with Israel resulting in time with Israel's agreement to a state called Palestine. Most Palestinians have bought off on this but a few die-hard radical terrorist organizations (Hamas among others) wants an all or nothing deal - the total destruction of Israel. As such, they keep attacking the Israelis who then retaliate. Since the formation of the Palestinian Authority, Israel and the probably to be state of Palestine are not at war but Hamas is quite powerful - especially in the former Egyptian area called the Gaza strip.

There really is no good guy/bad guy. The Israelis are on the side of international law as is the Palestinian Authority. Peace in the area means finding some means of deflating the power of minority radicals within Hamas.

Answer 3

The bad guys are the Palestinians and Hamas. God gave that land to Israel long ago and if God gave it to Israel then I think I'm gonna' back who God backs. I ain't messing with "The Man".

Answer 4

in that region of the world, there are no good guys.