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How do Arab Palestinians and Israeli Jews view the creation of Israel?
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The Palestinian Arabs were frustrated and aggrieved. They believed (and many still do) that all of the land belonged to them and being forced to share it with an invader from outside of the country would be ridiculous. The UN Partition Plan in particular accorded the Jewish State much more land than the Jews controlled at that time and was seen as catering to their interests. In fact, the Jewish State was 56% of the overall land. The Arabs completely rejected the plan. Additionally, the creation of Israel directly resulted in the Jewish-Arab Engagement of 1947-1949 which resulted in 720,000 Palestinians becoming refugees. This event is commemorated by Palestinians are the Nakba or Great Catastrophe.
The Israeli Jews were very excited by the creation of Israel which they saw as the realization of nearly 70 years of nationalist endeavors and nearly 2000 years of yearning for Jewish self-rule in Israel. In their view, it was a momentous occasion that would see the end of the Diasporic History of Judaism and create a true, unified polity of Jews from around the world. With the pain of the Holocaust so close, Israeli independence also provided many Jews with the sense that they would now be the defenders of their own of country, and not the victims of governments beyond their control. Israeli Independence Day is a huge celebration within Israel and Israel's Memorial Day is an important day whose commemoration occurs the day before Independence Day.
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Which war resulted in the creation of the modern state of Israel?
The Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, often called the Israeli Independence War by Israeli sympathizers and the Nakba or Catastrophe by Arab sympathizers.
What was the conflict between the Jews and Arabs over the Creation of Israel?
The conflict in general is called the Arab-Israeli Conflict. The particular war that erupted due to the Arab Rejection of Israel's Declaration of Independence was the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, alternately called the Nakba by Arabs and the Independence War by Israelis.
How did the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict start in the 1990s?
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict started as early as the 1920s between the New Yishuv (proto-Israel) and the Levantine Arabs (proto-Palestinians). Even the Intifada, which is the most clearly Israeli-Palestinian confrontation since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, began in 1987. The Intifada began as an organized violent resistance to the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with the intent of forcing Israel to end the Occupation (and hopefully, in their view, bequeath all of Israel to the Palestinians).
What did Israel take from Egypt during the 1973 war what is it?
Israel did not take anything away from Egypt in the Arab-Israeli War of 1973. In the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, Israel took the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt.
Which countries were an effect of the Arab-Israeli Wars?
Israel and Palestine.
Which war resulted in the creation of the modern state of Israel?
The Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, often called the Israeli Independence War by Israeli sympathizers and the Nakba or Catastrophe by Arab sympathizers.
How have the Palestinians responded to living in Israel?
The majority of Arabs who are Israeli citizens have recognized the fact that Israel has brought about a vast improvement in their standard of living. Here in the north of Israel, alongside the Jewish Israelis, we have Arab-Israeli shopkeepers and business-owners, Arab-Israeli teachers and students, lawyers and judges, transport and tourism-employees, etc. See also:Human rights in Israel
How many refugees are there because of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
In 1948-1955, 720,000 Palestinians fled Israel and 850,000 Jews fled the Arab countries.
Who won the Arab-Israel war?
Israel won the Arab-Israeli War.
What was the conflict between the Jews and Arabs over the Creation of Israel?
The conflict in general is called the Arab-Israeli Conflict. The particular war that erupted due to the Arab Rejection of Israel's Declaration of Independence was the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, alternately called the Nakba by Arabs and the Independence War by Israelis.
Should Palestinians be allowed to return to Jerusalem?
the awnser for this questionYes, no one should be banned from returning to something that was once theirs Another Answer:The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is very complicated. There are Palestinians who live in Israel as Israeli citizens.Israel never forced the Palestinians to leave Israel. The neighboring Arab countries warned the Palestinians that Israel was going to be attacked. The Palestinians believed that Israel would be destroyed and they would simply return home. Well, that did not work. Israel was not destroyed. Many Jews were under attack in the Arab countries they lived in, so they fled to Israel where they were taken in. The Arab countries in return did not take in the Palestinians that they instructed to leave.Israel is a democracy, in Israel there are Palestinians who have equal rights. Israel is worried about its safety and therefor is not planning on allowing the Palestinians, who willingly left, return. The Palestinians are taken advantage of by their corrupt leaders and other countries. They are used being used. The Palestinians blame Israel for their misfortune and thus dislike Israel. Because of this, Israel is not willing to freely allow them into the country.There is an additional demographic reason too, beyond the fact that Jewish people have moved to Israel in a kind of a 'swap'; since the great-grandparents / grandparents / etc of the current generation of Palestinians left Israel, the number of descendants of those original Palestinians has increased beyond the remotest possibility of Israel's capacity to safely re-accommodate them.
What were the Arab League's proposed solutions to the creation of the state of Israel?
The Arab League has only ever proffered one solution to the Creation of the State of Israel and that is an unceasing war of elimination, economic boycott, and impermissibility of any dialogue with or recognition of Israel. The Arab League's membership declared war on Israel when the the Jews declared a State. Since the State of Israel has been in existence, the Arab League proposed a solution in 2002 to create a lasting resolution to the Arab-Israeli Conflict called the Arab Peace Initiative. Israel has rejected the initiative since the agreement would require Israel to allow Palestinians the Right of Return not just to the Palestinian Territories but to Israel itself, effectively ending the mission of Israel as the Jewish State. Israel wanted to negotiate further with the Arab League to create a mutually viable solution, but the Arab League refused any negotiation on the terms of the Arab Peace Initiative.
How did the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict start in the 1990s?
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict started as early as the 1920s between the New Yishuv (proto-Israel) and the Levantine Arabs (proto-Palestinians). Even the Intifada, which is the most clearly Israeli-Palestinian confrontation since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, began in 1987. The Intifada began as an organized violent resistance to the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with the intent of forcing Israel to end the Occupation (and hopefully, in their view, bequeath all of Israel to the Palestinians).
What were the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
the israeli believe that israel is there promise land
What was the result of US aid to Israel in the Arab-Israeli War of 1973?
US Aid to Israel in the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 helped Israel to reverse the tide of that war and push back the invading Arab armies.
Is the Arab-Israeli conflict about control over Israel?
Generally, Yes. Specifically, No. The Arab-Israeli Conflict is primarily about which government (or governments) should be operating in the former British Mandate of Palestine. The overriding question is whether there should exclusively be a Jewish State, exclusively be an Arab State, be some sort of bi-national State, or if there should be two or more states where some are Jewish States and some are Arab States. The reason for the "Generally, Yes - Specifically, No" above is that many pro-Palestinians reject calling what is currently Israel-proper Israel and many Israelis, Palestinians, and others reject calling the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which are also in contention) part of Israel.
Do Arab Israelis consider themselves to belong to the Arab People or to Israel?
Almost every type of Arab Israeli considers himself to be a part of the Arab People in the same way that German Americans still consider themselves to be ethnically German even though they do not live inside of a German State (such as Germany, Austria, or Switzerland). The more pertinent question is whether they see Israel as their State of Citizenship in a positive light or a more positive light than they would see having the citizenship of an extant Arab State or Palestine. The majority of Israeli Arabs consider themselves ethnically Palestinian. (Note that a minority of Arab Israelis do NOT consider themselves Palestinians and do not identify with that society, but all Palestinians at this point in history are Arabs.) They hold Israeli citizenship but are forbidden from serving in the Israeli Army. (This is as opposed to Jewish Israelis and some other Arab Israelis who are required to serve in the Israeli Army.) Within Israel, they often talk of how disgruntled (to put it mildly) they are with the current political structure and the treatment of the non-Israeli citizen Palestinians. Regardless of any disagreement that ethnically Palestinian Arab Israelis may have with the State of Israel, the vast majority, if pushed to answer, would not give up their Israeli citizenship for the citizenship of any other Arab State. This sentiment, combined with the fact that they pay Israeli taxes, work at Israeli companies, and carry Israeli passports makes Arabs outside of Israel see these Arab Israelis as Israelis first and Arab second. Concurrently, since Israel is by law a Jewish State, the ethnically Palestinian Arab Israelis are seen by most Jewish Israelis as Arabs first and Israelis second. Caught in the middle, most ethnically Palestinian Arab Israelis feel that although they are Israeli citizens, they are truly Arabs in a foreign state. As concerns Arab Israelis who are not ethnically Palestinian, such as the Druze and Bedouins and other minorities which are called Arab Israelis by laymen even though they are not Arab such as Circassians and Armenians, the situation is markedly different. These Arab Israelis (which cumulatively form less than 5% of the Arab Israeli population) have declared sole loyalty to the State of Israel and consider themselves Israeli non-Jewish citizens. The Druze and Circassians put their men in the mandatory Israeli Army draft pool and a number of Bedouin voluntarily join the Israeli Army as trackers. They have little to no interest in joining with other Arab Nations. Note: There are certainly exceptions, but this is the general answer.
