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Answer 1
Israel occupied the Palestinian land and claimed that this land doesn't belong to any nation and that it is the historical land of the Jews. The Arabs represented by the Palestinians refused that and many wars waged on Israel to restore the land. Backed by the superpowers at that time and nowadays the people of Palestine couldn't restore it. However, if they want to live in peace , I mean the Israelis , the should give it back to the Arabs and everything will be okay.
Answer 2
It is unclear what "separable" means as you can only separate things that were once in concert or united and are now no longer so. This leads to three ways to reading the question.
Way 1: As the question is phrased, it makes no sense. 20% of Israelis are Arabs. and nearly 55% of Israelis are either Arabs or descended from Jews from Arab countries. Arabs have always been an important part of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Region for the last 800 years. Mizrahi Jews, Bedouins, and Druze Israelis have fought in the Israeli Army, gone to Israeli schools, and fielded politicians and judges in the Israeli government. There is no separation between Arabs and Israelis.
Way 2: Why did the Arabs and the Jews become separable?Many times, people incorrectly use Jew and Israeli synonymously, but they are far from the same thing. There are non-Israeli Jews (actually the majority of the Jewish community is non-Israeli); there are Israeli non-Jews (roughly 21% of the Israeli population); and there are Israeli Jews. The issue here is that the existence of Jewish Arabs was minimal throughout history. Jewish Arabs, i.e. people of an Arab ethnicity who believed in Judaism existed only for around 400 years in the Arabian Peninsula. However, the Rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula effectively led to the conversion of most Jewish Arab tribes to Islam. Those who did not convert renounced their Arab ethnicity (as ethnicities were more fluid at that time period) and considered themselves ethnically Jewish only. Such is the history of the Yemeni Jews. Elsewhere in the Islamic Empires, Jews in Arab countries were just that. They were not ethnically Arab at any point. It could be claimed that the Iraqi Jews were ethnically Babylonian, that the Palestinian Jews were ethnically Levantine, that the Moroccan Jews were ethnically Amazigh, etc. but none of them considered themselves Arabs. The Arabs agreed with this Jewish view and considered any Jews living in Arab countries to be exactly that and not Arabs. So, in this case, there is nothing to separate because they were never united.
Way 3: Why did the society between the Jewish and Arab residents of Mandatory Palestine fracture? The assumption in this question is one that is patently false, which is that there was one point where the society was whole and then a fracturing occurred. Please read the Related Question below: "How did the Jewish-Arab Conflict start?" which discusses exactly how broken the society always was between Jews and Arabs and how Colonialism, Imperialism, Nazism, Zionism, and Arab Nationalism, all served to make a situation that was already horrible into something that was outright abysmal.
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What color skin do Israelis have?
Most Israelis range from Russian to Arab coloration. There are some Black, Hispanic, and Chinese Israelis, but they are a minority.
What are the goals of Arab Israelis?
Many Arab Israelis wish to see an independent Palestine because they feel a great deal of empathy towards their Palestinian brethren. Arab Israelis also have the normal goals of any minority ethnicity, namely better schools, better sanitation, an end to racial profiling etc. If you meant by the question: What are the goals of the Arabs and the Israelis in the Arab-Israeli Conflict? -- see the related question.
Why do Arab Israelis have a lower standard of living than Jewish Israelis?
Unfortunately, Israel is not perfect, just like many other Western countries. The Israeli government invests more strongly in Jewish Israeli schools and neighborhoods than Arab Israeli schools and neighborhoods. There is also wealth inequality in certain neighborhoods. Many Arab Israelis are less educated or less able to find good-paying jobs. However, Arab neighborhoods are continually improving and Israeli Rights organizations are still campaigning for more funds to help Arab Israelis. The situation in Washington DC between Whites and Blacks is quite similar to the situation within Israel between Jewish Israelis and Arab Israelis..
Is it common for Israelis and Palestinians to marry with each other?
No. It is very rare, but the probability increases if you talking about Arab Israelis and Palestinians (as opposed to Jewish Israelis and Palestinians).
Which 2 groups fought in the Arab-Israeli War?
The Arabs and the Israelis.
Can an Arab be an Israeli?
Yes. Being Arab is an ethnicity, while being Israeli is a nationality. 20% of Israelis are Arabs.
When were 11 Arabs elected to the Knesset?
The first time that there were 11 Arab members of the Knesset at the same time was the 14th Knesset, which was in power from May 1996 to May 1999. Currently the Knesset has 12 Arab members. (It is worth noting that Israel counts both Druze Israelis and ethnic Palestinian Israelis as Arab-Israelis, so the numbers above include Druze candidates who have different political interests that the ethnic Palestinian Israelis.)
Are Arab Israelis inseparable from the Arab nation?
Aside from this question making little sense, the most likely interpretation of this question is a difficult one. Q: Do Arab Israelis consider themselves to belong to the Arab People or to Israel? A: 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 usually do not serve 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 or Palestine. 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.
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.
Did the hebrews win the Arab-israeli war?
The question as put is unanswerable. Firstly, there are no "Hebrews" today. There are Jews and there are Israelis (which are both two different things). Secondly, there are numerous Arab-Israeli Wars and the Arab-Israeli Conflict is still going on. However, Israelis have won every Arab-Israeli War fought so far.
What caused Israelis and Arabs to become enemies?
The existence of Israel is antithetical to most Arabs who still consider that region to be Palestine and to be stolen from its native inhabitants. Therefore, anyone loyal to that state (i.e. Israelis) are seen violent usurpers who need to be put down. On the flip side, Israelis see the Arab request that they completely surrender to an Arab Authority ridiculous because they argue that they have a Right to a State and will actively stop anybody who demands their flight or capitulation.
Is the war only about religion in the Arab-Israeli Conflict?
No. Religion is a very small part of the war and is often used (incorrectly) to label Israelis and Arabs since most Israelis are Jewish and most Arabs are Muslim. However, there are many Muslim Israelis and Christian Arabs and Christian Israelis. For a discussion of the other numerous causes of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, see the Related Question.
