Israel

There are two operative parts of this question which must be discussed before any viable answer can be given.

1) What is Palestine? Palestine, prior to 1949, was never used in the context of describing an actual nation or state. It was a regional term that came from the Roman Province Syria-Palaestina. From the 1500s-1919, Palestine was part of several different Ottoman governates like the Vilayet of Beirut, the Vilayet of Damascus and the Mutasaffirat of Jerusalem. The British Mandate of Palestine was the way that the British merely decided to redraw the lines. While there is certainly a legitimate Arab nationalist aspiration to create a Palestinian Arab state, there never was such a state in the past.

2) What does "take" mean? Take in this context traditionally means to forcibly assume control of something that was previously controlled by someone else. Since the British, a foreign power, were in control of Palestine, not the indigenous Arabs, the Israelis could not take Palestine from the Arabs. This is similar to how the United States annexing Texas is not construed as taking over Mexican land. Texas and the United States were states separate from the Mexican population of Texas even though the majority of Texans at the time of annexation were Mexicans. Israelis fought the British for the control of a region of land. That land just happened to be called Palestine because of the way the map was drawn.

Result:

As this explains, Israel did acquire the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine as the result of a war that was declared against it. However, this does not mean that Jews took Palestine if we hold to the definitions that we have already reasonably established. It bears mentioning that from its inception, Israel has sought to establish peaceful relations with everyone else. Unfortunately, it has had the need to defend its civilians almost constantly, all the while maintaining the strongest efforts to mitigate collateral harm.

Answer 1

Arabs and Jews fought over and continue to fight over the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine and the Golan Heights (which was part of the former French Mandate of Syria). Currently, the fighting is more or less concentrated in the Palestinian Territories of Gaza and the West Bank.

Answer 2

Jews and Arabs are currently fighting over the "holy land". The holy land is divided up into the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Golan Heights.

Answer 3

All the Land of Israel, the Holy Land, Palestine is disputed by the Arabs.

Despite the matter having been resolved at San Remo by the League of Nations in 1922 the Arabs have never accepted a Jewish state in the middle east.

The Arabs do not abide by International Law and Treaty, only Sharia. Sharia says that any land once conquered in the name of Islam is Islamic land in perpetuity. The Koran also requires Muslims to lie if it furthers their purpose.

And lie they do. Big lies. They have created a fake nation, Palestinians, with a fake history and then deny the Jewish connection to the land and accuse Israel of being racist, apartheid and state terrorism - all of course lies. They rage about settlements, occupation and a brutal regime which enacts genocide against them - all of course lies.

But the anti-Semitic west and the gullible illiterate Arab masses believe the lies and act as if they were true.

You have only to read the Balfour Declaration, the Paris Agreement, the San Remo treaty, the British Mandate for Palestine and the Anglo-American Treaty to find the truth. Oh you could also check out the Bible and the Koran for the truth about who owns the land.

Answer 4

The Land of Palestine is the center of The Arab- Zionist conflict. The Zionist consider The land between the Nile and The Euphrates as the Land of Israel, which is inhabitant with Arabs. In 1917, the Balfour declaration was sent from Balfour (British Minister of foreign affairs) to gave the Jews a homeland in Palestine which was a home for more than 1 million Palestinian back then. Please note that 1917 is 25 years before the Holocaust. The Land of Israel was planned many years before. In 1948, The British Empire gave a Land they do not own to a people who does not deserve to live there making around 1 million Palestinian pay for the Holocaust. Now-a-days around 5 million Palestinians live around the world as refugees waiting for the time they go back home, To Palestine.

Palestine was inhabitant by Canaanites since 2000 B.C. and proven Jewish Kingdoms since 1000 B.C.E. When the Islamic conquests came, The freedom of religion was preserved there thus Jerusalem was not Islamized completely.

It was fought in three main locations:

1. The Sinai Desert
2. The Airfields of Egypt, Syria and Jordan
3. The Golan heights on the Israel/Syria border

Answer 1

Palestine

Answer 2

Israel gained its independence from the UNITED KINGDOM.

Israel was previously the BRITISH MANDATE FOR PALESTINE, which was a territory in the Middle East under British Occupation. Contrary to the view that Israel became independent from "Palestine", the territory was not an autonomous country or region called Palestine prior to independence. To say this would be as absurd as saying that the United States gained independence from the Native Americans instead of saying that it got independence from Great Britain.

Answer 1

The war of 6 to 26 October 1973 between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Iraq which began with a surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur.

It was a combined Egyptian-Syrian attack on Israel to retake the land taken in 1967 war. It is also known as the October War and Ramadan War.

While the war started with initial gains on both the Egyptian and Syrian fronts, Israel reversed both of these gains before an armistice was signed. The end result of the war showed that the Arabs could not destroy Israel or recover the territory lost in the Six Day War by military force. This led to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat making peace with Israel in order to recover the Sinai Peninsula.

Answer 2: Pro-Egyptian Perspective

In order to answer such a question you need to consider the objectives of the Egyptians and Syrians. A war is won if the objectives of the country are fulfilled. The Egyptians KNEW their air force was inferior to that of the Israelis, since the Israelis had top American technology, as opposed to the Egyptians, whom the soviets didn't want to give high tech war material too.

Therefore, they knew that they would not be able to liberate the entire Sinai desert, rather, they could only hope to win a limited victory that would restore control of the canal to Egypt, and then force Israel to the negotiating table, where they would be able to negotiate the return of the Sinai in return for peace (something Israel refused to do prior to the war). The objective was NOT to destroy Israel.

Now, before i continue, let me make it clear that if given the opportunity, Israel will take more land, as they demonstrated in 1967, as well as during the 1973 war (on the Syrian front). The Crossing was a complete success, as the Israelis had confidence in their Bar lev line, and didn't see the need for more than 500 soldiers to guard the Israeli positions. they boasted that for Egypt to cross, they would need combined American and soviet help, and even with this help, casualties would be massive. The reality: Egyptians crossed the canal in record time with no help and suffering only 120 casualties.

They secured a foothold on the opposite bank, and then halted, with the Israeli air force unable to effectively react due to the Egyptian SAM shield. Then "the turning point" occurred. Israelis slipped through the gap between the two Egyptian armies, and swung down to cut off the Egyptian third army. To completely cut off the army, they had to capture the town of Suez, which they COMPLETELY failed to do, due to the effectiveness of the RPG- wielding civilians of Suez. The Israelis withdrew, with the 3rd army still not completely cut off. I will not lie, the third army was in a tough spot. the Israelis demanded for the Egyptians to withdraw back to the pre-war borders. Sadat (president of Egypt) refused. If you think about it logically, the ISRAELIS were screwed.

Don't forget, Israel was unable to gain air superiority even after destroying much of Egypt's anti air defense, and so could not help Sharon's division stuck inside Egypt. Egypt still had the entire second army, as well as massive reserves within Egypt that could be called up. If Israel could not take over Suez, a small town, how could they take on the rest of the country? Sadat only agreed to a ceasefire because he wanted to save the 100,000 soldiers of the third army, not because he thought he was screwed. Point is, if they destroyed the 3rd army, Egypt would destroy them, and when comparing populations of the respective countries (67 million at the time for Egypt, with only 4 million for israel), we all know israel would not be able to sustain such massive losses.

What did they do? They withdrew back across the canal, with Egypt retaining control of the land they won. Perhaps if the Israelis had captured Suez, the outcome would have been different, but they could not. If they could have indeed destroyed the 3rd army without sustaining any losses, there's no WAY they would agree to Egypt retaining that land. Now, with respect to the Syrian front, yes, they could not hold their gains, as the Israelis focused their efforts on the Golan heights, being of more strategic importance than the Sinai (Tel Aviv could be shelled from the Golan).

Not only that, they seized 18 more Syrian villages (as i said, if they can they will take more land). The Syrians blame this loss on the Egyptians, saying that Egypt did not stick to the agreement and advance across the Sinai, something that was never agreed upon. Anyways, point is, Egypt achieved their objectives, achieved a spectacular military victory in the Crossing as well as defending their earned positions, and over the course of 8 years, the Sinai was returned to them.

Netanyahu is an Israeli. He wants to pursue Israeli interests and wants the US to support everything that Israel does. Obama is not an Israeli and he has a more balanced viewpoint about the conflicts that Israel constantly gets involved in.


From Netanyahu's viewpoint and that of many conservative Israelis, Obama has very little understanding of the dominant political views and ideals of Arabs in the Middle East. From their viewpoint, Obama completely miscalculated the Arab Spring (which many in Israel term "the Arab Winter"), the Libyan Civil War (which has become increasingly unstable), and had limited understanding of how to prevent the rise of Islamist Extremism in Iraq and Syria (which may eventually pose a threat to Israel if they gain control of the Damascus area). Obama's inability to understand the Arab cultural psyche means that he cannot be relied upon to effectively understand what the Palestinian leadership is advocating and what goals they have set. In each case, he has seen Arab developments with rose-colored glasses, which is very problematic for a country that is seriously worried about existential threats.

To give a clear idea about where this position comes from, it would be helpful to remember when US liberals laughed (quite properly) when US President Bush said that he looked into Russian President Putin's soul and saw a good man. This was a gross miscalculation of Russian intentions and policy which resulted in key diplomatic losses for the US. Israel cannot afford similar losses.


First, this is a complicated question. Reports on anti-Obama websites and partisan blogs that Mr. Obama "hates" Israel or "wants to abandon Israel" are false. Barack Obama's support for Israel has been quite consistent, and in line with what previous presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, have done.

The problem with Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama has two strands: one is that Mr. Netanyahu has a longtime friendship with Mitt Romney and came very close to inserting himself into the 2012 presidential US campaign, since he believed a Romney administration would be more "hawkish" than an Obama administration. And that leads to the other strand: while President Obama supports Israel's right to exist and its right to defend itself, he is more of a moderate: that is, he does not support building more settlements, and he does support a two-state solution. It is not clear that Mr. Netanyahu sincerely wants a two-state solution. Conservative Israelis got him into power, and he feels that he needs to keep their support by promoting tough and very conservative policies.

After the holocaust, people in Europe stopped their disregard for the Jews and their plight and that is one of the main factors behind the creation of Israel.

There were numerous effects of the Holocaust in building both the Jewish State of Israel and the Arab opposition to it. The following are the three most important of them.

State of Israel: This is probably the most common answer. The Zionist project existed long before the Holocaust. (The first Halutzim came to the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine while it was still under Ottoman control -- late 1800s and early 1900s and Ze'ev Jabotinsky encouraged Polish Jews to immigrate to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1937.) However, after the Holocaust, it became clear to the International Community that the Jews needed a place to exist freely and without fear of persecution where previously this sentiment was confined to radicals in the Jewish community. (Most Jews were anti-Zionist or at least not pro-Zionist before the Holocaust.) As a direct result of the Holocaust, the United Nations convened and proposed the UN Partition of the British Mandate in 1947 which gave Israel a legal claim to statehood in 1948.

Nazification of Arab Nationalism: This is usually glossed over, but the root causes of the Holocaust like the Nazi ideology were important in the development of Arab Nationalism. During the Colonial Period in the Arab World, the Arabs felt that while they were the sons of conquerors who ruled vast empires, they were now humiliated and conquered by the British and the French. This feeling of subjugated superiority matched the Nazi profile and as a result, Arabs began pilfering Nazi doctrine and adding it to their own Nationalist sentiments. This caused Arab Nationalism to have a more militaristic and violent character in addition to giving it a more anti-Semitic character. Pogroms and violent persecution of both Jewish and Christian minorities ensued, especially in nations that had direct dealings with the Axis Power like Iraq. The legacy of the Nazification of Arab Nationalism is still quite strongly ingrained in the Arab World.

Mizrahi Jewish Exodus: Because of the two above results of the Holocaust, the overwhelming majority of Jews who lived in Arab countries were forced out of their homes or felt compelled to leave to avoid further persecution and went to Israel, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, in addition to other regions. The amount of Jews in the entire Arab World in 1945 is over ten times the number in 1975.

Answer 1

Not all Muslims and Jews hate each other. With regards to religion, they have no reason to hate each other; they can even be friends, and many are.

Answer 2

There is a lot of conflict between Jews and Muslims, although it would be an exaggeration to say that ALL Jews and Muslims hate each other. Some get along. The source of the conflict is a dispute over the ownership of the particular territory known currently as Israel, formerly known as Palestine, and sometimes called the Holy Land.

Answer 3

See the links below which provide many of the reasons why there is Jewish-Arab hate. It is important to note, however, that it is a great exaggeration to say that even the majority of each group hates the majority of the other group. It just happens that the minority who do happen to be very vocal. Also, unfortunately, in situations like this, the peaceful majority are virtually irrelevant.

What are the causes of the Jewish-Arab Conflict?

Why do some Muslims hate Jews?

Why do some Jews hate Muslims?

Jews believe that Israel is their homeland because it has been so for over 3000 years. Israel has never not had a Jewish presence in that time. This is no different than the English considering Britain to be their homeland, Italians considering Italy to be their homeland, Indians considering India to be their homeland, etc.

Here is a very brief outline of the Jewish presence in Israel:

The Patriarchs and their family were in Israel (Canaan) for 220 years. The era from Joshua until the First Destruction (including the Judges and Kings) was 850 years. The Second Temple era was, according to traditional chronology, another 420 years (not 586), which included the Hasmonean dynasty. That's a total of 1490 years.
After the Second Destruction, there were thousands of Jews who remained in Israel (Judea; Palestine) throughout the Talmudic era and beyond (see for example the Talmud, Sanhedrin 17b). They were the majority of Palestine's population well into the fourth century, with records attesting to at least 43 Jewish communities, most of them in the Galilee and Jordan valley. After that, there were still Yeshivas in Israel with at least some thousands of community-members.
In the fifth century, the Jerusalem Talmud was completed in the yeshiva of Tiberias, by the disciples of Rabbi Johanan; and the Christians of Palestine declared Judaism to be a tolerated minority.
In the sixth century CE, Mar Zutra and his descendants served as head of the community and the Rabbinical academy in Tiberias.
In the seventh century, the Palestinian Jews joined the Persians in a battle to take Jerusalem from the local Byzantines, and enjoyed a brief autonomy, which the Byzantines under Heraclius officially recognized in 628. At the time of the Moslem conquest of Palestine in 638, the Jewish population has been put at no less than 300,000; and a period of flourishing began. Caliph Umar encouraged Jews to resettle Jerusalem.
In the eighth century, there were 30 synagogues in Tiberias. A Jew named Abu Issa brought his forces in battle against the Caliph.
In the ninth century, the Jews of Palestine instituted their own Gaon (leading sage) in Tiberias and later in Jerusalem.
In the tenth century, we have the greatest of the Massoretes, Aharon ben Asher and Ben Naphtali, flourishing in Tiberias.
Contemporary with Rashi (11th century), we have a Rabbi Abiathar and others, who lived in Israel (see for example Rashi commentary, Talmud Berakhot 62a), and large Jewish communities in Rafah and Ramle, Hebron, Acre, Caesaria, Jaffa, Ashkelon and Gaza.
In the 12th-13th centuries, the Palestinian Jews were harshly persecuted under the Christian Crusaders, yet many Jews continued to live in all the above-mentioned towns as well as Haifa, with Judah Halevi journeying to Palestine in 1141, Maimonides in 1165, and Nachmanides in 1286. In 1187, Saladdin invited more Jews to settle Palestine. In 1204, a group of Maghreb Jews arrived; and in 1211, 300 Rabbis arrived from France and England. In 1260, Rabbi Yechiel of Paris established a Talmud academy in Acre.
Since that time, the continual presence of Jewish communities in Palestine (Israel) is well-known and needs no reiteration.