Palestinian Territories

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General Answer

This question is best answered by a PhD history thesis. However, in this limited format, we will attempt to simplify without gross oversimplification.

Gaza, a small strip of land along Israel's south Mediterranean coast, is a ghettoized area used by Israel to isolate Palestinians. Palestinians are the Muslim natives of Palestine, an historic area traditionally defined as that part of Arabia containing most of the sites described in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. As one might expect, the Palestinians resent their ghettoization and have rebelled throughout the history of Israel as a modern country. Their primary weapon in rebellion is terrorism against civilian Israelis.

Recently this terrorism has taken the form of rocket attacks fired from the Gaza strip into Israeli settlements in the adjoining Negev desert. The Israeli government has chosen to answer these attacks with overwhelming military force as a sort of collective punishment for all residents of Gaza who allow the terrorists free passage. The terrorist leadership, an organization called Hamas, refuses to stop the rocket attacks, and the Israelis seem disinclined to stop at this point even if Hamas does stop, as their stated aim is to wipe out the Hamas organization.

Palestinian Perspective

The reasons for the current conflict in Gaza are very complicated, however, at its most basic level, conflict in Gaza comes from the creation of Israel in 1949.

Before 1949, Palestine was a country, however, after WWII, Israel were given a Palestine as a "National Homeland", the decision to do this had been in the making for years, however with the atrocities committed by Hitler in WWII, the Zionist movement (those seeking the creation of Israel finally achieved their objective.

The taking of Palestine was extremely unpopular, as it displaced all those people previously living there, and was seen by many people from the Middle East as further evidence of Western interference and imperialism.

Recently, groups in Gaza (a disputed territory that nobody officially owns) have been firing rockets into Israel killing only three people in the last many years, but certainly disrupting Israeli life. Because of this the Israeli military have attacked Gaza, killing hundreds (as of this writing). Most people agree that this is a disproportionate response.

However, the root of the problem, and conflict in Gaza, stems from the creation of Israel and western interference since 1919, along with many other local groups, committed to the extermination of Palestinians.

Israeli Perspective

What a one sided view. First of all, there was never a Palestinian country or state as the area was under British occupation and before that under Ottoman rule (old Turkey). When Israel was formed under UN decision in 1948, many locals (retroactively referred as Palestinians although the term did not exist at the time) fled the area on the newly formed Israel for fear that they would be slaughtered as is customary in the region. Many years later, these people wanted to come back and reclain ownership of the land and homes they left behind when they fled. This is commonly reffered to as the "right of return". Israel refused and said that the property was then occupied by Israelis and to give so many people Israeli nationality at once would completely up-end the demografic distribution inside Israel, turning it into a mostly Arab state. Since there are 22 other such states and only a single Jewish State this seems rather unfair, however this point is debatable. The Palestinian issue and the first use of the term began in 1967 when Israel won a preemptive war against the entire Arab world and in the process took over what is now called the Palestinian Territories. It was initilly thought that these regions would be used as leverage in peace talks similar to the way Sinai Peninsula was given back to Egypt in return for peace. Unfortunately, this did not work, for many complex reasons faulting both sides, and Israel ended up occuping the area since. This has had detrimental effects on both sides and results in the flaring of warfare every few years ever since.

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Discussion of Operation Cast Lead of December 2008

1). Gaza is under military occupation. Article 42 of the Hague Regulations stipulates, a "territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army," and that the occupation extends "to the territory where such authority has been established and can be exercised." Similarly, in the Hostage Case, the Nuremberg Tribunal held that, "the test for application of the legal regime of occupation is not whether the occupying power fails to exercise effective control over the territory, but whether it has the ability to exercise such power."

Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, like those in the West Bank, continue to be subject to Israeli control. For example, Israel controls Gaza's air space, territorial waters, and all border crossings. Palestinians in Gaza require Israel's consent to travel to and from Gaza, to take their goods to Palestinian and foreign markets, to acquire food and medicine, and to access water and electricity. Without Israel's permission, the Palestinian Authority (PA) cannot perform such basic functions of government as providing social, health, security and utility services, developing the Palestinian economy and allocating resources.

2). Terrorists or freedom fighters depending on your point of view continue to resist the Israeli occupation with rocket attacks. The reality is the rockets contain no warhead and no guidance system. (Then what in the world can be their purpose, other than to invite retaliation ?) It can argued that the rockets are nothing more than a large firework with no powder. (Then what defensive value can they possibly have ? Perhaps you need a better class of more capable freedom fighters.) The mortality rate from rocket attacks since 2001 in Israel is 0.002% (How shocking! Only two of every hundred thousand Israelis have been killed by large powder-less fireworks with no warhead or guidance system from across the border, and still they keep whining and getting nasty about it ? ! The nerve of those uppity Jews anyway, refusing to die in serious numbers.)

3). In January of 2009, Israel broke the peace and launched operation 'Cast Lead' a massive military offensive against a civilian population. (Perhaps they had grown tired of being targeted by large powder-less warhead-less unguided fireworks from across the border?) It banned foreign press from entering Gaza. It used white phosphorus (a chemical weapon) on UN sanctioned hospitals and schools (a war crime). Within 23 days the death toll had reached 1,284 Palestinians dead, 6 IDF by enemy fire and 3 IDF by friendly fire. When the operation had finished Israel had claimed more land from the Gaza strip in the name of security zones for their protection. (Is that the same Gaza strip from which the Israeli military had removed all Israeli civilian "settlers", by force where it was necessary, and turned it over to Palestinian control? The same Gaza strip that the new owners immediately trashed as soon as they had the chance?)

The following links detail some of the incidents that took place during 2009

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The PLO was formed to independently fight for the Palestinian people. The Palestinians did not have a homeland therefore the PLO was formed to get back the land Israel had taken from them. It was also formed because of their mistrust of the other Arab nations protecting them.

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic: is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed observer status at the United Nations since 1974.an armed guerrilla organization, the PLO was responsible for terrorist activities performed against Israel in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1988, however, the PLO officially endorsed a two-state solution, contingent on terms such as making East Jerusalem capital of the Palestinian state and giving Palestinians the right of return to land occupied by Palestinians prior to 1948, as well as the right to continue armed struggle until the end of "The Zionist Entity."

Depending on who you ask, Israel or Gaza could have started the conflict.

Gazan Perspective: It's Israel's Fault

Israel broke the peace treaty and subsequently launched operation 'Cast Lead' a massive military offensive against a civilian population. It banned foreign press from entering Gaza. It used white phosphorus (a chemical weapon) on UN sanctioned hospitals and schools (a war crime). Within 23 days the death toll had reached 1,284 Palestinians dead, 6 IDF by enemy fire and 3 IDF by friendly fire. When the operation had finished Israel had claimed more land from the Gaza strip in the name of security zones for their protection.

Israeli Perspective: It's Hamas' Fault

Hamas failed to control both its own militants and those of the group Islamic Jihad to abide by the terms of the hudna (ceasefire) that they had negotiated with Israel and did not seem interested in renegotiating. They fired large volleys of rockets repeatedly into Israeli territory. After growing Israeli resentment over the attacks, the Israeli government saw fit to use a military incursion to stop the rocket bombardments.

• The country was originally called Palestine. refer to the Ancient Greek records that confirm this information.
• The Jews were never held by the Pharaoh as slaves. They came to Egypt as refugees when the prophet Joseph (Yusuf), son of Jacob, was minister of finance in Egypt. They were enjoying their stay in Egypt to the extent that when they escaped Egypt they had enough gold to make the cow of gold that they worshiped in absence of Moses.
• The land of Palestine is called as such historically even in Greek history books and was never called Israel as claimed above. Israel is a second name of prophet Jacob.
• Palestine land was never empty from people especially that most of their lands are fertile and good for agriculture besides their good harbors. Could you believe that a land is empty while on the boarders of the Ancient Egyptian civilization lands.
• Arabs didn't come to the middle East. They are already an original part of the middle East even before the time of Prophet Abraham (or Ibrahim in Arabic).
• when Arabs (or Muslims) took control of Palestine, Jews were very little minority while the majority were Christians. No single Jew was killed by Muslims when they got control of the lands. Simply because they didn't fight. Christians agree to give the church key to the Caliph Omar on condition they guarantee the freedom of worship and it was.
• How the Arabs deleted the history of the Jews in Palestine. If this is correct could you explain why didn't also delete the history of the Christians?. if true, then how they deleted it? and if really deleted then how do you know there was something and was deleted?
• Did you hear about Muslims killing any civilian in any country the took control of. Read the history about Muslims in Spain.
• check the history to see how Sultan Abdel Hamid of the Ottoman empire gave refugee to the Jews expelled from Spain when Christians got control of it. This explains why relatively there many Jews in Morocco. How claimed that they were killed again?
• in 1948, the UN didn't give Palestine to the Jews. UN agreed to partition Palestine between the Palestinian original people and the Jews who mainly immigrated from Europe to Palestine.
• Check the history of Palestine and the records of the Jewish immigration waves that came from all over the world to know who are the original people.
• Despite the above, the call is for all people living now in these lands to live together in love and peace under one country and one flag with equal rights to all its inhabitants irrelevant to their religion, culture, or language. Otherwise, no other solution except the partition into two independent states.

Answer 1

Palestine For Arabs (Muslims + Christians)

The Arabs Were The First People Who Entered Palestine

By Many Thousands of years ago

And When Moses came to the Jewish people and went with them to palestine by the order of god but in the way most of them began to worship a golden goat so god ordered moses to let them lost in the desert of Sinaa (in Egypt) for 40 years and after his death in Jordan the Jewishs entered Palestine by a leader called Yousha'a bin noun and occopied it.

and in 1948 they occopied it again.

I Made a Documentary movie about the Arab-Israeli Conflict

It's in Arabic but i gonna translate it and publish it at youtube

I would like to add some information to your answer first, A braham peace be upon him had two sons one Ismail peace be upon him the father of the Arabs and Isaaq peace be upon him is the father of the Israelits the Israelites entered Palestine from the Arab Penensula and they were called Hebrews because they entered the River of Jordan" Hebrews means transition in Arabic abara-yaabur ,Hebrew and Arabic are very similar because both are semitics".

The prophet Moses received the "Message from God " Allah" in the Sinaai in Palestine "Al taoraa" in order to guide the Israelites from the wrong way and lead them to the right way in general some accepted the mesage and some refused it , God kept sending prophets from among the Israelites until the final prophet Isaa ' Jesus" peace be upon him he had no father his mother is Israelite Maream peace be upon her, so all the prophets of Israel were sent to the Israelis and to the Jews-I choose the term Israelis which it refers to the offspring of Israel " Yaqub peace be upon him" and Jews who are not the offspring of Israel.

But finally the prophet Mohammed ascended to Heaven from Alaqsa Mosque in Jerusalem ' Bait Al maqdis the Jewish religion had finished because the Israelis and the Jews did not fulfil the ten Commandments and did not obey God. God chose the descendent of Ismail to fulfill the message of God and obey Him by sending the revelation to Mohammed peace be upon him.

they called Israelites in relation to the Prophet Yaqub Peace be upon him his name was Israel and his children Al asbaat , the twelve children including Joseph peace be upon them all ,they were called the Israelites.

Answer 2

It honestly refers to the time in question. The Land of Palestine has passed between so many conquerors and nations that it could have belonged to anyone. In contravention to the claim above, the "Arabs" were not the first people to come to Palestine. The Arabs arrived with Caliph Omar's army of conquest in 634 CE. The Romans came before the Arabs did and the Romans conquered the territory from the control of the Hasmoneans, which were a Jewish Monarchy.

If you wish to make the argument that the people who would eventually become identified the Palestinian Arabs, which would have identified as Phoenician or Canaanites over two millennia ago, then it could be said that they are partial inheritors of the land as are the Israelites/Jews who have had a relatively consistent identity and sense of unity and who have lived in that land for over 3000 years.

Between: Dallas, TX

and: Palestine, TX

Driving miles: 115

Driving time: 2 hrs 15 mins

This approximate driving time and mileage information is based on traveling non-stop in good driving conditions. Driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend travel time. These can include weather, road work, border crossings, and rush hour traffic in urban areas. Mileage denotes actual road miles covered as opposed to Point A to Point B linear distances on a map.

Answer 1

Because unfortunately the ongoing conflict in the middle east is fueled not only by the warring factions but also the military industrial complex.The M.I.C relies upon conflict for its existence so will not allow any action that may end that conflict.This is why there is continual war.For the foreseeable future Israeli-Palestinian Conflict will continue.

Answer 2

It's not an issue concerning the Military Industrial Complex. In order to "give up" or "concede", you have to give the other side whatever it wants. Israeli and Palestinian extremists think that they are in the right and will fight to defend themselves without question. Moderates on both sides also recognize that this conflict, if not given a balanced solution will result in an existential crisis for one or both of the parties. This would be untenable.

90 miles taking this route:

1. Take HIGHWAY 19 NORTH from Palestine to INTERSTATE 20 WEST to DALLAS, in Canton. To bypass ATHENS, take LOOP 7 (TURN RIGHT onto LOOP 7 from HIGHWAY 19 NORTH ; EXIT off onto HIGHWAY 19, turn right onto HIGHWAY 19 NORTH).
2. Take INTERSTATE 20 WEST to TERRELL.

This question is divisive and so you may get conflicting answers.

Answer 1

No. It is a conflict between ideologies. The land-issue is just a diversion from the actual goal, which is to remove Jews and their State from the Middle East.

Answer 2

Partially. In order to resolve whether a conflict is over is exclusively over a certain piece of land, you can ask the question: if one side got all of the land that they wanted would there be peace. In the Morocco-Algeria Sands War of 1981-1982, there would be (as each just wanted control of a small piece of land). In the case of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, there would still be sectarian conflicts, even if the land was returned. However, having access to the land and control over it is certainly among the aims of both sides.

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is primarily a nationalistic conflict, between two camps of peoples: Israelis (Jews, Israeli Arabs, Bedouins, Druze, Circassians, and others on the one side) and Palestinians (Palestinian Muslims, Palestinian Christians, and others on this side) who identify with specific national governments and governing ideologies. This is similar to other conflicts between nations, such as between India and Pakistan where Indians and Pakistanis identify by loyalty to their countries and those countries' governing ideologies. Part of nationalistic identity is a view of where their borders are and in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the Israelis and Palestinians do not agree on where the borders should be between the two countries (or even whether there should be two countries).