Israeli Palestinian Conflict The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
is a dangerous and volatile situation that has attracted
American attention for some decades. The conflict is a
sensitive subject that produce strong emotions in people. This
conflict deals with Jewish nationalism, distribution of
resources, and politics. About a hundred years ago, Jews
underwent a drastic change in their view of themselves. At
first a few, and then more, began to call themselves Zionists.
Zionism is a term that in its broadest and early sense meant
simply the "return" of Jews to their ancestral homeland. That
homeland was called Zion (or Israel) and its heart was
Jerusalem, known as the "City of Zion." Early Zionists were
simply pious, nonpolitical, religious Jews who thought they
could best practice their faith in the Land of Zion. Some went
primarily to pray, to study their religious books, and to
await the arrival of the Messiah. Politics......
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