The History of Israel and Palestine
The history of Israel and Palestine is as a long and troublesome one. Israel is slightly larger than Massachusetts and lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Egypt on the west, Syria and Jordan on the east, and Lebanon on the north. It is home to Arabs as well as Jews. It was a land established in ancient biblical times in conflict, and in recent year's conflict in that land has been waging on. For nearly 90 years between the both Jewish and Arab factions. Theses conflicting grounds are what gave root to the organization known as Hamas.
The Making of an Israeli Palestine
The Zionist Movement
The Zionist movement in started in the late 19th century and was caused by nationalist currents in Europe, as well as the need to secure Jewish life in Eastern Europe. This led many Jewish intellectuals to seek a new Jewish national life. One of these intellectuals was Theodore Herzl, a Viennese journalist who wrote......
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