The conflict between the Jewish population and the Arab community is deeply rooted through the history and racism. Palestine was an official state claimed by the Arabic community. In 1896 Zionism, a political solution for finding a national state for the Jewish community, was founded by Theodore Herzl. In 1917 the Balfour Declaration was written by Arthur Balfour promising a national state for the Jewish population in Palestine, backed by Britain. Following this declaration, the Arab population revolted for they believed that it was infringing on their rights as a state. The UN Patrician plan was made to find a solution to the crisis in 1947 whereby the United Nations wanted to split Palestine 56.47% Jewish controlled areas and 43.53% Arab. Although the Patrician Plan failed due to an overwhelming negative response by Arab states, Israel was able to form in 1948 after World War Two when The Israel War of Independence allowed the Jewish population to establish a Jewish state of Israel consisting of Syrian and Jordanian.
This war initiated the formation of HAMAS (Palestine military terrorist organization) whereby infrastructure and people were all targeted. In 1964 the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O) was founded by Yasser Arafat under the political party of Fatah. Through this government organization, Arafat funded terrorist attacks by HAMAS.
In 1979 the Camp David Accords were signed which was a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt granting Israel the Sinai desert. The United States not only organized this treaty but also encouraged President Sadat to visit Israel. This enraged the Arab population and ultimately lead to his assassination in 1981. Following his assassination, a mass uprising against the Israeli community occurred in the Gaza strip and bled into the West Bank. This was abruptly stopped in 1992 when the Oslo Peace Process was initiated by the election of Yitzhak Rabin. The PLO realized that they needed to gain some sort of peace settlement in order to stay strong. This meant that the Palestinians would agree to recognize Israel if the Arab population could control the Gaza strip.
With this brief summary of violence and intolerance in Israel and Palestine it is clearly illustrated how the resentment rages on. As I continue to go more indepth about recent attempts to solve the conflict, I urge my readers to remember the discrimination of the past. Present issues can only be fully understood with regards to the history behind it.
TimeLine of Israeli-Palestinian History and the Arab-Israeli
Conflict(2008). Middle East Web. Retrieved June 8,2011,from
www.mideastweb.org/timeline.html
This war initiated the formation of HAMAS (Palestine military terrorist organization) whereby infrastructure and people were all targeted. In 1964 the Palestine Liberation Organization (P.L.O) was founded by Yasser Arafat under the political party of Fatah. Through this government organization, Arafat funded terrorist attacks by HAMAS.
In 1979 the Camp David Accords were signed which was a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt granting Israel the Sinai desert. The United States not only organized this treaty but also encouraged President Sadat to visit Israel. This enraged the Arab population and ultimately lead to his assassination in 1981. Following his assassination, a mass uprising against the Israeli community occurred in the Gaza strip and bled into the West Bank. This was abruptly stopped in 1992 when the Oslo Peace Process was initiated by the election of Yitzhak Rabin. The PLO realized that they needed to gain some sort of peace settlement in order to stay strong. This meant that the Palestinians would agree to recognize Israel if the Arab population could control the Gaza strip.
With this brief summary of violence and intolerance in Israel and Palestine it is clearly illustrated how the resentment rages on. As I continue to go more indepth about recent attempts to solve the conflict, I urge my readers to remember the discrimination of the past. Present issues can only be fully understood with regards to the history behind it.
TimeLine of Israeli-Palestinian History and the Arab-Israeli
Conflict(2008). Middle East Web. Retrieved June 8,2011,from
www.mideastweb.org/timeline.html
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