HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Yom Kippur War, United Nations Special Committee On Palestine, Arms Control

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Arabs look for land promised only to descendants of elder son of abraham, What are the two main different perspective on the me conflict? independence: many palestinians, supported by neighbouring arab states, like egypt, jordan, search for homeland, as promised by bible. understand israel as rightful homeland to jewish people. Syria, lebanon live in territory for long time and have also claim. Jewish have long-standing history of persecution and suppression, and. Israel declared independence as own state, led by zionist movements who. Arab nationalist hold israel as rightful palestinian territory and do not accept. Zionists uphold israel as weak state, struggling to survive after independence, Claim righteous desire for homeland, by drawing on british promise. Claim israel acted in self-defence and attempted to forge peace at several occasions, such as. Ben gurion denying political, economical or territorial conflicts, and promising that israel wouldn"t attack its neighbours if not attacked first. Claim arab unwillingness to accept un partition of historical.