HIST 294 Chapter 1: HIST 294- Readings- week 1
3 Oct 2016
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Israeli and palestinian spokespeople blame the other side for every escalation of violence that occurs and refuses to accept any responsibility themselves. The peace process that held out such hope only a decade ago seems to have been forgotten or abandoned. Even the two state solution appears in danger of being lost. This confrontation was essentially one between palestinian arabs and jews over future disposition of that territory. After the creation of the state of israel, however, the localized dispute widened to include many other nations both inside and outside the middle east. The arab states saw the jewish stat as an enemy to be destroyed. The major protagonists involved in the wars between 1948 and now are; jordan, egypt, By far, the greatest conflicts within the middle east during this period centered on the. Many see this a-i conflict as the present day extension of enmity that has existed since biblical time.
