Why are Isreal and Palestine fighting?
606436
Centuries ago, there used to be jews in what is not palestine or israel.  After Christinaity came, some converted, and then afterwards, some converted to Islam.  The people who lived there were known as Palestinians whether Jewish, Christians or Muslims.  For a few hundred years, the land was under Ottoman rule, and the British and French agreed with Prince Abdallah at that time (through Lawrence of Arabia) that if the Arab countries revolt against Ottoman rule in 1916, they would give Arab countries their land and independence.  The Arabs complied and after WWI, the whole Arab land was divided between British and French mandates.  What was known as Palestine was under British Mandate.\nAt the same time, the Zionists had already declared that they want a land for Jewish people in what was known Palestine or Argentina.  Due to hatred of the Jews in Europe and to ge many out, there was what is called the Balfour declaration in 1917, whereby Lord Balfour decided to give away Palestine to the Jews.  In 1948, the British left Palestine, and hous later the State of Israel was created and 700,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes.  These Palestinians and later refugees are today over 3 million Palestinians scattered all over the world. \nAfterwards, the UN declare that the land should be divided 2/3 to Israel and 1/3 to Palestinians, not proportionate to the populations at all.  Since Israel has occupied more lands in several wars and built settlements in what was given to the Palestinians in that UN resolution.\nThe Palestinians have been fighting to get back their land.  But each current agreement offered from the Israelis gives hem even less of the 1/3 originally given to them.  There are in total 5 million Palestinians who have no homeland.  On the other hand, most jews (except the Palestinian Jews) have a second country as they did belong to some sort of country before  going to Palestine.  \nWHy should Jews have a country of their own?  It is a religion after all, not a nationality.  Imagine Christians saying we want a country and expelling all others. Or Muslims saying they want to expell all other residents and have their own country.  No one would accept this.  But everyone (in powerful positions) is accepting that Jewish people have to have their own land, and therefore they are just closing their eyes to the inhumane conditions they are putting the Palestinians through.\nPalestinian fighting has not been there as long as the killing of Palestinians by Israelis, the Israelis started when they created their state by having massacres, e.g. Deir Yassin 10 April 1948.  But they are constantly claiming that they are assassinating Palestinians and killing "terrorists" while the latter are just trying to get their land and dignity.\nHope this is a fair explanation!
815958
Of course.if Israel can't blame this one on Hamas(although I am sure they will find some reason to,'cos they always do),it will be called just a "mistake"...No one will ever accuse Israel of deliberately killing civilians.even if they do...\nThey get away with it because they have the support of the strongest country in the world US ...\nUnfortunately Israel proved once again that it doesn't want any peace negotiations...while Hamas and Fatah are ,they too.wrong for asking attacks on Israel...It will only bring more violence...\nAs long as Israel keeps attacking the Palestinians territories and the Palestinians keep responding there will never be peace...\nAnd unfortunately the Palestinians have no other choice... than fight with the only means they have...
554211
The Palestinians and the Isralies can't get it right on earth and outside earth as well. They are like 2 magnets placed next to each others. The israeliens have attacked the holy land of the palestinians, they call it the land of their ancestors, as if the palestinians are so naives. The invasion has always been countered by strong defence, while Israel always uses massives offence. \nThere can never be peace in the middle east not in the world as long as the united states isn't minding her own business. USA doesn't want peace in the area, she wants Israel to keep killing innocent palestinians people and stealing their land. No wonder there is so much suicidal attempts. Not one single palestinian can ever accept the excistence of Israel where it doesn't belong. \nThe story of the Status of Ibrahim is extremely ironic. The jews have attempted many times the destruction of the Aksa, and now they are digging beneath it. Not only Palestine can't get it right with Israel but many other nations including lebanon and syria an iran. Egypt was an exemple of the strong warrior against Israel but now it's peace, and look what Egypt has payed for it, the bombing of Sharam el Sheikh and Sinaa. \nSo you see, if you make peace with Israel, you'll be bombed, and if u are at war with Israel, you'll be bombed.\nThe only solution is to get rid of Israel once and for all, and victory isn't very far now.
503227
Palestine is the one who signs the peace treaty then fires a crappy rocket into Israel because you cant police Palestine. then Israel comes with their high tech war jets and destroys you, i think that's why you re upset because you cant win against Israel and resort to cheap gorilla tactics against citizens
198531
The Jew-Palestine conflict is more about land than religious beliefs.  The fight goes back to biblical times - to the story of Jacob and Esau (brothers).  Jacob stole Esau's birthright (blessings, land, etc) by deceiving their father.  \nEverything was passed to Jacob (from whom the Isrealites descended), including the land that now belongs to Isreal.  The Palestinians descended from Esau, and believe that the land rightfully belongs to them.  This is why extremists don't recognize Isreal as a valid State.  \nThis is of course a very simplified explination of this incredibly complicated situation.
1117929
Actually, they don't fight. They kidnap and murder children in the middle of the night. You call that fighting? The real question is why are they so stupid? If the arabs/terrorists cared for their own children and families they might behave more like a civilized society and less like common, dumb, murderers.
1038840
Ok, so basically this is an issue that no one will ever be able to answer. Seeing as how this "holy" war has been occurring for the last few decades or so, I think it all comes down to who was there first. Think about it. If I stormed into your house tonight and demanded that everyone get out - what would you do? If you saw your wife and daughter raped and mutilated - what would you do? If you son was walking home from school, throws a rock at a tank and is shot dead - what would you do? This is what happens EVERY single time. Naturally, the Palestinian people must retaliate. And then they get blamed. So, what does it come down to? Territory. Man is territorial by nature and is greedy - the more the better. Hence, the never ending Isreal-Palestine war.
1111011
Hello..an inexhaustible topic about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. It's happening because Israeli people occupated Palestinian territory,believing that the there is their roots as a nation.That happened in the 1944-1945 years.Now the two sides cannot come to terms with the "separating" the territorial pretences,and one of the major problematic areas is called Gaza..To stop the fighting were done multiple negotiations with the help of International organization,USA,the Arabic Legue..The end of the conflict cannot be predicted..The Israeli against Palestinians..
432551
Historically or Biblically? This area has been occupied more the a Greyhound bus terminal toilet. If you mean during the last 100 years, Isreal was created by land taken from Arab farmers. When Palestine was still a British protectorate, Jewish terrorists organized groups to blow up train tracks, power stations and government installations(sound familiar) When the state of Isreal was declared, paniced Arab farmers fled the region and Jewish settlers took over their lands. These farmers settled in Syrian, Lebanese and Jordanian refugee camps which became known as the Palistinian problem. More land was taken over after a series of almost comical wars(where the US military supplied and backed the state of Isreal defeated all Arab states) occupied those lands run over during the wars and did not attempt to give them back until recently. What caused this? Collective world guilt over the Holocaust, the common belief at the time that the general Arab population of that area were just ignorant and itinerant farmers that had no real right to the land, a Zionistic , and sometimes hysterical approach of Jewish settlers in the 60's and 70's along with the generally unsupportable stance of many successive US governemnts has led to the intolerable situation that we see today. The Gov. of Isreal, the US Gov. The UN, the British as well as the intransigient position of the Arab world where Isreal is concerned has led to this mess. The world should back off and let those in the area determine their future.
746957
At the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a dispute over land and borders. \nIt started in 1948 when Israel was created,by a UN resolution,in Palestine,which at that time was under a British mandate.The Arab countries around didn't accept the decision and the next day they attacked the new created state.Israel won this war.In 1967 Israel attacked Syria,Egypt and Jordan in a pre-emptive war.They occupied and annexed to Israel Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank of the Jordan River (including East Jerusalem), and the Golan Heights.Millions of Palestinians ended up living in UN's refugees camp in Lebanon \nThere are 3 UN resolution that ask Israel to end the occupation on the Palestinians territories and the other territories that they occupied in 1967 ,but the Israelis refuse to do it...\nSince then Palestinians are living under Israeli occupation and they are refused even the elementary rights any human should have... And there are millions of Palestinians living in UN's refugees camps...Israel refuses to let those people come back to their lands...
409533
Forcing Israel to abide by international treaties and forcing Palestine to denounce terrorism would go a long way. Once Palestine is given the international recognition it deserves, the suicide bombers will have nothing left to fight for. Israel needs to step up to the plate and start abiding by all the treaties and UN resolutions it is ignoring for this to happen. And the US needs to stop picking sides. Arming one side while threatening the other is not diplomacy, it's bigotry.
998534
An all out war?  God help the Palestinians if that should occur.  Israel is going to show Hamas who the boss is.  Simple as that.  Hamas had better get a grip and realize that they cannot beat Israel at any game.
721815
Palestine is a country that has been on this earth since the beginning of time (except for dinasour days).  The british declared it theirs and tried to give it as a gift to Jews that didnt have a place to go.  Not only should so called isrealis be blamed for this, but the british who wrongfully tried to give it to them.  in the end, Palestine will stay for the Palestinians, and Palestine is recognized all over the world, even in America, although the government tries to deny it.  Oh yea, did I mention that Palestine is recognized as a country by the United Nations, while Isreal is not!
613525
I think you mean the Arab-Israeli conflict. I'm pretty sure the Arabs were on the Palestinians' side.\n\nNo that that's out of the way, I suppose you'll want to learn more about this fascinating bit of history.\nhttp://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/toc-pal-isr-primer.html is a good site. Thorough, easy to understand, and well organized. You should be able to find exactly what you're looking for.
256962
Israel is a leader of International Terrorism.\n\nThis entity has occupied an entire country, Palestine, and kicked FOUR MILLION Palestinians out of it using brutal force.\n\nIt invaded Lebanon and Syria and Egypt. It is based on EXTREMLY extremist ideologies that claim JEWISH SUPREMACY. It is a theological aparthied state where Jews reign supreme and are allowed to kill Palestinians at will. \n\nMore than 1000 Palestinian CHILDREN! have been killed by Israel since 2000. \n\nIsraeli terrorists (Soldiers in the IAF, Israeli Agression Force) attack Palestinians daily. \n\nIsrael has Nuclear weapons, more than 150 warheads, that's enough to destroy the entire world. \n\nIsrael assasinates political opponents and has no respect for human rights.\n\nWe do say that Israel is a terrorist, just click on www.pacifica.org and enjoy the webcasts, it's only the "confused" mainstream media (bought a zillion centuries ago) that portrays the Palestinians as terrorists.\n\nLike Michael Moore said, "YOUR TIME IS UP!" and we tell those arrogant fools the same thing, "YOUR TIME OF KILLING PALESTINIANS AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT IS UP!" \n\nNO TO FUNDAMENTALIST TERRORISM CARRIED OUT IN THE NAME OF JUDAISM OR CHRISTIANITY OR ISLAM!\n\nThe world CANNOT sustain such sickening Jewish supremacy arrogance, where it's never again only for Jews, We say never Again for the Palestinians!!!\n\nLIBERTY TO PALESTINE FROM JEWISH FUNDAMENTALIST OCCUPATION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.
407701
Sheesh......talk about a difficult question!  First of all what do you mean by Palestine?  The Palestinian homeland is Jordan.  You haver to consider what each side wants and what each side fears.  We'll start with Israel.  What Israel wants is a safe and secure Israel, with an internal Jewish majority.  They don't want to have to rely on foreign powers for security...or even aid.  The Israeli policy towards Jerusalem and the occupied territories are all under intense debate as ways to achieve this end.  The real problem that Israel faces is their internal Muslim population outnumbering its jewish population due to higher birth rates.  Their biggest fear is surrendering land for peace....the Government they made a deal with being overthrown...and having attacks launched against them through invasion routes they gave back by new fanatic governments.  You have to remember that Israel came very close to destruction on several occasions....and that the stated goal of Hamas has always been to push jews into the sea.  The Palestineans want a homeland/country.  They are laregely secular/capitalist as a group...and better educated then any other region in the muslim mid-east.  Because of this they are seen as a threat by other nations in the Arab world.  This is why so many Arab nations pay lip service to the Palestinean cause....but do little for them.  In polls most Palestineans supported the peace proccess that Arafat began and then stopped with the Initifadah.  The recent election of Hamas had less to do with Israeli policy then it did with corruption in their security apparatus.  Palestineans fear losing their claim to any part of Jerusalem...which is what they might face with current Israeli policy of a unilateral withdrawl.  The solution has to be something that gives the Palistieans a homeland....while giving Israel secure borders and national security.  I don't know what the answer is....but I kow the current system of anti-semitism that is blared in Arab media sources doesn't help matters.  I also think that if the other Arabic nations budded out (and they have their own agenda which has NOTHING to do with the well being of Palestineans) a solution could be reached.  I think a secure and stable western styled government in a Palestinean homeland would be the only outcome that all sides could be happy with.  The problem is the rest of the Arab world wouldn;t be happy with it.
350961
The problem isn't that Israel exists, or that there are Arabic (or Persian in the case of Iran) nations. The problem isn't that Israel is occupying Palestine and the Golan Heights. Yes, the Israel-Palestine conflict offers regional leaders "reason" to attack Israel. There would still be much infighting between the many ethnic groups in the region without the Jewish Homeland.\nThe problem arose with the end of the First World War and the division of much of the old Ottoman (Turkish) Empire's Middle-Eastern territory, from the Palestine (as I will refer to the pre-Israel Holy-Land) into Persia (Iran) and the Arabian Peninsula by France and Great Britain (the UK). Much like the division of Africa, ethnic and historical boundaries were disregarded, and unfriendly tribal peoples were crowded into the same states (much like Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda).\nResentment of the rule by the Western Powers, the Arabs and Persians looked to aid from Hitler's Germany in order to overthrow the French and British. Nazi involvement is therefore an important component in the anti-Semites in the  Middle-East.\nWith the departure of the Western Powers after the Second World War, the Arab states found their political Independence. However, the discovery of oil found the United States becoming increasingly interested in the area. The US sought economic superiority in the region, developing the strong-arm subterfuge tactics that it would later use in Latin America in order to try and control Middle-Eastern Governments. These tactics lead to mass unrest against foreign backed rulers, whether they were Capitalist or Communist (let Iran and Afghanistan be respective examples). Hatred of foreign blessed rulers, and the ideological strife  and rebellion these rulers caused are key causes of the lack of peace in the region. \nIsrael is supported by the US to a startling degree, while the other Middle-Eastern governments  are often products of anger against former rulers, generally fronted by the US. This hatred of America and her puppet rulers abroad is a cause of unrest in the Middle-East, as well as in Latin America (Castro originally led an uprising against US puppet dictator Fulgencio Batista, before US policies caused him to seek Soviet aid and shelter with the Communists), is a component of violent unrest in these regions.\nIt is naive to say that there is any one reason that there could be peace without Israel, or without the Arab (and Persian) states. It is naive to say that the elimination of any one reason is the root cause of unrest in the Middle-East, including the resentment of Israel. Three major reasons could be considered the most important.\n1. Former Franco-British control ignoring ethnic lines (ie lack of "Kashmiristan")\n2. Anti-Semitism introduced by Nazis (actually, this should be Anti-Zionist or Anti-Jewish feelings because the Arabians are actually a Semetic tribe)\n3. Oil and the resulting US attempts to control the region that led to anti-western sentiment that placed such governments in power--this also results in resentment of Israel because of its close ties with the US.\nThis is in no way a simple conflict, but a complex regional conflict with roots dating to the end of the First World War, perhaps even as far back as the Crusades. There are more reasons that I listed above that suggest that there could be much unrest without the Israeli state. \nIsrael's was most likely very much just the point where the Arab states "lost it".