Complicated Past

Complicated Past: Arab-Israeli Conflict
The conflict in the Middle East became an international issue after the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1917. In many ways the same conflicts are happening today. They are still fighting and have made little progress. The Arabian-Israeli conflict itself has resulted in five major wars and several minor conflicts. Many of these wars and conflicts are fueled by al-Qaeda.
As the video attempts to sum up the History in a few short minutes he talks about the Jew’s searching for a homeland. Although the cartoon is funny and pretty biased, much of the information is accurate. At the turn of the Century, the Jew’s were left with no homeland. They attempt to move in on Palestine’s land, which of course upsets the Palestine’s. Britain steps in an attempt to help the situation before it turns into a war. The Jew’s then try to share land with Arabians, which aids the conflict between the two. Israel is then split between the Jew’s and Palestine’s. The Jewish people re unhappy and decide to fight for their so called home land. With the help of the UN, they take on the Palestine’s who were aided by the Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Saudi Arabian armies. The Jew’s and UN secure the land and seize much of the land originally given to Palestine. The rest of designated Palestinian land is taken by Jordan and Egypt.
Everything that is happening in the Middle East is so difficult for an outsider to follow because they is so much history, there are so many grudges that have been held for hundreds of years. I hope to continue to learn more and more about the situation in the Middle East.
-DPD