The_Conflict_In_Palestine

The Conflict In Palestine On May 14, 1948, a new nation was born: Israel. The Jews all over the world celebrated with joy and gladness, because for over two thousand years, they had hoped to return to the land of their heritage. (Silverman, 1) However with Jews from all around the world returning to Israel, the Arabs residing in this land were forced into exile. The rebirth of Israel is just a moment in the history of Palestine, a history which is marred with Jewish Arab conflict. Tensions between Jews and Gentiles in the Middle East have been present since biblical times. In 70 C.E., when Israel was under Roman rule, the Jews revolted and fought for independence, but it was crushed and their temple burnt down. In 135 C.E. the Romans crushed the 2nd Jewish revolt and expelled nearly all of the Jews of Israel. The Romans then renamed Israel-Palestine, so as to remove any connection between the land and the Jewish people. (Tessler, 12) The Jews never forgot their homeland, and prayed three times a day to return to Israel and to the holy city of Jerusalem. In the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, arose in the Middle East. The Muslim Arabs israel, jews, arabs, palestine, jewish, peace, between, arab, israeli, land, war, state, silverman, plo, people, middle, israelis, over, nations, homeland, east, british, been, world, united, treaty, jerusalem, forces, egyptian, conflict, began, after, 1948, years, two