Arab-Israeli Conflict

One of the most notorious clashes that presently takes place in the Middle East, is known as the Arab-Israeli Conflict. This feud has been taking place for nearly fifty year due to the Promised Land. During this time frame, both the Arabs and the Israelites have been battling over the Palestinian land, which is known as the Promised Land to the Jews. Overall, this battle has been taking place since the mid nineteen-hundreds. As allies of Israel, we believe that the Palestinians are the cause of this war since they frequently bomb Israel and cause turmoil. Since we as Americans have been supporting Israel from the beginning of the conflict, we are now one of Israel’s biggest allies. Overall, the novel Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury” portrays how a Palestinian, named Khalil, has been experiencing the Arab-Israeli Conflict. In this novel, Khalil relays how his adopted father, Yunes, has suffered due to being a Palestinian refugee of the Arab-Israeli War.

The year that marked the start of the beginning of the Arab-Israeli Conflict was nineteen-forty-seven. During September, Britain pronounced that the Mandate of Palestine would come to a closure on May 15, 1948. Because of this, the Arabs and Israelis would not be under the British control. Since the Arabs and Israelis did not have to abide by Britain’s government and verdict, this caused the beginning of turmoil in Palestine. Due to there desertion, two divers groups with unique believes formed. Since the United States helped resolve previous problems, dealing with Israel, we felt that the Promised Land was rightfully the Jews.

The Jews felt that it was a necessity to fashion their military in order to defend themselves against the Palestinian’s. The Palestinians during this time felt that they were being spitted out of their land, since their ancestors lived there and they felt that they had the right to live in the current land of Palestine. Different Israeli military groups including the Haganah completely destroyed an Arab resistance to their goal. Other Palestinians became fearful that the Israeli army would overtake their lands as well, and they began to flee out of fear.