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| The '''Arab-Israeli conflict''' may refer to: | |||
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| {{Infobox Arab-Israeli conflict}} | |||
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| The '''Arab-Israeli conflict''' ({{lang-ar|الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي}}, {{lang-he|הסכסוך הישראלי ערבי}}) spans about a century of political tensions and open hostilities. It involves the establishment of the modern ] as a ]ish ], as well as the relationship between the ] nations and the state of Israel (see related ]). | |||
| * The ] | |||
| * The ] | |||
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| ==Scope of the conflict== | |||
| Some uses of the term ''] conflict'' refer to this matter; however, the region has been host to other conflicts not involving Israel (see ]). Since ], the conflict involves the Islamic Republic of ] (a non-Arab state, not highlighted on the map) as well. | |||
| Despite involving a relatively small land area and number of casualties, the conflict has been the focus of worldwide media and diplomatic attention for decades. Many countries, individuals and non-governmental organizations elsewhere in the world feel involved in this conflict for reasons such as cultural and religious ties with ], ], ], ], ] or for ideological, ], or strategic reasons. Because Israel is a democracy with a free press, the media has access to the conflict which also increases media coverage. While some consider the Arab-Israeli conflict a part of (or a precursor to) a wider ] between the ] and the Arab or ]<ref> by Abdel Mahdi Abdallah (MERIA Journal. Volume 7, No. 4 - December 2003</ref><ref> (Israel Science and Technology)</ref>, others oppose this view and claim that the religion dimension is a new matter in this conflict.<ref></ref> Animosity emanating from this conflict has caused numerous attacks on supporters (or perceived supporters) of one side by supporters of the other side in many countries around the world. | |||
| {{seealso|History of the Middle East}} | |||
| ==History of the conflict== | |||
| {{main|History of the Arab-Israeli conflict}} | |||
| The conflict began to form around the beginning of the 20th century. After the collapse of the ] in 1917, at the end of World War I, the region known as ] was controlled by ]. Jewish immigration increased during this period. The influx of Jews alarmed Arab inhabitants in the region, and Muslim religious leaders helped to foment ] for the Jewish inhabitants which led to ]. At the end of World War II the conflict became a major international issue. Great Britain, the ] along with the United States, and the ] determined to initiate a ]. The ] was put into effect in 1948, but was rejected by the Arab states and was the beginning of the first major Arab-Israeli War. Israel was able to achieve a decisive victory. Today many parts play major roles in the conflict among those are the ]. The conflict included a great number of major wars including the ], ], ], ], ], ], as well as a number of lesser conflicts. In the course of these conflicts, many Arabs were displaced from what is now Israel, and many Jews were displaced from what is now Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. | |||
| {{see|Palestinian refugees}} | |||
| {{see|Jewish exodus from Arab lands}} | |||
| The conflict has also been the source of two major Palestinian ]s (uprisings). ], a Muslim (and largely Arab) organization, has cited the conflict among its justifications for attacks on targets in the West. | |||
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| ==See also== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
| * {{cite book | last = ] | first = James L. | year = 2005 | title = The Israel-Palestine Conflict: 100 Years of War | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge | id = ISBN 0-521-61804-5}} | |||
| *{{cite book | last = Cramer | first = Richard Ben | year = 2004 | title = How Israel Lost: The Four Questions | publisher = Simon & Schuster | location = New York | id = ISBN 0-7432-5028-1}} | |||
| *{{cite book | last = Gold | first = Dore | authorlink = Dore Gold | year = 2004 | title = Tower of Babble: How the United Nations Has Fueled Global Chaos | publisher = Crown Forum | location = New York | id = ISBN 1-4000-5475-3}} | |||
| *{{cite journal | last = Hamidullah | first = Muhammad | year = 1986 | month = January | title = Relations of Muslims with non-Muslims | journal = Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs | volume = 7 | issue = 1 | pages = p.9 | id = {{ISSN|1360-2004}}}} | |||
| *{{cite book | last = Khouri | first = Fred J. | year = 1985 | title = The Arab-Israeli dilemma | edition = 3rd ed. | publisher = Syracuse University Press | location = Syracuse, N.Y. | id = ISBN 0-8156-2339-9}} | |||
| *{{cite book | last = Lewis | first = Bernard | authorlink = Bernard Lewis | year = 1984 | title = The Jews of Islam | publisher = Princeton University Press | location = Princeton, N.J. | id = ISBN 0-691-05419-3}} | |||
| *{{cite book | last = Morris | first = Benny | authorlink = Benny Morris | year = 1999 | title = Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001 | publisher = Knopf | location = New York | id = ISBN 0-679-42120-3}} | |||
| * Segev, Tom (1999.) One Palestine Complete: Jews and Arabs Under British Mandate. Published by Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 115 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011. ISBN 0-8050-6587-3 | |||
| * Bard, Mitchell, Ph.D. (1999) Middle East Conflict. Published by Alpha Books, 201 West 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290. ISBN 0-02863261-3 | |||
| * The Associated Press (1967). Lightning Out of Israel The Arab-Israeli Conflict. Printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Company | |||
| * Dershowitz, Alan. The Case for Israel (John Wiley & Sons, 2004), ISBN 0-471-67952-6 | |||
| * Lewis, Bernard (September, 1990). Atlantic Monthly: The Roots of Muslim Rage | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| ===General sources=== | |||
| * The Jewish History Resource Center, Project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |||
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| * , includes links to historical sources, as well as sources representing the Arab and Israeli sides of the conflict. | |||
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| * from CNN | |||
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| * Center for Mideast Studies extensive collection of updated links | |||
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| * as viewed by Jews for Justice in the Middle East | |||
| ===Government and official sources=== | |||
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| * Mideast Peace information | |||
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| ===Regional media=== | |||
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| *{{en icon}} Israel's largest newspaper, centrist | |||
| *{{en icon}} Israel's Daily Online News Magazine | |||
| *{{en icon}} , Israel's oldest English newspaper, conservative | |||
| *{{en icon}} Israeli newspaper, liberal | |||
| *{{en icon}} Christian-run Jerusalem-based news website, conservative | |||
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| *{{en icon}} , largest English-circulation newspaper in the Arab world | |||
| *{{en icon}} , pan-Arab news station (see also ]) | |||
| *{{en icon}} , Egypt's largest newspaper (see also ]) | |||
| *{{en icon}} , weekly electronic paper | |||
| ====Translations from Arabic into English and other languages==== | |||
| *, from ] | |||
| ===Think tanks and strategic analysis=== | |||
| * , influential centrist Israeli think tank specializing in military and strategic analysis | |||
| * , Palestinian research organization | |||
| * Joint Israeli-Palestinian think tank | |||
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| ===Peace proposals=== | |||
| ''See main article: ]'' | |||
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| * A website explaining why one school for the children of the Israeli and Palestinian governments might be the missing piece needed to achieve a lasting solution | |||
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| ===Maps=== | |||
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