Palestine: Millenia of War

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Definition

A Glimpse

ThroughHistory Wars

WhyPalestine?

SolutionFormulae

Gaza 2009

Our Action Discussion Conclusion



Palestine War

` The Holy Land also

called Canaan, the area

between the Jordan River

and the Mediterranean

Sea(Dictionary.com,2009,internet)

` A situation which two or

more countries or groups

of people fight against

each other over a period

of time(Hornby,2005,1655)



Palestine on the GlobePalestine on the Globe

(Google.images.2010,internet)



Mesopotamia(<597B

C)

Persian (597-

63BC)

Roman(63BC-

638AD)

IslamicRuling

(638-1099A

D)

Crusade

(1099-1187A

D)

IslamicRuling

(1187-1917A

D)

BritishColonisation(1917-

1948)

Zionist(1948-

Present)

(Zainuddin & Razali,2004,25-105)





Lead by Umar bin al-Khattab, second

Caliph after the Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h

` Freedom of religion is



Islam Crusaders

` Saladin

` General of the Muslim

War Fleet

` Appointed by the Caliph

` Free Jerusalem from

Crusaders

` Richard the µLionheart¶

` King of England

` Green light from the

Vatican

` Retain the grip of Jerusalem

Greatest army and political

leader of the world







Ar Isr li

UN Th US

Ar

-Isr liW r (1948)



` Against the formation of Israel

Jordanian

Syrian

Organiza

tions

Lebanese



` Muslim Brotherhood

` Hizb at-tahrir

` Nasiriyyun

` Al-Bath



` First nation to recognized Israel as a legal country

` Veto power

` Victims of the Nazi¶s Holocaust



` British and Soviet Union are the second to

recognize the formation of Israel

` Memorandum by the people is rejected



` Dier Yassin Massacre

` Burning of the al- Aqsa Mosque

` Sabra and Shatilla Massacre

` Israeli Holocaust in Gaza





IslamIslam

ChristianityChristianityJudaismJudaism



` Third sacred place

after Mecca and

Medina




The land of the prophets

Al- AqsaMousque

The Dome

of The Rock

Haram al-

Ibrahimi






Jesus was

Christ

Holy

Sepulchre

Church of Nativity Messiah









Moses and

David

Wailing

Wall

Cave of

Mach-Pelah

Selected

Race Saviour






A Case Study





` Palestine Liberalization Organization

` Founded by Yasser Arafat

` Negotiations

` Current leader: Mahmoud Abbas




` The Movement for the National Liberation of

Palestine

` Founded by Yasser Arafat

` A military front` A section under PLO

` Current leader: Mahmoud Abbas




` Islamic Resistance Movement

` Established by Sheikh Ahmad Yassin

` Adapting the methodology of the Muslim

Brotherhood` Current leader: Ismail Haniyeh







Year Arabs Jews

Percentage Number Percentage Number

1918 91.6% 600,000 8.4% 55,000

1948 68.3% 1,390,000 31.7% 646,000

Year Arabs Jews

1918 98% 2%

1948 93.5% 6.5%

Population of Palestine under British colonization

and o nership under British colonization




Arabs Jews

23% 77%

Land ownership after 1948 UN Partition Plan

Is it fair?







From left: Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli PM; Bill Clinton, US President; Yasser Arafat, Palestine

³PM´

Oslo AccordsOslo Accords




Pros Cons

` Palestine officials are

given the responsibility of

governing education,

health, social, taxes and

tourism` Israel recognize PLO as

a Palestinian

representative

` Israel are delaying the

handover

` It does not represent the

majority of Palestinians




Pros Cons

` PLO recognized Israel as

an independent, legal

country

` 40 thousand police are

recruited

` The world is put out of

the limelight

` The GDP decreases by

38% from 1993-1995




A Case Study




















I n the course of killing civilians, the I sraeli regime set up a factory for producing living time bombs which will jeopardize the security situation for I srael. Civilian casualties in any conflict always radicalize

members of bereaved families. Following the massacre of civilians inGaza, it is more likely that those Palestinians who adopted anonviolent approach to resist the Israeli occupation, will now turn to military tactics. Keep in mind that many of them havenothing to lose.

I n the course of killing civilians, the I sraeli regime set up a factory for producing living time bombs which will jeopardize the security situation for I srael. Civilian casualties in any conflict always radicalize

members of bereaved families. Following the massacre of civilians inGaza, it is more likely that those Palestinians who adopted anonviolent approach to resist the Israeli occupation, will now turn to military tactics. Keep in mind that many of them havenothing to lose.

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Israel¶s defeat by a small group has shattered the image of an invincible army that overpowered the army of several Arabnations in 1967. I t would not be surprising if I srael¶s arch foeswere encouraged to settle their old score with the regime after itsrecent defeat. No matter what you have in your arsenals, youare considered the loser if you have been defeated in your enemy¶s mind. I srael seems to have entered the spiral of decline.

Israel¶s defeat by a small group has shattered the image of an invincible army that overpowered the army of several Arabnations in 1967. I t would not be surprising if I srael¶s arch foeswere encouraged to settle their old score with the regime after itsrecent defeat. No matter what you have in your arsenals, youare considered the loser if you have been defeated in your enemy¶s mind. I srael seems to have entered the spiral of decline.8

( Al-Habib, S.,2009,internet)



I srael¶s strategy of decreasing Hamas¶s popularity through putting pressure on the Gazans has obviously backfired. T he Islamic

movement emerged more popular than ever before after the war ,because any group or person who deals a blow to I srael will be praised as a hero in the eyes of Arab nations. We witnessed the phenomenon during the 33-day war which made Seyyed HassanNasrallah the most popular Arab leader in the I slamic world.

I srael¶s strategy of decreasing Hamas¶s popularity through putting pressure on the Gazans has obviously backfired. T he Islamic

movement emerged more popular than ever before after the war ,because any group or person who deals a blow to I srael will be praised as a hero in the eyes of Arab nations. We witnessed the phenomenon during the 33-day war which made Seyyed HassanNasrallah the most popular Arab leader in the I slamic world.

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H amas has set a good example for others. A small group managed to defeat the most powerful army inthe Middle East. I t would not be surprising if someday,

we seeI

srael struggling to survive in a battle with ahost of small or big groups and organizations whichadopt military resistance as their approach.

H amas has set a good example for others. A small group managed to defeat the most powerful army inthe Middle East. I t would not be surprising if someday,

we seeI

srael struggling to survive in a battle with ahost of small or big groups and organizations whichadopt military resistance as their approach.1

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T he I sraelis have realized that their leaders are unable to protect them; there is no safe place inside the occupied territories. I t means that I srael¶s worst nightmare is coming true: a dramatic

rise in the rate of negative immigration followed by major demographical impacts. I t could shake the foundation of theI sraeli regime through changing the Jewish people to a minority group in occupied Palestine. T he apprehensions about this issuehave so far prompted the regime to deny Palestinian refugees theright to return to their land.

T he I sraelis have realized that their leaders are unable to protect them; there is no safe place inside the occupied territories. I t means that I srael¶s worst nightmare is coming true: a dramatic

rise in the rate of negative immigration followed by major demographical impacts. I t could shake the foundation of theI sraeli regime through changing the Jewish people to a minority group in occupied Palestine. T he apprehensions about this issuehave so far prompted the regime to deny Palestinian refugees theright to return to their land.

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Despite nonstop bombing of the Gaza Strip by unconventional weapons, Gazans kept their high morale, a fact reported by Western

journalists. T here were no long queues of people at border crossingswanting to flee to a safe place. I nside I sraeli towns, scores of people

were treated for ³shock´ everyday. I n other words, Israel has alsolost the psychological war

Despite nonstop bombing of the Gaza Strip by unconventional weapons, Gazans kept their high morale, a fact reported by Western

journalists. T here were no long queues of people at border crossingswanting to flee to a safe place. I nside I sraeli towns, scores of people

were treated for ³shock´ everyday. I n other words, Israel has alsolost the psychological war

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` Having the real understanding

` Spread the word around

` Teaching children i.e. concern




` Charity to NGO¶s

` Paralyzing the Israeli economy i.e. boycott

` Buy alternative products




` Bringing this issue to international level

` The UN

` Programs for this issue` International al-Quds Day (21Aug)







Al-Habib, S. (2009) 2 3 proofs of I srael's defeat in

the 2 3-day war Press TV

http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/83141.html

Dictionary.com (2009

)D

efine Palestinehttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/palestine

Fraser, T. G. (2008) T he Arab-I srael Conflict

Palgrave McMillan: England



Hornby, A.S. (2005) Ox ford Advanced Learner¶s

Dictionary of Current English Oxford University

Press: LondonZainuddin, Z. (2009) Palestin Dijajah ± Di manakah

Solahuddinnya? Aman Palestin: Selangor

Zainuddin, Z., Razali, H. (2004) Palestin - Meniti

Rentetan Sejarah Pustaka Iman: Selangor



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