Why had four wars not resolved the conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs by 1975? Explain your answer.
Why had four wars not resolved the conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs by 1975? Explain your answer. For many years there has been conflict in the Middle East. Neither side has been willing to compromise and after four wars there is still no resolution. In this essay I will be looking at factors in the conflict and addressing how they prevent the Arabs and the Israelis from reaching peace. The original conflict started well before 1948 with both parties claiming the land and being determined to control all of it. The Jews were being persecuted and treated unfairly all over Europe, they felt the only way to stop this was for them to have a state of their own. In the late 19 th and early 20 th century, many Jews became Zionists and decided that this state should be Israel, the Promised Land God had chosen for them. Similarly, the Arabs also desired to be independent. Previously the Turks and then the British had ruled them; they felt it was finally time for them to ...