All of these are main causes of anti-western fundamentalism that is spread throughout the entire Middle East. ... Further more, Islamic Fundamentalism grew mainly from the middle class (Wahhabi) who were for the antinationalist struggle. ... As described by Achcar in the above passages, the US has directly caused heavy burdens for Middle Eastern states, and has created its Islamic Fundamentalism response. ... All of these are main causes of anti-western fundamentalism that is spread throughout the entire Middle East. ... As described by Achcar in the above passages, the US has directly caus...

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According to Carl Brown, conflicts in the Middle East tend to follow a certain pattern. ... Carl Brown claims the next step in Middle Eastern conflicts is the diplomacy of the region conflating minor local issues and major international concerns. ... Many Jews fled from Eastern Europe during the Holocaust. ... Another necessary action or political style that Brown considers consistent with Middle Eastern conflict is the lack of major issues being broken down into minor issues which creates a political deadlock. ...

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When the West Roman Empire collapsed, the Byzantine (Eastern) Empire, centered in Constantinople, endured for another thousand years (Kublin "Greeks, Romans, Arabs"). ... From World War I on, the Middle East has been torn by conflicts. ... Middle East Conflict - Why. 1996. ... Middle East: History. 2002. ... "The puzzle of Middle East peace." ...

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The fact is, this could've taken place anywhere from the middle ages, until the Holocaust. ... "Asking the rabbi for advice" was a popular line in all of Eastern Europe. ... The only thing a religious Jew form Eastern Europe needed was Yeshiva, Synagogue and Kosher food. ...

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The claim is to the land which lies between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. ... History - The Land and It's People According to The Middle East Research and Information Project, the land being fought over was internationally known as Palestine until the war of 1948-49, when the land was divided into three parts: the state of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River) and the Gaza Strip. ... "(5) According to the BBC timeline (4) in 1250 BC the Israelites began to conquer and settle the land of Canaan on the eastern Mediterranean coast. ... Thing...

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Geography Palestine is an area in the eastern Mediterranean region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in Asia. Palestine territories include the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and parts of modern Israel. This region has a strategic location between Jordan in the east, Lebanon and part of mod...

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In the West Bank was eastern Jerusalem which was part of what Jews considered their holy land. ... On this day the British forces that had been in Palestine for 25 years announced that they were pulling out of Palestine for good, and leaving the peace process in the Middle East to the United Nations. ... This attack caught the Israelis off guard because the were in the middle of observing their most important holiday, Yom Kipper. ...

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In a wider sense, the term designates the Jewish communities of Cnetral and eastern Europe on the whole, mostly Yiddish speaking (Yiddish is a germanic language mixed with Hebrew and Slav termilogy). The Ashkenazi community is different from the Sephardim, the Jews from Spain, Portugal and the Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa in language and religious rituals. ... Zionism originated in Eastern Europe, centre of gravity of the Ashkenazi Jews, who in 1948 formed 80 per cent of the Jewish population of Israel. ...

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David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, knew that building a militarily strong country was extremely important to survive in the Middle East: "Israel stood up by its own strength and will stand firm only if it trusts first and foremost in itself as a power of growing greatness." ...

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