As violence continues in the Middle East, the roots of the conflicts in the area can be seen to originate from World War I. ... By the beginning of World War I, although the Middle Eastern Conflicts did not play a significant part during the war, the Middle Eastern Conflicts is best understood as a power struggle between Arabs and Jews because of Zionism and Arab Nationalism before WWI, three essential agreements during WWI, and the affects following World War I. Before World War I, the declining Ottoman Empire had two rising movements that would begin the conflict in the Middle East. ... As...

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The Six Day War was the most dramatic Arab-Israeli conflict of the 20th century. ... This essay will explain that the origins of the Six Day War was a combination of domestic and external factors on both Israeli and Arab sides including: pre-war provocations and Palestinian guerrilla attacks, divisions within the Israeli government, the Arab League and the "water wars "; with Syria being the primarily belligerent actor against Israel. ... John Quigley asserts this approach was ˜the propriety of the [Six Day War's] initiation',2 as it had major implications in damaging furthe...

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Perhaps it is the fact that Holocaust film's depictions of World War Two, in terms of the American psyche is that it is the good war' - the war where the opposition was so unquestionably evil. ... Furthermore, it may be the fact that information about the Holocaust was delayed in reaching a mass audience until the mid 1960's and therefore, generations of people have not yet fully come to terms with what occurred. ... However, it wasn't until the latter part of the 20th century that films about Jewish people and indeed, the Holocaust, became an acceptable genre. ... ...

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"(2) The second systemic factor I will discuss is The United States. The US also exerts its political pressure on the Syrian world through ties with Israel. ... The most telling similarity, the Ottoman rule of the region ended in World War 1 at which time the two countries came under the rule of the same French governance as stipulated in the League of Nations mandate. It is important to understand that although Syria was founded as a kingdom and Lebanon more of a political refuge, these two countries share similar histories in the Arab world. ... Another important factor as I stated above, t...

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Areas of public international law include air law, diplomatic relations, the law of armed conflict, environmental law and trade law.2 Therefore, the International Rule of Law is within the context of Public International Law since the rule of law is generally supported at the international level. ... International Law is, therefore, important to ensure the peaceful development of human rights, communications, maintenance of international peace and security, use of sea and airspace, trade and development aid including other essential factors which includes the peaceful settlement of disputes be...

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Centrally located El-Bureij, Beit Lahiya in north Gaza, and Jabaliya in the north are some important regions. ... After several years of wars and rebellions the Hasmoneans gained control over the area. ... In 1516, The Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk armies and they controlled the area until their defeat in World War I. ... Arab opposition continued, however, and full-scale fighting broke out again in 1956 (the Sinai Campaign), 1967 (the Six-Day War), and 1973 (the Yom Kippur War). ... Respect and sanctity of all other heavenly religions shall be maintained. 2. ...

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But it is memorial sites like Yad Vashem in the heart of Jerusalem, or museums designed to examine racism and prejudice around the world like the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, that I believe will have the greatest impact on generations to come. ... Once that connection is there, we can slowly begin to comprehend what happened in those years when the world closed its eyes, and what we can do to guarantee that this kind of horror is never repeated. ... Safdie calls them, "seizures", represents "a historical turning point, and each gallery, designed by Dorit Harel, tries to ...

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This movement affects not only the future of those countries, but also the rest of the world due to the changing of fundamental beliefs at a national and geopolitical level. ... Background The Arab Spring is the name that has been given to the recent wave of protests, civil wars, and political unrest in the Arab region of the world. ... The fall of longtime leaders, and the peoples rising demands for a stronger voice in their own governance, have brought new opportunities for civil rights reform. ... In Syria, a civil war is still ongoing and has caused a grave humanitarian crisis with hundred...

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