Both Arab and Jewish sides formed small forces attacking each other and British authorities. ... From Egypt there were constant attacks made on Israel by the Arab Fedayeen military group who were preparing for war. ... In attacking first with US weapons financing they bombed the airfields of Egypt, Syria and Jordan virtually removing their entire artillery. ... Egypt therefore allied with Syria and with Soviet backing attacked an unprepared Israel in 1973 on the Yom Kippur religious festival. ... Israel was forced by the US not to retaliate when attacked by Iraq to avoid disrupting the delica...

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ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE I. Overview: As Kenneth Waltz put it, states operate in a "self-help" system in which threats to national security are omnipresent. Small states, in particular, have difficulties meeting challenges from powerful aggressors, since such states are by definition limited in their...

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AND MOSES UNDERSTOOD AND CAST THE TWO TABLES OUT OF HIS HANDS, AND THEIR COVENANT WAS BROKEN, IN ORDER THAT THE COVENANT OF JESUS THE BELOVED SHOULD BE SEALED IN OUR HEARTS IN HOPE OF HIS FAITH." " BUT LET US SEE WHETHER THE COVENANT WHICH HE SWEAR TO THE FATHERS TO GIVE TO THE PEOPLE "WHETHER HE HAS GIVEN IT. ... I WILL PLACE MY LAW WITHIN THEM, AND WRITE IT UPON THEIR HEARTS; I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. ...

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We take such laws for granted in modern western nations, but Israel is, at heart, an anachronistic throwback to an era of primitive racial and religious tribalism. ... But take heart; as you lay weeping in the street with your family while the soldiers destroy your house and your belongings, you can take heart in knowing that your sacrifice made way for proud Jewish settlers (you know, those people who can vote in Israeli elections even though this territory is supposedly not part of Israel). ...

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There were some struggles for sections of the tribes to maintain their holdings against outside attacks. ... The sanctuary was moved to Shiloh because Shechem was too vulnerable to attack. ... Solomon said, "give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong...

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The Construction of the Palestinian Social Movement. In Order to remember I shall continue to carve All the scenes of my tragedy And all the stages of the disaster On the olive tree in the courtyard of my house. In order to understand the origin, development and current status of the contemporary movement for reconciliation within Israel, we must first take a look at the historical impact that Zion colonialism has had upon Israeli Arabs, or the Palestinians. While the terms colonialism and imperialism are familiar, the term Zion colonialism is argua...

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