Israel's goal was "independence" in what Shimon Peres called in 1975, "uniquely decisive situations." ... They also established a precedent of armed self-defense of the Zionist movement, which during the War of Independence in 1948 would flower into the IDF. ... When Israel achieved its independence on May 14, 1948, the Haganah became the de facto Israeli army. ...
Israel considers itself to be a Jewish state (formally codified in its 1948 Declaration of Independence), which means that its entire purpose is to provide what is commonly referred to as a "Jewish homeland". ... Simply put, Israel would not exist if Britain had not promised the land (liberated from the Turks with the help of the Palestinians in return for their independence) to the Jews (who contributed nothing to this liberation but stood ready to swoop in with a three thousand year old land claim). ...
From this portrayal stems a cry of origination based on historical necessity; however a moral high ground of anti-Semitism- with its culmination through the Holocaust, enacted a second reasoning. ... Such a dependence upon the acquisition of raw materials from a sole provider naturally raises the cost of production, whereby "many existing firms became non-viable.""14 To show how the aims to make the Palestinians dependent were strategically implemented, "over 90% of West Bank and Gaza imports come from Israel."" 15 Sara Roy claims that "the underlying motive of Israeli economic policy was ...
The family ran a small grocery store and Golda was able to attend elementary school. Golda excelled in school and wished to become a teacher (Morris 14). In 1913, Golda moved to Denver, Colorado to attend high school, a luxury her parents were not willing to provide her at the time. ... Golda's father finally relented to letting her attend high school as well as the normal school for teachers. ... Golda's role on the kibbutz was poultry farming, and she was so adept at it, that she became a high ranking member of the kibbutz. ...
SYSTEMIC Systemic factors in the bilateral relationship between Lebanon and Syria are numerous, however for the focus of this paper I will discuss the three I regard as being the most influential on their relationship; Israel, The United States and The United Nations. The most influential variable in the relationship between Syria and Lebanon is Israel and their occupation of the Golan Heights along with their never-ending war with the Palestinians in the south of Lebanon. Syria was active in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war in which the Israelis took control of the Golan Heights and the city of Qun...
