Ritual and ceremony are important within Judaism. ... The Jewish calender is full of daily, weekly, and yearly celebrations, most of which are focused on remembering Judaism's sacred history. ... Important events include circumcision of boys eight days after birth. ... The most important events include; Passover (March - April), celebrating the delivery of the Jews from slavery in Egypt under Moses' leadership, Yom Kippur (September - October), the Day of ...

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(Simon and Stevenson, 2003, p.59) The ideological mission stated above is culled from the Introductory Memorandum of the Harakat al-Maqawama al-Islamiyya, better known as the Palestinian Hamas. ... To prove this thesis, this paper shall look into the history of Hamas. ... More importantly, this paper shall also look into the motives and goals of the organization. ... History Hamas traces its roots to the very core of Palestinian Nationalism. ... (p.14) One of the biggest and most powerful organizations in the history of the Palestinian struggle is the Palestinian Liberation Organizatio...

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If such a reality exists, then coinciding with the nature of a democratic state are the accessories of justice and freedom for all. ... The bottom line remains- minority groups within the state of Israel are oppressed. ... Evident through its human rights violations and linked to a state apparatus which utilizes global support to allow for its development, Zionism evolved from an idea of liberation and security to an idea of oppression, exploitation, and imperialism- all under the guise of security. ... Contending with "the usurpation of most of their land, the dislocation and disruption ...

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Britain decided therefore to end its mandate and hand over the matter to the United Nations. The United Nation then decided to partition Palestine into two separate states. ... When Nasser bought arms from Czechoslovakia, Britain and France stopped funding his rebuilding of the Suez Canal, an important sea link to Europe. ... Raids were prevented from Egypt due to the presence of United Nations forces following the 1957 war. ... The PLO began to use terrorism in the late 1960's culminating in such events as the blowing up of three aircraft in Jordan and the killing of 11 Israeli athletes ...

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After learning about the Holocaust, I've asked myself many times how this could have happened. Why would anyone believe it's acceptable to massacre an entire people? This is my reasoning for writing my paper on how Christian theology influenced anti-Semitism. Much of the Holocaust appears to have it...

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Alliances, however, can constrain a state's freedom of action. ... Israel is an example of such a small state. ... 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." ... Ancient Jewish military tradition is deeply rooted in biblical history and begins with Abraham, who led an ad hoc military force. ... Although HaShomer numbered fewer than 100 m...

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But what the Arab Spring hasn't done "at least not so far" is to bring about positive changes in the economies and social development in the nations whose politics it most transformed. ... According to this reality and the stated requisites for democracy, the Arab Spring revolutions lacked the basis for democracy in the first place. ... In Morocco, Algeria and Jordan, heads of state have stayed in power but responded to social pressures through a variety of measures, including parliamentary elections, reshuffling the cabinet, changing the constitution or lifting decades-long states...

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