This land is still hotly contested today by the Syrians and Israelis. ... Syria views itself as the champion for Arab rights. ... As a result of Syria's ties to these organizations all of the Israeli initiatives regarding southern Lebanon are supported by the US, this further alienating Syria from Israel. ... "(4) Similarly, the Syrian historical context dates back more than 2000 years with Phoenicians also sharing roots in Syria. ... On the other hand one of the most needed natural resources to the vast desert state of Syria is water thus making Lebanon an important asset. ...

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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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The deployment was called "Operation Desert Shield." ... On November 8, 1990 President Bush announced a military buildup to provide an offensive option, "Operation Desert Storm," to force Iraq out of Kuwait. ... The military coalition consisted of Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Honduras, Italy, Kuwait, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Po...

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Stressing the same strict adherence to religious law of the Wahhabi sect, Ikhwan Bedouin abandoned their traditional way of life in the desert and move to an agricultural settlement called a hijra. ... In 1915 Abdul Aziz had various goals: he wanted to take Hail from the Al Rashidi, to extend his control into the northern deserts in present-day Syria and Jordan, and to take over the Hijaz and the Persian Gulf coast. ... They also opposed Abdul Aziz's efforts to extend his influence beyond the Jordanian, Syrian, and Iraqi deserts because of their own imperial interests. ...

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"On October 29, the Israelis sent their armour into the Sinai Desert, an action that was greeted...by a joint British ultimatum to Cairo and Jerusalem for "the early cessation of hostilities to safeguard the free passage of the Canal"" . ... Discord began intensifying as terrorism and counter-terrorism were becoming daily events between Egypt, Israel, and Syria. ... There were battles on the Israel-Syria border. ... In retaliation to Nasser's troop movements, Israel forced Jordanian military groups out of Jerusalem and back over the Jordan river and Syria was defeated on the Golan Heights...

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(Allen 74) Bush called the operation in Saudi Arabia, Operation Desert Shield. ... When Phase II of Desert Shield began in November 1990 to build up a U.S. offensive force in the area, a peak of 172 ships at sea on a given day reached January (Allen 96). ... In the final moments the Arabs would abandon them and leave them in the desert. ... Operation Desert Storm had begun. ... The first goal of Desert Storm was to eliminate the radar and communication centers. ...

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For example the use of powerful chemical weapon in Syria have affected more children than adults. ... You could imagine places like Kenya; where the refugee camp is located in a semi-deserted area where water distribution is hardly supplied. 90% of the deaths due to diarrhea diseases are children under 5 years old, mostly after relocation from their original country (UNHCR health issues). ...

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In 1970 during the civil war between Jordan and the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization), the United States and Israel prepare to join the side of Jordan if Syria backs the PLO. 1972, United States blocks the Egyptian President's attempts to reach a peace agreement with Israel. During 1973 the United States airlifted military aid to Israel, which turned the tide of the war between Syria and Egypt. ...

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The Old Testament is filled with history that is relevant to people's lives today. According to Youngblood, "It's primary concern is to outline God's relationship to us, as well as what ought to be our relationship to Him and to one another" (Chap. 10). There is much that can be gained from studying...

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The war in Palestine during the period from 1948 till 1973 had many wars and many conflicts between Israel and the Arabs especially the Palestinians, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. ... Then in 1967 Palestine, Syria, Jordan and Egypt tried to resists the attack of Israel. ... Many Palestinians fled across the Jordan River to Jordan and remain to this day as inhabitants of the desert parts in Jordan. ...

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That figure fell below 50 per cent after the immigration of Sephardi Jews (Maghrib and Asia minor) and Oriental Jews (Irak, Yemen and Syria) from Arab countries, but increased again above 50 per cent as a result of the large scale immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union and other East European countries at the end of the 1980's. ...

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Few women have had the opportunity to affect real change in the world in which they live. Golda Meir not only took that opportunity, but she helped to change the world for Jewish people forever. Golda Meir spent her life working towards the betterment of Jewish life through her dedication to the foundation of a Jewish homeland. Golda Mabovitch was born in Kiev, Russia in 1896. Her Jewish family went through so many years of torment that they decided to immigrate to America. ...

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Iran received help from Syria and Israel and Iraq received help from mostly the gulf states. ... The invasion of Kuwait began the Persian Gulf War(in the United States known as Operation Desert Storm). ...

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In the year 1095, there was fighting in the the Christian Byzantine Empire. The people were fighting amongst themselves. Pope Urban II wanted them to stop this continual warfare. It was like a plague upon Europe. Urban also described the Turkish attacks on the Christian Empire. ...

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At the San Francisco Conference of 1945, Zeineddine of Syria described that the concept of sovereign equality of States include the principles that; firstly, the States are juridically equal; that each State enjoys the right inherent in full sovereignty; that the personality of the State is respected, as well as its territorial integrity; and finally that the State should, under international order, comply faithfully with its international duties and obligations.14Furthermore, the principle of sovereign equality of States has also been described as including the elements of juridical equality...

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Wahhabism originated long before the existence of the modern day state "Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia".5 Originating from the Saudi Arabian heartland, Wahhabism is named after an eighteenth century preacher by the name of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792).6 Wahab initiated a movement in the remote desert region of Najd, advocating the cleansing of the faith specifically new innovations that stray away from the teachings of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh).7 Wahab formed a pact with local tribal leader Muhammad bin Saud who's decedents would later come to be the royal family of m...

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1. 60 million years ago, the age of giant reptiles came to an end. Dinosaurs ruled the earth, while mammals were not able to evolve because they could never challenge the dinosaurs. Then, a comet hit the earth and the dinosaurs disappeared. Mammals, including primates, were then able to evolve....

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