The UN partition, Balfour Declaration and Oslo Accords are all agreements that were undertaken to reduce or eliminate hatred between the two nations but has failed to create that peace alliance. ... The text of the Balfour declaration led to trouble with Palestinians, since it stated for the reconstitution of Palestine as "the" Jewish national home without acknowledging Palestinians. ... In May 14th 1948 the Zionist dream became a reality as Israelis' declaration of independence was delivered. ... (Class Notes) The Oslo Accord (I) is also known as the Declaration of Principles. ... The ...

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Palestine was originally given to the British as a mandate and was not granted its independence, leaving it with a lack of self-determination and British control. ... Sir Arthur Balfour's declaration states a homeland for the Jews, but not at the expense of the Arabs. ... The Arabs, an overwhelming majority in Palestine, have always asked for their freedom and independence from the British. ... Accepting the resolution would give Jews freedom from persecution and the Arabs its independence from the British, however, the Arabs would have to share the land with their enemies. ...

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History In 1948, Great Britain recognized the rights of the Jewish people to establish a national Jewish homeland in Palestine. This made Palestinians very angry because they believe that it is their God-given land. Palestine was split into Jordan and Israel. The Declaration of Independence of the ...

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The Arabs were promised Independence and protection of their the religious sites, in turn for assisting the British overthrow the Ottomans out of the Middle East. ... The third agreement established was the Balfour Declaration of 1917, witch directly contradicted the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence by promising a national Jewish homeland in Palestine, to the dispersed Jewish population. ... However, this contradicted the Balfour Declaration, and the Jewish were unhappy. ...

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This letter was known as the Balfour Declaration. But since the two sides couldn"t live with each other, the Balfour Declaration was unworkable. ... The Palestinians demand and fight for independence and the Israelis still want to negotiate peace. ...

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Britain main order of business was to implement the Balfour Declaration, which simply declared a national home for the Jewish people. ... In 1946, Britain partitioned Palestine and gave the TransJordan, the east side of the Jordan River, it's independence. ...

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A Different Kind of Faith In the story "The Conversion of the Jews" by Philip Roth the character Oscar "Ozzie" Freedman is a thirteen year old boy who constantly questions the Jewish faith. He attends school at the Jewish Synagogue and his teacher is Rabbi Binder. Ozzie i...

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