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The Holy Land in Crisis

            
            
             The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the oldest, most complicated, conflicts that stretches back to biblical times and the Roman Empire (The Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Sadly Unique 1). The two main points of conflict are the city of Jerusalem and Palestinian boarders (The Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Sadly Unique 1-2). Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital, and also claims a hill on the city, which they call the Temple Mount. However, the Palestinians lay claim to East Jerusalem, as they want it to be the capital of an independent Palestine state. In addition, Palestinians also declare the rights to the Temple Mount, which the Muslims refer to as the Noble Sanctuary (Holliday "Jerusalem's holy sites"). The boarder conflict began over 2000 years ago (The Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Sadly Unique 2). The current situation is that Israel wants to control some or all of the Gaza Strip and West Bank (where the Israelis have situated a military presence for defense). The Israelis have vowed not to give these areas up. In addition, Israelis believe that the Jewish settlements they have built in these areas in the last 53 years should remain part of Israel (Holliday "Palestinian Refugees"). Palestinians on the other hand, say that they should control the entire Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem. They demand Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip and West Bank to relocate and for building of new settlements there to cease (Holliday "Palestinian Refugees"). These problems have resulted in extreme violence as Palestine is currently using suicide bombers on Israel to prove its point. In return, Israel is firing rockets at inhabited homes, strafing streets and important Palestinian buildings (Wilson-Smith 1).
             The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has roots that date back more than 8,000 years ago. During this time people in this land discovered methods of agriculture, which put a halt to the traditional hunters and gatherers.


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