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littlemissmartypants

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Fri Oct 13, 2023, 03:33 AM Oct 2023

History, Three videos

History of Israel-Palestine Conflict
Two years ago by History on Maps

Run time 10:55


The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history by Vox
20M views · 7 years ago

Run time 10:18

Description
The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history
The conflict is really only 100 years old.
Jan 20, 2016



One of the biggest myths about the Israel-Palestine conflict is that it's been going on for centuries, that this is all about ancient religious hatreds.

In fact, while religion is involved, the conflict is mostly about two groups of people who claim the same land. And it really only goes back about a century, to the early 1900s. At its heart, it is a conflict between two self-determination movements — the Jewish Zionist project and the Palestinian nationalist project — that lay claim to the same territory.

Read more about the Israel-Palestine conflict on Vox: http://bit.ly/2S7gFlT

Your basic questions about Israel and Palestine answered:

– What are Israel and Palestine? Why are they fighting? http://bit.ly/2NKJPcd
– What is Zionism? http://bit.ly/2G549P6
– How did Israel become a country in the first place? http://bit.ly/2xFdAjN
– What are settlements, and why are they such a big deal? http://bit.ly/30pSRfZ
– What were the intifadas? http://bit.ly/2NInMm9
– How does the world feel about Israel/Palestine? http://bit.ly/2JprIEh
– What is the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? http://bit.ly/2XIRzQB

Further reading on the Israel-Palestine conflict: http://bit.ly/2XBrIFf


What Ignited The Ongoing Palestine vs Israel Conflict | Promises & Betrayals by Timeline Timeline - World History Documentaries
1.1M views · 3 days ago
Run time 52:11



This is how British double-dealing during WW1 ignited the conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East. This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Palestine and Israel created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East. Avi Shlaim, Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, calls it 'one of the best historical documentaries on the Middle East I have ever seen'.
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