ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
Issues involved Water: control of sources of water Shipping routes Oil Religion Immigration refugees Cold War Homeland Whose it, anyway? Historic animosities Weapons sales Terrorism Great power politics Pan Arab nationalism Zionism Holocaust
Players involved Pre 1947 Great Britain France USA Palestinians Jews Post 1947 USSR Egypt Syria Lebanon Iraq UN and PLO
Other key players Notable Palestinian families: The Arab Higher Committee, PLO Fatah and the palestinian refugees Jewish National Agency,Jewish migrants and refugees Religious extremist groups on both sides: Hamas, Hezbollah and religious parties on the right
A region of 5 wars in 50 years st Arab War 1956 Suez war Day War 1973 Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanese Civil war X Camp David Accords
So what is the fuss about? Where did it start? How did it start?
Israel is we know it today