Israel/Palestine Conflict By Siri, Claire, Natalie, and Brandon

Terrorism…what is it? Terrorism is the radical form of Islam, and depending on the point of view, it can be defined as a crime or a holy duty. The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.” (directly from terrorism-research.com) Both the Palestinian side and Israel side practice it. One terrorism group is Al-Qaeda, known as “the base,” is a federation of separate Islamic groups all dedicated to the killing of and mayhem against Christians, the West, Jews, and Muslims (excluding the Taliban). The other terrorism group The Taliban is a Muslim fundamentalist group that formerly was in control of Afghanistan’s government.

What is their goal and what are the obstacle in the way of peace? The Terrorists have a goal to kill everyone who doesn’t conform to their beliefs and terminate the existence of Israel. Terrorists fail to see any other solution that would give them what they want other than killing “non-believers.” Neither side will decide to simply sit down and discuss possible solutions. Violence persists, and violence won’t solve any of the issues. 2011justinversonlors.bl ogspot.com prisonplanet.com

Religion Expert questions Islam and Judaism most common practiced religions Similarities: Both want the same land to live in, will fight to get the land, use violence to take land, will not go and talk about the issues, both sides have a practiced religion

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Religion expert questions continued What religious claims can each side make towards the land of Israel? Jews say that Israel is the land that God promised them so they should live there; Arabs say that they have lived there first and stayed longer than the Jewish people What religious obstacles are standing in the way of a peace settlements? Both sides were thinking the other was trying to get the entire country to conform to their religion, used propaganda to express their religious views about the other side.

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Bibliography Ali, Shams. "Truth, Honesty and Justice." World Court of Justice. Web. 17 Mar "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Issues in a Nutshell." Middle East: MidEastWeb. Web. 17 Mar Terrorism Research - What Is Terrorism? Web. 17 Mar