The Influence Of Zionism On The Jewish People Of Israel

where Judaism is practiced that does not agree with Islam (Isseroff). This means that Palestine does not have sovereignty over this area where they feel Islamic culture is being threatened and they are now unable to contain within their borders (Abu-Amr). Also, Israel feels as if they have the right to be considered a state and that they are just as important and should be able to rule their own land without being attacked or not recognized as a state and to practice Jewish ideals (Metcalf). Arab countries feel as if the form of Israel, was a way to move away from normal Islamic culture which is another way that nationalism plays a part in the on-going conflict (Metcalf). Zionism plays a part in the Jewish people of Israel feeling as if

they should have sovereignty in Israel as it is something they deserve just as much as other Arab countries (Metcalf). Nationalism plays a huge part in this conflict because both sides of the issue feel so strongly about their nations, and this stems from the Arabs who were present in Palestine before Israel was created that were disregarded because of the belief of the value and creation of the new Jewish state of Israel (Copeland). Palestinian nationalism can also be dated back to when the Ottoman Empire was in control of Palestine and Palestine fought back to regain their territory (Isseroff). This can promote nationalism in the sense that Palestinian’s have fought and risked their lives for their territory years back (Isseroff). Ultimately, Jewish and Arab culture oppose each other because of the strong sense of nationalism and need for sovereignty of each.
Power is defined as a way to control or change the way people act by attaining material or immaterial attributes (Goldstein). The idea of soft power has to do with the way a state acts and how this affects what other states may do, because of the popularity among other states of these specific actions or ideals, such as things like religion or government support (Goldstein). Hard power is when a state influences other by more material items such as military force or territory (Goldstein). These ideas of power also are involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as