The Haganah, the Irgun, and the Lehi were different Zionist military underground movements that were active during the duration of the British mandate. Their goal was to establish an independent Jewish state in Palestine. These movements fought hard and used particular strategies in order to reach their goal. However, many of the strategies they used to deal with the British and the Arabs during the period of the mandate are frowned upon by some and even viewed as acts of terror. In my opinion, the
Menachem Begin has been called numerous names over the past few decades, these names range from Israeli’s sixth prime minister to a terrorist; however, behind all of this, one cannot deny that Begin was a firm realist. Before even acquiring an influential political position, Begin experienced a lifetime of political struggle. Beginning his political career under Vladimir Jabotinsky’s ultra revisionist Zionist views (Tress 1984, 304), Begin sought out controversial approaches to reach his goals. Under
Introduction In her book, Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century Cynthia Combs claims that terrorism, no matter the cause, is never acceptable3. While I do agree that killing innocent people is usually wrong; I don’t think you can make the sweeping generalization that terrorism is never acceptable. I predict that given a fair and unbiased analysis some cases of terrorism are morally acceptable. Terrorism is almost always viewed as one of the most deplorable offenses. The terrorists themselves have
No. However, they have gained respectability. Ironically, Israel itself is most likely the result of terrorist organizations fighting for a piece of Palestine. Using terrorism, including bombings and assassinations, terrorist Jewish organizations Irgun and Stern Gang, pressed the British to relinquish its control over the territory. As for the Arabs in the territory, who were killed? David Ben
The forces that eventually gave rise to organized political Zionism were spawned by conditions in nineteenth century europe. Pinsker wrote in 1891 the Autoemancipation, which argued that antisemitism was so deeply embedded in european society that no matter what the laws said, jews would never be treated as equals. He was more interested in the issues of national identity than religion. The Jewish State, written by Herzl, claimed that Jews constituted a nation but lacked a political state in which
'Pirates and Emperors' by Noam Chomsky “St. Augustine tells the story of a pirate captured by Alexander the Great. "How dare you molest the sea?" asked Alexander. "How dare you molest the whole world?" the pirate replied. "Because I do it with a little ship only, I am called a thief; you, doing it with a great navy, are called an emperor."[1] This extract from Noam Chomsky’s book ‘Pirates and Emperors’ highlights the relativity of terms and labels, showing how different viewpoints result
Fundamentalism and Religion For a vast majority, the term “fundamentalism” evokes images of hostage crises, embassies under siege, hijackings, and suicide bombers. But these images hardly present a comprehensive picture. People in the west associate fundamentalism with Islam, this is indeed a mistaken belief. Fundamentalism is defined as " the affirmation of religious authority as holistic and absolute, admitting of neither criticism nor reduction; it is expressed through the collective
The Importance of Holocaust In the Establishment of Israel The holocaust seems to be a major reason in the establishment of the state of Israel. The state of Israel was created in May 1948; the Jews finally had a homeland of their own. There were a variety of long-term causes such as the Balfour Declaration, Zionist movement and short-term causes such as the holocaust and the influence of the USA. The area, which is now called Israel, was part of Palestine; it was under British mandate
Chapter 2, Bruce Hoffman aims to explain the origins of contemporary terrorism. In Palestine in 1937, Irgun began to resume its revolt. Its members would hide in the cities and pretend to be regular citizens, and then when the moment came they would strike, and then go back into hiding (Hoffman 48). Their goal was to undermine the British government's control of Palestine with violence. The Irguns worked the British’s countermeasures in their favor. The mass disruption of daily life pushed the community
The Question of Palestine and Israel For decades, the people of Palestine and Israel have had conflict with each other. The cause of the conflict was due to religion, territory, and borders (infoplease.com). The conflict began when Israel officially became a state in 1948. Within the same year, political issues of Jewish immigration to Palestine turned into a problem during World War I (White, 200). The issue had gotten worse when the British became heavily involved and decided to negotiate with
The War of 1948, also known as the War of Independence, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The war began May 15, 1948 when units from the armies of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq invaded Israel launching a war that lasted until December 1948.# The war resulted in the defeat of the Arab forces and the success of Israel as a newly established state. It is evident that the Arab forces were not successful in the first Arab-Israeli war because the Arab army lacked motivation, education
Terrorism: Will We Ever Be Able to Defeat It? Terrorism is not necessarily a new phenomenon and it will never be removed from society. Terrorism has been defined as a application of violence or threatened violence intended to panic society, to weaken or overthrow incumbents, or to bring political change. There will continue to be minority or oppressed (or perceived oppressed) people or groups will continue to believe that terrorism is the only solution to their problems. (1) (2) (3) Early precedents
Religious Terrorism Religious terrorism has flooded the news in the United States since the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. After the events of that day, religious terrorism has become a broad term when referencing any act of violence that even loosely can be tied to any given religion, and more importantly when discussing the events that occur in nations that the US finds unfavorable. The term “religious terrorism” has become tainted and skewed in this country to only reference actions
Section A: One of the most complex issues of our times is the Arab–Israeli conflict. In this assessment, I will examine how Britain’s conflicting promises made to the opposing parties contributed to the Arab-Israeli War. I will examine this through an analysis of several primary sources originating from the period prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. These documents of historical meetings and promises such as the Balfour aration, the McMahon letters, and the White Papers of 1939 give us insight on
The Arab- Israeli Conflict AO1: "What are the main differences between the beliefs and attitudes of the Jews/Israelis and the Arabs/ Palestinians towards the land now called Israel with the Gaza Strip and the West Bank? The Arab- Israeli conflict is one of the most interesting conflicts that have strained relations between the Muslims and the Jews which involves a small but significant piece of land known as Palestine (Israel today). This conflict is not rooted in modern times though,
The Arab Isreali Conflict The Arab-Israeli conflict came about from the notion of Political Zionism. Zionism is the belief that Jews constitute a nation (or a people) and that they deserve the right to return to what they consider to be their ancestral home, land of Israel (or Palestine). Political Zionism, the belief that Jews should establish a state for themselves in Palestine, was a revolutionary idea for the 19th Century. During World War I, Jews supported countries that constituted the
pamphlet written by the PLO in 1984 and is therefore a Palestinian view of the problem. It tells us that the party to blame for the Palestinian refugee problem is the Israelis and different Zionist groups such as the Stern Gang, Haganah and the Irgun. It is blaming these due to their brutal attacks on the Palestinian villages including Deir Yassin. The source as like any other has reliability issues. On the positive side, it is a secondary scope therefore meaning that it has a wider scope and
A conflict between Palestine and Israel began when a promise was made by Britain in 1917 to make Palestine Israel’s homeland, and their belief that the land was meant for them since biblical times. Despite their beliefs and Britain’s promise, it still does not give them the right to drive Palestinians out of their homes. They should negotiate and come up with a peaceful agreement instead of causing conflict and violence. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians still exists today, they have
Jerusalem, a city like none other, possesses holy religious sites and constant social conflict. It is the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict, with members of each group struggling to coexist with the other. 65 years have passed since the declaration of the State of Israel, yet the Arabs and Israelis have not come to terms on any sort of permanent peace agreement. Part of the struggle in Jerusalem, over the years, has been radical groups on each side taking the conflict to new heights. Jihadist organizations
The Arab-Israeli conflict, initiated over one-hundred years ago and still continuing, has confounded both policy-makers and citizens; despite the best efforts of foreign leaders, only one substantial accord has materialized in the decades of negotiations: the Israel-Egypt peace treaty of 1979. Before one undertakes to understand such a complex topic as the Israel-Egypt peace treaty, however, a broad knowledge of the historical background of the two countries involved is essential to understanding