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writes:hi can someone please explain to me what the fighting with the palestins and isreals are about? i tryed to read on it online but i dont really understand what it means :( and i ask my mum but my parents arent really educated so i dont think even she really knows. can anyone plz explain to me in a small nutshell what is it about. thank you. Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 January 2009): The problem is with Land. The Jews lived there thousands of years ago, Israel is their promised land. The Palestinians (Muslims)took over the area, thousands of years ago, as a people moved around. The Jews were badly treated in Europe, they wanted a home of their own, and were given their home in Israel. Unfortunately, that's where the Palestinians were living. A big war, 1957, lost by the Palestinians, a total take over of their previous land, agreements made and broken. Everybody wants to leave in the same space, because for Muslims and Jews, who actually share some of the same prophets, holy sites, and stories, the area is home, but it also the land that these two people call holy.It's very, very hard to understand, because like with most fights, people have their own opinion and stories. Israel has a nuclear bomb, Palestine has none. Hamas is practises terrorism and bombs Israel, but Hamas has been democratically elected by the Palestine people. Palestine has lost the most land, and suffers from the most dead. Israel is being attacked by Hamas, and has built a wall trying to keep the Palestinians out. The current fighting is another attempt by Israel to keep itself safe. It's difficult to understanding these things because everybody has taken sides. Governments around the world are working hard to find a solution. Cyprus was divided and had an ongoing battle between Muslims and Catholics, they are finding peace. Northern Ireland, UK, had a war going for hundreds of years between Catholics and Protestants, again they managed to make peace. Wars are never about religion, they just use religion as a tool. They are about land, power, and a fight for scarce resources. Read more articles from all different type of people, friends of Israel, people who hate Israel, and it will become more understandable for you. The best websites are ones that try to explain the current conflict to children and teenagers, because then they have to be fair.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 January 2009): I sometimes wonder if THEY even know what the hell they're fighting about anymore.
Sometimes you could just swear they like fighting.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 January 2009): its simple after ww2 the UN gave parts of the country Palestine to the jews to create Israel, but the israelis literally took over most of Palestine, pushing the muslims out of their homes and business to 2 little areas called the gaza strip and west bank. the palestinians just want there land back, but the jews believe this land was promised to them by David, the palestinains do not have much to fight with whereas Israel has the worlds most sophisticated and modern army. hamas is an organization trying to fight the israelis and keep them from occupying the little land that is left for the palestinians. what i dont understand is why people that have replied to this are so against palestinians, as they are the ones that are being killed brutally. everyone feels sorry for the jews but im sorry the death ration for every israeli killed to palestinian is 1:200, hardly enough to make grounds for a legit war!!! israel is carrying out countless war crimes, not only now but have been doing so for the past 60 odd years!!!
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 January 2009): As with most wars in the world, religion is at the heart of it.
For an in-depth explanation, see: http://www.awesomelibrary.org/MiddleEastConflict.html
After World War II, the United Nations gave land to the Jewish people of the world so they could live together in peace. This land, Israel, includes holy places for the Jewish religion and is surrounded by Muslim countries. Palestinian Muslims lived on the land at the time that the United Nations gave it to the Jewish people.
Portions of the land given to the Jewish people, or taken over by them when they won wars against Arab states, are also holy for Muslims. Certain portions of Jerusalem controlled by Israel, called "East Jerusalem," are very important to Muslims. For religious reasons, Palestinian Muslims believe that they must gain control of East Jerusalem as part of any lasting peace settlement.
Further, Palestinians view themselves as living in an occupied nation, where invaders (Israelis) have placed them under military rule. To fight back, Palestinians have built a terrorist network to attack innocent Israeli civilians. Israelis feel they must continue to control Palestinians with military force to protect themselves against more terrorist attacks.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 January 2009): The jews stole land that doesnt belong to them decades ago off cause by using their all powerful army.they refuse to return it to this day.
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reader, eyeswideopen  +, writes (8 January 2009):
 You are going to get even more confused by the various answers you will get on this site. I suggest you keep researching it online.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 January 2009): The Jews want that country for themselves and they're attacking the locals to get them out.
If you want to know more about it, don't watch T.V. those they call terrorist are actually the locals that want to protect their land.
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