HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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wants the huge oil reserves that lie under the disputed land
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believes that the United States favors the other side in the conflict
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claims sovereignty over the same land
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seeks to control trade on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Israeli–Palestinian conflict has its roots in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the birth of major nationalist movements among the Jews and among the Arabs, both geared towards attaining sovereignty for their people in the Middle East.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a result of the war, the State of Israel controlled the area that the UN had proposed for the Jewish state, as well as almost 60% of the area proposed for the Arab state, including the Jaffa, Lydda and Ramle area, Upper Galilee, some parts of the Negev and a wide strip along the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem road.
Detailed explanation-3: -By 1949 Israel had agreed to borders with neighboring Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt, but those were often the source of conflict. Refugee camps existed along the borders, where Palestinians endured terrible conditions, living in tents or poorly made shelters with little sanitation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The dispute arose from the CONFLICTING CLAIMS TO THE LAND. The land that the Jewish people considered their ancestral homeland and sought to reestablish as a Jewish state was also regarded as historically belonging to the Palestinians by the Arabs.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Israeli victory in 1948 can also be attributed to the international support Israel received, notably the Balfour Declaration of 1917, in which the British promised to support the Zionist cause of establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.