DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Jews had lived on the land over 4, 000 years.
|
|
|
Jews left the land only after being forced out by the Romans.
|
|
|
Jerusalem and other holy sites for Judaism are located there.
|
|
|
All are correct.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Final status issues include the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security and water rights as well as Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return.
Detailed explanation-2: -Palestine, as the land of Israel, has been religiously con-nected with the Jews from their beginnings down to modern days. In the Pentateuch God promised the patriarchs in a covenant that their children would inherit this land pro-vided they in return would accept Him as their God.
Detailed explanation-3: -Palestinian Arab claims to the land are based on their continuous residence in the country for hundreds of years and the fact that they represented the demographic majority until 1948. They reject the notion that a biblical-era kingdom constitutes the basis for a valid modern claim.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which best explains how the division of Palestine in 1947 led to conflict between Jews and Arabs? The division into Jewish and Arab states led Arabs to feel that Jews were taking their land.