WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

DECOLONIZATION PHASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a reason for tension between the Israeli and Palestinian populations in the Middle East?
A
Jewish populations and Arab Palestinian populations claim historical rights to the same land.
B
Most of Israel’s neighbors support the Palestinians’ rights to the region, making Israel surrounded by potential enemies.
C
Continued border skirmishes and attacks on civilian targets between Israelis and Palestinians has led to anger and mistrust between the two sides.
D
The Zionist movement, supporting increased Palestinian control over the land in Palestine, has gained increasing support in recent years.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. This conflict came from the intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine between Arabs and Jews from 1920, and erupted into full-scale hostilities in the 1947–48 civil war.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

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