The conflicts in Israel..

The real trouble began when the Jews started calling themselves “Israelis” after their homeland of Israel. The Arab population were known as “Palestinians” and ruled the area. The Jewish population was killed off or forced to leave by the Romans leaving the Arabic-speaking Muslims as the dominant ethnic group. In 1900, the population of Palestine was around 600,000 (94% Arabs). Many Arabs were willing to sell land to incoming Jews, but other Palestinian Arabs were worried about becoming the minority.
Zionism began in the late 1800’s, influencing the Jews to move to Palestine so they could reclaim their “homeland” of Israel. Throughout the years Jews moved to Palestine, and by the 1930’s the number of Jews living in Palestine had risen to a high point, alarming many Palestinian Arab leaders. British put down the revolt, but fighting never really ended between the Jews and Arabs. Both the Jews and Palestinians formed military forces for when the British would leave.
When the British did leave in 1948, the Jews declared the independence of Israel. Neighboring Arab nations (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq) invaded Israel trying to get them to leave, but they lost the war and the Palestinian diaspora began. Hundreds of thousands of Arabs fled Israel, and left for the neighboring Arab nations so they could live as refugees and wait for the day that would allow them to return to their homeland.
The Jews had taken most of the Palestinians land, but not all of it. A small crowded area around the city of Gaza and a part of old Palestine on the west bank of the Jordan River became the part of the “Gaza strip, and the West Bank.” After the war ended in 1949, Egypt took over Gaza Strip and Jordan controlled the West Bank. Through the 1950s and 1960s Palestinians raided the borders of Israel, which led to much violence and warfare around the Gaza and West Bank.
The Arab armies wanted more than anything to destroy Israel, so next came the 6-day-war. After six days of air, sea and hand-to-hand warfare, Israel defeated all three Arab armies, taking control of the Sinai Desert, Golan Heights, and West Bank. After their defeat they were ready to leave, but the General Moshe Dayan persuaded them to stay. He offered them education, medical treatment and employment in the West Bank, and Gaza. They went from being a frightened, defeated army to a dangerous enemy. Dayan later regretted opening up their land for settlement.
The Arabs continued, and still continue to fight for Palestine. With wars and attacks, the Israelis and Palestinians still struggle to find peace. Is violence really the answer to settling this conflict? Is there no other way? That’s what they believe, and they will fight until they get what they want.