Israeli - Palestinian Conflict
19 01 09 - 15:54
After WW2 the Jewish Zionist movement was leading the charge to
obtain Israel for the Jews. The U.N partitioned the land to the
Zionists in 1947. Unfortunately, they completely ignored the already
existing Arab population of the land that is now Israel. This was not
a major issue and by military force from the U.N (largest amount of
troops came from U.S) Israel was established.
Thus began a sixty year aid program between the U.S to Israel that
has no sign of stopping. "The U.S. aid relationship with Israel is
unlike any other in the world," said Stephen Zunes during a January 26
CPAP presentation. "In sheer volume, the amount is the most generous
foreign aid program ever between any two countries," added Zunes,
associate professor of Politics and chair of the Peace and Justice
Studies Program at the University of San Francisco.
The image above shows how much the U.S has given Israel since 1949 to
1997. The reasoning of this is perfectly clear however not spoken of
very often. The United States benefits from having an ally in a region
they want control of. Israel was a doomed plan from the start and
could never stay afloat without aid from "Uncle Sam". The financial
aid they gain shows how desperately the U.S needs this country to keep
up in order to get things done quietly in a hot region.
Direct connections with the U.S and a very intimidating military in
addition to religious difference make Israel a common enemy among most
Middle Eastern countries. Palestine, the country most displaced by
Israel has held a grudge against her. It is this anger that fuels
attacks on Israel, in response Israel fires back and thus a long
conflict the world has seen before is started. Innocents and children
on both sides are killed mercilessly, based on historical facts the
current conflict will only repeat itself over and over again.
Winston
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