The formation of Israel as an independent Zion nation was inevitable with the conditions at the time. Israel had been fighting with the Palestinian Arabs for decades. Although a big number of the Jews, had gone to live in other countries around Europe, they were faced by hostility during the Second World War and had to go back home. They were forced by these circumstances to start their own nation Israel. (Fisher, K. 2008, 135).
In 1979, thousands of protesters were on the Iranian streets protesting against the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The main reasons for the revolution were, defeat at war, inflation, rebellious military and peasants. The revolution led to the exile of Shah and they voted in a referendum to become an Islamic nation under the rule of Khomeini.
Lebanon is a country faced by chaos every now and then. The country however had recovered from a serious civil war. The cause of the civil war was disagreement between the Arabs and other sect. the Taif accord of 1989 made Lebanon a Muslim country and ensured that all the other sects were represented in the government. The solution was however short term since it the agreement didn’t give a lasting solution to the representation of various sects in the government.
It was unwise for America to involve Iraq in war in order to end the dictatorial reign of Sadam Hussein. The war cost the American economy a lot of money. The war also made Iraq unstable. The lives and property of innocent Iraqi citizens lost during the war were higher than the lives lost during the Sadam reign. The war left Iraqi worse than it was during the reign of Sadam Hussein.
Israel’s decision to invade Lebanon after an attempted assassination on the then Israel’s ambassador to the Great Britain was a blunder. Israel thought that with the invasion they could secure a forty-year peace agreement with the invasion to Lebanon. Instead of the agreement, Israel ended up in a thirteen-year war with Lebanon. The war was very costly to both Israel and Lebanon. (Carter, T., & Dunston, L. 2008 , 45)
In the 20th century Arabs, countries were trying to unite and form one of the world’s greatest powers. Their attempts to this unity were almost successful when they were involved in a six-day war with Israel. The victory of Israel in that war caused disunity among the member countries and led to the dissolution of the union.
President Bill Clinton led the signing of the Oslo accord in 1993 as an attempt to end the war between Israel and Palestine. The accord failed to bring peace between the two countries because of various reasons. First, the accord dealt with the interests of Israel over those of Palestine. The dissolution of the Soviet Union, a friend of Palestine, also contributed to the failure of the accord. (Eisenberg, L. Z., & Caplan, N. 1998, 65).
Israel’s attempts to stop Iran’s nuclear project is not only beneficial to Israel alone but to the whole world at large. Through history Arab countries have been involved in various wars. These wars could be disastrous to the whole world used. The western countries should help Israel in stopping Iran from making these weapons to protect the world from the possible effects in case of any war.
Attempts to end the war between Israel and Palestine have not worked out. There are various reasons behind the failure of these attempts ranging from Palestine’s refusal to acknowledge Israel as a nation to Israel’s refusal to stop building in contested lands. The main reason behind the war is unknown as various little matters cut periods of peace between the two countries short. (Bligh, A 2011)
References:
Bligh, A. (n.d.). Israel Studies: An Anthology - Israel and the Arab World - From Conflict to Coexistence. Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage. Retrieved December 4, 2012, from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/isdf/text/bligh.html
Carter, T., & Dunston, L. (2008). Syria & Lebanon (3rd ed.). Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet.
Eisenberg, L. Z., & Caplan, N. (1998). Negotiating Arab-Israeli peace patterns, problems, possibilities. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press.
Fisher, K. (2008). From dream to reality: Zionism and the birth of Israel. New York, N.Y.: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
