Israelis vs. Palestinians

Too many people choose to ignore or have never been taught about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a long-standing dispute over land and sovereignty in the Middle East, began in the late 19th century when Zionists sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Ottoman-controlled Palestine. 

The Balfour Declaration of 1917, issued by the British government, endorsed the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, which led to an influx of Jewish immigrants into the region without asking its inhabitants if they liked the idea or not. In 1947, the United Nations went ahead the Partition Plan, dividing Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. 

On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. Palestinians were forced off their lands or fled, marking the first large-scale exodus in what would become a decades-long battle over land ownership. Since then, there have been numerous conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians over issues such as borders, settlements, and security.

 The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths and has been a major source of instability in the region and Israel’s steady actions of apartheid are what gave birth to Hamas, the Hezbollah and other bad actors. 

But when someone is forced out of his home, can they be blamed in regaining their territory by any possible means?