Can someone explain the history of the Middle East to me? How, When and Why was Israel formed. why does Palestine hate them so much?
I’m trying to make sense of the elections that Hamas won. How can a ‘terror’ group win a democratic election? They can’t force 60% of the population to vote for them if they’re a small minority. Clearly, the people in the Middle East voted for these people for a reason.
If Hamas is considered a terror group, can the Republican party be considered a terror group? Both are in control of their respective governments. Both have imposed their beliefs on other people. Granted, Republicans don’t run around shooting whoever they want and that’s a distinct difference, but they seem to have a striking number of similarities.
How many indians do you think inhabited North America in 1491? What kind of society do you think those people lived in?
We read the article 1491 in history this week. I’m usually not a big fan of history, but I found this article pretty interesting. Give it a read.
2 Comments
Monday, January 30th, 2006 at 6:53 pm
wiki it, dude.
i think israel was formed sometime in the 40’s, after ww2
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006 at 9:18 pm
Essentially, after WW2, a lot of Jews were left without a home and nowhere to go. The British decided to house them in Palestine, and decided to move the native Palestinians out to make room for them.
Since then, there has been enmity between the two groups, as both lay claim to that land.
For more details, see this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/78601.stm