Origins of Distrust Between the Middle East and the West

The Arab world has been one of the most confusing areas known to the western world. Because of this confusion, the people of the Middle East have been made to suffer, not only at the hands of the west, but also by their own. Even though Arab and western world relations have been stabalizing, they are still long way off from achieving a lasting peace. “The roots of all these problems go back to the …

…the newly created state. That attack proved to be a disaster for the Arab. The only state to come out on top was Transjordan, who aquired the West Bank after the war. After the deafeat of the Arab forces, questions began to arise on why the war was lost to the Israelis, and why their government was ineffective. The answer came to be that it was the fault of the colonial powers: Britain and France.