middle east conflict

The Middle East has long been home to a very deep-rooted conflict. The struggle for the control of Jerusalem between the Jews, Christians and Muslims has been going on for hundreds of years. After WWII with the establishment of Israel, the conflict grew even stronger. Now, as Israel is currently the dominant and the stronger of the countries in the region, the predominantly Muslim countries are finding it hard to accept the fact that Israel …

…continuing to expand their settlements in the Palestinian areas, along with U.S. support of Israel and it's short-sided, quick fix attitude, nothing can be accomplished, and all the good that has come from the negotiations in the past will be for nothing. Aruri, Naseer. "Rabin's Peace and Netanyahu's Process: Sides of the Same Coin." Internet. April 1, 1997. http://salam.org/palestine/coin.html Maksoud, Clovis. Taking Sides. Guilford, Connecticut: Dushkin Publishing Group/Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 1996.