This question can be broken down into several key areas: The Balfour Declaration of 1917; The creation of Israel; The subsequent four wars; Egyptian-Israeli peace talks; Turmoil in Lebanon and 90's to present day. I will focus on the Palestinian point of view as well as the Israeli. I will use biographies written by both sides and their own interpretations of what was going on along side them. I will show that for there to be peace in Israel, Israel must adopt a policy, which is less prejudice towards the Arab Israeli's who live in Israel but are Muslim. They must also decide what is more important land or peace. I will also show that Palestinians need to be realistic as to the land that they can receive and that compromise on their part could stop the crisis. I will also show that Israeli's have been as much to blame for the violence that is still going on today. I will also use newspaper articles to show the different ways in which Palestinians and Israeli's are viewed by the media both in the past and the present.

In November 1917, The Balfour Declaration sent to a leading Zionist, Lord Rothschi

In 1978 Israeli and Egyptian leaders signed agreements for peace in the Middle East to the surprise of the Arab world. President Sadat of Egypt became the first Arab Leader to talk peace with Israel. However it became evident that anyone seen as betraying the Muslim cause would suffer as Sadat was assassinated in 1981. I will look at the reasons why there was a settlement between some of the countries in the Middle East at this time. Egypt was frustrated at the losses that she was receiving fighting costly wars and Israel was going through economic problems, caused partly by an enormous defense budget.

The Yom Kippur War in 1973 was a joint Egyptian- Syrian attack on Israel. It occurred mainly because of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) led by Yasser Arafat applying pressure for something to be done. It was more evenly balanced however the rest of the world suffered as oil prices shot up because Arab nations decided to lessen the supply.

I will also be using Newspapers in England such as The Guardian and Tabloids such as The Sun to get an indication what the academics and the mass population thinks about the crisis. I have also seen American Newspapers such as The New York Times, which are also excellent. Hard to come by was the newspapers written by Palestinians or Muslims but I did find them on the Internet and have included them in my bibliography.

Lebanon was a country in the Middle East, which was prosperous and wealthy. However it was in turmoil as there were various different religions and sects, which fought constantly in the 80's. There were four main Christian groups: Maronites; Greek Orthodox; Roman Catholics and the Armenians. The Muslims also had three groups: Sunni's; Shia's and the Druze. Added to this was Israel who supported the Christians. As Civil War broke out in Lebanon the Israel's seized the opportunity to send troops to help the Christians. The Palestinians countered and attacked the Christians and it escalated to the point that Israel in retaliation to Palestinians on her attacked Lebanon. I will look at how religion is one of the major reasons of tension in Israel as well as the rest of the Middle East.

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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)