Around 400,000 Israeli settlers sit on land occupied by the Israeli military during the six day war in 1967. This small percent of the population have the best of the land and very important water resources. For example in Gaza around 7000 settlers control 20% of the land. Leaving over a million crowded in the other 80%. The Israelis who believe the biblical land belongs to them have not figured out what to do with the people who already live there. They do not want them to be citizens and live among them, as they want a ‘Jewish’ Israel. And the Palestinians want the Israelis gone and their own state once again.

In protection of their settlements the Israelis have military roadblocks, army bases, border controls, 300 miles of Israeli only by-pass roads (paid by the US). These separate Palestinian territory into many small settlements, where you can barely move from any major Palestinian centre without having to pass through an Israeli checkpoint.

It as now become a struggle between wealth and poverty wit

Today the pressure for land in Israel is more than ever, with the Palestinian population growing. The refugees began to realise that no one would help them unless they helped themselves. This as well as frustration and poor social conditions has led top the intifada.

During the six day war in 1967 Israel captured the West Bank and Gaza strip, taking control of about one and a half million Arabs. In 1978 Egypt (the strongest of all Arab states) signed a peace treaty with Israel leaving the Palestinians feeling totally isolated.

The end of World War One destroyed the Ottoman Empire, which had been ruling for centuries. The region was divided for Britain and France. In the period between World War One and Two new Arab states were founded and gradually gained their independence.

Armies from five Arab states invaded to help the Palestinians but the Israelis won and a ceasefire was called from the United Nations. By now around 725000 Palestinians fled to the two parts controlled by Palestinians, Gaza strip and West Bank. Another one and a half million Jews came in the next few years and developed the state of Israel.

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