... , they join also unto our enemies, and fight out against us, and so get them up out of the land"" (Exodus 1:10). The Pharaoh then makes the Hebrew people slaves, and to stop them from multiplying even more, he orders that every son born be thrown into the river. There was a woman who had a young boy though, and after hiding him for three months, she decides ... to put him in a basket, and into the river in hope that something good may become of him. Her daughter observes, and he is taken in by the Pharaoh's wife. She decides to call him Moses and raises him in their palace. But, when Mos...

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... the cause of the conflict. Essentially the struggle is over land. The area of land is actually small (approximately 10,000 square smiles) and lies between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Until 1948, the area that both groups claim was known internationally as Palestine. Following the War of 1948 this land was divided into three parts: the state of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River) and the Gaza Strip. Currently the Gaza Strip and the ... are based on continuous residency in the country for hundreds of years and the fact that they represented th...

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... These men who are called back into the active duty live normal lifestyles as lawyers, farmers, and so forth. "Last week, I was at home playing with my children and now here I am, a soldier again."(Hatzair) They live apprehensive lifestyles because of the distress of putting their life on hold for the Israeli army. In turn, the love and devotion they have for their ... country is immeasurable. Some say the Israeli army is fighting a lost battle. "Israeli military action can only ... complete control over internal and external crossings from and to Egypt. The Taba Agreement divided the W...

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... with Israelis over the use of the West Bank. The West Bank is a territory by the Jordan River and that is bordered on three sides by Israel. The West Bank was originally a part of Palestine but since 1967 has been occupied by Israel. The majority of the people living in the West Bank are Palestinians, but the Israeli government is in control of it. Since 1967 the Palestinians have seen that the West Bank ... MLK states that "Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be co-workers with God" (442). The Palestinians kno...

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