... 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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... 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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