... as long as I can remember. In 2013 after I graduated from high school, I decided not to go to college right away and I went back to the Middle East where I stayed in Jordan for about almost two years. Hearing about the events that were taking place in the Middle East was very sad, but being there was a millions times more heart breaking for ... me. While I was in Jordan I saw thousands of Syrian refugees; I even met some of the soldiers that had escaped. PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) was one of the effects the war had on those soldiers ... Palestine and Iraq, they do not have a...

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... area lost the place as Israel built up. They have no support like Israel. However, Israel has started Middle East War covering four times till today. Especially Israel occupied West Jordan by the Third Middle East War. And people from Israel were made to settle here and the territory was expanded. People of Palestine are driven out here and, they have ... problem builds the unified country of Palestine which became independent. In order to build a state, land is required, that is, they have to leave the west coast area in the Jordan which Israel occupied by the Third Middle East War and...

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... . 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 West Bank are disputed territories occupied by Israel. However, some parts are governed by Palestinian authority. The status of ... f...

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... are terrorists. However ISIS alone has 50,000 fighters just in Syria. There was a Pew study in 2013 that indicated about 350 million Muslims worldwide in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Jordan and Palestine share extremist views with hardcore Salafist organizations. The extremist views in question were "Do you believe Muslims who convert to another religion should receive the death penalty?". Most ... is only a tiny minority of Muslims that subscribes to extremist views is false; Pew's 2013 Global Attitudes survey indicated at least 350 million Muslims in Pakistan, Saudi Arabi...

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... War saw the demographic and geographic face of greater Palestine change indefinitely. In addition to taking the Golan Heights from Syria and the Sinai from Egypt, Israel's forces had driven Jordan's Arab legion from the West Bank and the Egyptian Army from the Gaza Strip. However, re-percussions of the spring offensive of 1967 were to have their greatest influence on ... defeat by the Israelis, but what emerged was a new approach; gaining perpetual support by Arab neighbours, lead by an independent Palestinian authority. Amid the ruins of the Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordan armies rose the...

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... . On may 14, 1948, Israel was declared a independent state (beck-522). The day after Israel declared itself an independent nation, it was attacked and invaded by 6 Arab states. Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria were the invaders. When they began the invasion, the 6 countries were intending on destroying Israel. The new Jewish state survived. Israel depended on American help ... were going to confront Israel. While the Arab forces were going to block the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel's way to the red sea, the Israelis attacked airfields in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria. Some ...

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... . The Jews agreed to partition, but the Arabs did not. Fighting began between Jews and Arabs in Palestine. Jewish leaders declared the independence of Israel on May 14, 1948. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia then invaded in support of the Palestinians. Fighting lasted until the end of that year and resulted in a victory for Israel and a 50% increase ... ...

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... who did not leave were forced to reside in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, which only constituted 25% of their former land. This area was controlled by Jordan at the time. In 1967, a six day war began and Israel expanded their control with the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This forced 200,000 more Palestinians ... ...

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... Shiite division of Islam versus the scattered sects, two of which are the Druze and the Ismailis. The Druze religious community of followers is located in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, with important overseas branches in the Americas and Australia. The religious leadership prefers the name Muwahhidun (Unitarians). While preserving many Islamic symbols, the Druze religion also incorporates Gnostic and neo ... ...

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