... through hereditary means. Another large part of government in Jordan is the Legislative Branch which is known as the bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al "Umma and consists of the Senate, also called the House of Notables (Majlis al-Aayan) (40 seats; members appointed by the monarch from designated categories of public figures; members serve 4 year terms.) and the House of Representatives ... popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.) The political parties and their leaders are Al-Umma (Nation) Party [Ahmad al-HANANDEH, secretary general], Arab ...

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... wake up to what is really happening? We have heard how King Hussein of Jordan has been "guaranteed his right" to be the guardian of Al-Aqsa, usurping Arafat's tenuous and preposterous claim to that honour. And yet what sort of guardian allows his ward to be occupied and desecrated by hostile ... dividing and the ruling. Ever since the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia declared "Jihad" against the Zionists, saying that Muslims should only travel to Al-Aqsa with the intention of liberating it, the third holiest place of Islam has been virtually abandoned by the Muslims. Occasional visits by...

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... credible in the mind of the public. Then, in the early 18th Century, enters Israel Ben Eliezer, the man known as the Ba"al Shem Tov, Israel Ba"al Shem Tov, or Besht, the founder of Hasidism. He truly captivated the public as a strong, able leader whose philosophies were consistent with that ... the man to whom "more legends have been woven around than around Moses, father of the Prophets [Rabinowicz, 29]" : Israel Ba"al Shem Tov, and his theological philosophies. Israel Ba"al Shem Tov (abbreviated as Besht) was born circa 1700 as part of a poor Polish family. He was an orphan at a young...

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... credible in the mind of the public. Then, in the early 18th Century, enters Israel Ben Eliezer, the man known as the Ba"al Shem Tov, Israel Ba"al Shem Tov, or Besht, the founder of Hasidism. He truly captivated the public as a strong, able leader whose philosophies were consistent with that ... the man to whom "more legends have been woven around than around Moses, father of the Prophets [Rabinowicz, 29]" : Israel Ba"al Shem Tov, and his theological philosophies. Israel Ba"al Shem Tov (abbreviated as Besht) was born circa 1700 as part of a poor Polish family. He was an orphan at a young...

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... The result was an unstable, chaotic country. Iraq became a British colony and soon Faisal was placed on the throne in Baghdad in 1921. In 1958 Iraqi General Abd al Karim Qasim led a coup and overthrew King Faisal II. Qasim declared Iraq a republic. He created an alliance with the Soviet Union and the Iraqi communists to defeat ... attended college and was known as a street thug. In 1963 another coup ended Qasim rule. The nationalist Baath party led by Ahmad al-Bakr took over rule of Iraq. Saddam was invited to return to Iraq, but the al-Bakr government did not last and Saddam was briefly...

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... many Islamic symbols, the Druze religion also incorporates Gnostic and neo-Platonic creeds. In the 10th century, Cairo Hamza ibn Ali, a Persian preacher and Muhammad al-Darazi, a Turkish preacher who gave his name to the sect, pronounced the sixth Fatimid caliph al-Hakim, as Divine. After al-Darazi's death (1020), Hamza declared himself to be the true manifestation of the Divine reality of ... al-Hakim. Hamza was successful in greater Syria, and a series of pastoral letters written at that time form the Druze scripture. Since the Druze religion was seen ... Ismail, the son of Jafar as-...

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... they were conquered, much in the same way as the 1978-79 Camp David Peace Accords were signed between Israel's Likud Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat. Many small factions of Israeli society however, do not share this view, seeing the occupied territories as an unnecessary hinderence. Hence, to most Israelis, the occupied territories are of ... . To the non-Palestinian Arabs the occupied territories are of varying significance. The occupied territories can be used in Land for Peace deals. To the Egyptian Republican government of Anwar al-Sadat, the o...

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... split into Jordan and Israel. The Declaration of Independence of the modern state of Israel was announced on the day that British troops left Palestine. This day is known as "Al- Nakba" or the Catastrophe to Palestinians. Jewish Holy Sites  The holiest site in Judaism is located in Jerusalem and is called the Western/Wailing Wall or "Haram ... al-Sharif." This wall is part of a retaining wall of an ancient Jewish temple.  The Temple Mount in East Jerusalem is believed by Jews to be the site of two ... is a holy place in Islam. Islamic tradition believes that Muhammad ascended to...

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... methods of manipulation as discussed by Parentis. Framing, never learning to ask why, labeling, and slighting of content were all used. For example, the Palestinians in the "Pallywood" videos used framing brilliantly. They somehow managed to stage their "war" on the Israelis to convince the Palestinian people that the Israelis were dangerous. Pretending to be shot and ... ...

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... shortly there after other governments such as the Iraq government led by Saddam Hussein. Through the use of brute military force the US drove the Taliban regime out of Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda was rushed into hiding, as they no longer had the umbrella of the Taliban to roam and operate in Afghanistan. Next the nation of Iraq was rid of Saddam ... affiliations. When the final analysis is made many may reach the conclusion that the primary goals were not reached and failure may prove consequential. Osama Bin Laden leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist regime is still at large. Whereas before terr...

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Assignment 3: Causes of War NOTE: *in parts A and B, Keegan is quoted unless otherwise noted *in part C quotes and figures are taken from Al J. Venter's "A Scarcity of Water May Lead to War," in War. In my opinion, war is very human. Just look at the games we play. Most popular sports pit two enemy ... only getting scarcer. Water resources in Gaza are predicted to halve in 30 years, while the population grows at a rate of 4 percent. Jordan and Yemen are overdrawing from there aquifers. Al J. Venter asserts that President Mubarak of Egypt is deliberately seeking to have Israel's Palestinian c...

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... ), and the Stern Gang, the later two groups being consider Jewish Terrorist groups by the British and by the fledgling PLO, the Palestinian Liberation Organization, then led by Haj Amin Al-Hussein. By October 14,1948 the Arab force had grown to a force fifty five thousand strong while the Israeli military forces had increased to about one hundred thousand people. In ... . Since 1974, when the PLO became the sole legitimate voice of the Palestinian people, Israel has had to contend with this issue. The PLO, and it's subordinate units, such as Al-Fatah, led by Yasser Arafat, have endorsed a...

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... nation to ISIS, it has been criticized for not doing enough to stem the flow of financing. Private donors within Qatar, sympathetic to the aims of radical groups such as al-Nusra Front and ISIS, are believed to be channeling their resources to support these organizations. The Destruction of cultural and religious heritage. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ... ...

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... to heaven to pray with G-d (Bowden). The Dome of the Rock surrounds the rock from which Muhammad ascended to heaven. The Muslims built one other great shrine in Jerusalem - the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The mosque was completed in 705 CE and it is a great place of worship. Every Friday thousands of worshipers come for prayer and it has become a centre of ... ...

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... its new destiny, because there will be serious change. For national security a preemptive strike was carried out which bought us to invade. Saddam Hussein who was a clear enemy linked to Al-Qaeda who was responsible for the catastrophe on 9-11, and he held supposed weapons of mass destruction. Americans came to fear Saddam Hussein and his intent on world domination after ... ...

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... Israel. Which in terms is the major reason Americans and Jews are hated and despised by a majority of Palestinians. There is even an extreme an Afghanistan terrorist group called the Al Qaeda which whom Osama Bin Laden is believed to be in leadership of. The extreme terrorist group has training camps to teach kids as young as 14 years old how ... ...

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... some domestic advantages. Declaring war on terrorism brought the morale of this nation higher than it has been for decades. He pledged to eradicate terrorism by waging a war on the al Qaeda and the Taliban, who were allegedly responsible for the attacks. As Americans, we were ready to back our president with everything that we had. For example, Senator Joseph Lieberman ... ...

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Anwar Sadat's Leadership Muhammed Anwar al-Sadat, once the President of the Republic of Egypt is mainly remembered for his devotion to peace in the Middle East and as the first Arab leader to recognize Israel. ... ...

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... come back. He gave them a tavern but Hannah was the one to operate it while Israel was off in the woods and meadows outside of Brody, meditating. He became a Ba"al Shem Tov, and he taught people that the purpose of man is to make his life holy. When he died his followers opened up their own synagogues, and before the ... ...

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... and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:19). "You know the commandments" (Mark 10:19). "And they were both righteous before God, walking in al the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless" (Luke 1:6). "If you love me you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). "He who has my commandments and keeps them, he ... ...

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... . The reasons for this terrorist acts are many and can be easily classified into long and short term causes. Starting with a long-term cause, Osama bin Laden; supposed leader of Al-Qaeda, believes that the Americans are like crusades in the 11th century. Christians against Muslims trying to gain control of Jerusalem. Osama sees the Americans as crusaders because the crusades ... ...

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... archeological site, the issue becoming one more in a growing number of Middle East tensions. The Muslim crowd feared the excavation of an ancient tunnel, right beside the foundations of Jerusalem's al Aqsa Mosque compound, would undermine what is the third-holiest shrine in Islam after Mecca and Medina. The tunnel excavation dispute is only the latest indication of rising tension between ... ...

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