... time, the Arabs wanted no part in Jewish immigration to a nation they viewed as their homeland. And during the next couple decades, the violence, hatred, and bloodshed escalated to unimaginable heights (Mideast 5-6). Following WWII, Great Britain decided to withdraw its troops from Palestine and disregard the responsibility given by the League of Nations for its inability to contain the endless violence ... or Palestinian Liberation Organization was established, seeking revenge and a chance to take back Palestine. During the Six Day War, Israel conquered the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip,...

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... the balance of power in the Middle East and created a new reality both politically and religiously. Israel acquired extensive territories, many considered holy such as the Sinai Desert, the Golan Heights and the West Bank. These new territories expanded Israel to several times that of its borders set back in 1948. Religion has acted as a divisive factor in the Israel/Palestine ... ...

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... to come as Israel rose to take on the personification of the indestructible West, albeit a Middle Eastern country. After the swift defeat of Egypt, the devastating damage done in Golan Heights, and the fury with which the PLO was dealt with, the Middle East saw the legitimacy that Israel was ready to establish not only as a state, but as a military super ... ...

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... are still preventing peace today. Israel took a lot of Arab territory in the war. During the six days of fighting Israel captured Sinai, the West Bank, the Gaza strip, Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. The territories gained were Arab and had been given to the Arabs by the UN as part of the divide in 1948. The newly acquired territories are ... ...

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... to an escalation of tension between the it and the USSR, the Soviets threatened intervention to unilaterally enforce the cease-fire after Israeli's continued fighting against Syrians in the Golan Heights (Tillman 251). Through aiding Arabs and Israelis alike, diplomacy, and threats of interventions, the United States successfully contained and thwarted Soviet influence in the region, at the cost however, relations ... ...

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