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Explain the causes of the conflict in the Middle East
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... Francis Hornby Explain the causes of the conflict in the Middle East The aim of this essay is to explain the Arab-Israeli conflict, trying to find the causes of the wars of hatred between their two nations. The Arab-Israeli Conflict was a series of wars and territorial conflicts between Israel and various Arab states in the Middle East since the founding of the state of Israel in May 1948. These include the war of 1948-49, the 1956 Suez War between Israel and Egypt, the Six-Day War of 1967, in which Israel captured territory from Syria and Jordan, and the October War of 1973. In the times between the wars tension has remained high in the areas, and has resulted in skirmishes and terrorist activity taking place on both sides. 1 * After two revolts in AD 70 and AD 135, many Jews were ostracized from Palestine and forbidden to live there. They made














