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The Arab – Israeli Conflict
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The Arab - Israeli Conflict It all started at around the 1900's as both Britain and France had established footholds in the Middle East. But earlier in 1869 a canal called the Suez Canal was opened which was a good thing for the European trade. It was named the "richest ditch in the world" because it linked the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean and because of this link it caused days to be sheared off as no longer did trade ships have to go all the way round Africa. As this canal was so important for the British Empire for it to be able to get supplies and messages across the place the British Prime Minister bought 44% of the company's shares so he had some influential power in running the palace. In 1892 Britain went to war with Egyptian rebels and then occupied Egypt and so the Suez Canal...
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