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What are the main differences between the views of the Israeli's and the Palestinians?
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Arab - Israeli Conflict What are the main differences between the views of the Israeli's and the Palestinians? There are several reasons why Arabs and Jews are in conflict and have been for over a hundred years. They are complex and a mixture of long and shorter-term causes. The major reason is territorial. From 1500 BC, the Jewish people lived in Judea to Roman times. Throughout the Roman rule, the Jewish rebelled against their Roman leaders. The Romans expelled the Jews from Palestine. The Jews started to flee to neighbouring countries, (which is known as Diaspora.) But even there, for centuries on and off, they were persecuted. By the beginning of the twentieth century, many 'Zionist' Jews agreed that their National Homeland would be in Palestine where the Jews had lived for some 2500 years before and where many still remained. Their reason for choosing Palestine may also be because they believe that...
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