Israel and Palestine Zionist Movement Term Paper

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With an Israeli army behind it, Jewish nationalism manifested itself into settler-colonial nationalism (Ram, 1998). It was the power of the Israeli military that prompted Israeli Prime Minister Gold Meir to declare to historian and journalist Oriana Fallaci that Israel would never relinquish the West Bank or Gaza settlements to Arab control (1977).

The Jewish settlements represent in principle that which Zachary Lockman (1976) says is the socialism by virtue of the establishment of the Zionist settlements revolution, and then colonization with class struggle. Lockman contends that because the settlements were born out of revolution, communal in nature and therefore not in competition with regional Arab society, that an anti-Arab sentiment was facilitated. The basis upon which the settlements were established called for "but rarely practiced joint organization of Jewish and Arab labor (Lockman)."

In 2005, the Israeli Parliament voted to begin dismantling certain settlements in the West Bank, and to return the land to Arab control (Mitnick, 2005).

Removing settlers from Gaza in August, 2005. Klein, Aaron, 2005, found online at: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45864,retrieved15 April 2008.

Without accomplishing peace in the region, the Israelites would never be able to fully pursue the goals that served as the motivation behind bringing the notion of Zionism from an idea, to a reality.

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Without bringing the Arab thought and concern into the Israeli political process, it would be impossible to engage in credible peace talks.

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With the 2005 evacuation of some settlements in Gaza and the West Bank, Israel demonstrated its commitment to peace in the region (Mitnick, 2006). This does not reconcile all of the problems of the past, but what it does suggest is that Israel is willing to work with the Palestinians in resolving the issues that separate them. The problem, right now, is that outside interests, and money, for instance from Iran, continue to interfere in the processes and possibility of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. If those forces are held back from the influences that they have been exerting over the Palestinians, then Israel and Palestine stand a much better chance in resolving their problems......

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