Consequent to the Holocaust, Israel developed a tradition in treating non-Jews differently from how it behaved toward Jewish people. It appears that Jews were influenced by the nationalist waves that dominated the European landscape during the secon Continue Reading...
Oddly enough, modern Judeo-Christian teachings overlook the important role that women played in the economic security of their households in the ancient Israel period. In ancient-Israel, households were largely self-sufficient. People did not speci Continue Reading...
While the Jews eventually did find a King - King Saul, their king was not a supreme ruler with complete control over the people and the land. Again, the Jews indicated their diversity and divergence from the surrounding cultures. Their king was sup Continue Reading...
Torture and the Ticking Time-Bomb The Definition of Torture In 1984, the United Nations General Assembly produced an advisory measure known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture. This document specifically addressed torture from the pers Continue Reading...
An example of the effectiveness of using this protocol can be seen at the El Al cargo terminal in Bangkok, Thailand during 2003. What happened was El Al security identified, an unauthorized man taking pictures of the cargo area. Once arrested by sec Continue Reading...
The 2014 war in Gaza lasted for almost two months and resulted in thousands of casualties, remaining of course unresolved. However, as Espuelas (2014) puts it, "the first casualty of war is the truth," (p. 1). Nowhere is this adage more noticeable th Continue Reading...
Arab-Israel Relations: The Work of Trump or Outcome of Larger Structural Changes in ME Politics?IntroductionPresident Trump oversaw the Abraham Accords, signed in 2020 at the White House between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain. With Morocco an Sudan quie Continue Reading...
Why the UAE Established Relations with IsraelIntroductionThe conflict between the UAE and Israel has been going on for very long. The new Abraham Accords mark a turning point in the relationship between Israel and the Arab world. The UAE wants warmer Continue Reading...
Empire to Empire: Jerusalem between Ottoman and British Rule Abigail Jacobson's From Empire to Empire: Jerusalem between Ottoman and British Rule (2011) looks at much more than what is typically seen in books on Palestine during the First World War Continue Reading...
12Normalization between Arab Gulf Countries and its Impact on Human Resource DevelopmentAbstractThe establishment of tranquil relations between Arab Gulf countries was deemed imperative when vendettas threaten to compromise human resource development Continue Reading...
" (This statement appears to fly in the face of his detailed emphasis on trying to be terribly thorough at other times throughout the book; and his seeming editorial neurosis creates doubts in the minds of the reader as to precisely how consistent an Continue Reading...
Migration and Trade in the Kingdom of Israel Israel is first noted for its success and trade in the first two centuries of the Iron Age II (the reign of the Kings famously starting with Solomon) when its population expanded and disseminated with Sam Continue Reading...
It is emphasized that military service has become an intimate part of the culture and that the demise of this rite of passage must be considered in terms of its societal impact. On the other hand there are also signs that new immigrants to the count Continue Reading...
Jesus Although many modern Christians do not realize it, an understanding of Jesus' historical context is extremely helpful, perhaps even essential to true understanding of Christianity. After all, it is only once one understands the geographical, Continue Reading...
4. Ben Sira was indeed misogynistic, stating things to the effect of: "I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife. [17] the wickedness of a wife changes her appearance, and darkens her face like that of a bear. [18] Continue Reading...
memoirs and writings of early Israel are confined in the Pentateuch, meaning Genesis through Deuteronomy. Within these pages lies the lineage of the children of Israel or the nation of Israel as it discloses in the patriarchal accounts, the story of Continue Reading...
1. Thinking as a historian, how would you answer the question, “are the Jews a religious group, a nation, or an ethnic minority?” When thinking as an historian, one can easily say that the Jews are a religious group, a nation, and an ethn Continue Reading...
Syria vs. Egypt -- Compare & Contrast While Egypt and Syria are both very prominent and on the front page of the news all the time around the world, the countries are quite different overall and this includes the path they took when it comes to Continue Reading...
Israelite history and religion from the patriarchal period to the second temple contains a number of covenants, laws, prophecies, moral lessons, relations with Canaanite culture and larger empires like the Roman Empire (which eventually tore down the Continue Reading...
PLANET IS TO BECOME MORE PEACFUL IN MY LIFETIME -- HOW IS THIS MOST LIKELY TO COME ABOUT? If the planet is to become more peaceful in my lifetime: How is this to come about? Over the years, many types of solutions have been proposed to the problem Continue Reading...
Generational Trauma: A Silent Legacy Passed Through the Ages As individuals, we inherit various traits from our predecessors the color of our eyes, the tone of our skin, perhaps a proclivity for certain talents or inclinations. Yet beyond these phy Continue Reading...
Most Israelis do not desire assimilation into a common whole, given that they hold the other components of their identity equally dear as their Jewish heritage and their Israeli citizenship. A Russian Jew may have more in common with fellow Russians Continue Reading...
Poverty rose after the Islamic Revolution, and so did unemployment, leaving Iran largely uncompetitive in the global marketplace. Their largest export is the sale of oil and gas, and Iran holds what is estimated to be 10% of the world's oil reserves Continue Reading...
Israel was created after the war in 1948, fifteen percent of the population was made up of Palestinian Arabs (Stendel, 1997). While that would seem like a small group, they actually had spread out and held onto significantly more than fifteen percen Continue Reading...
European Union's Policy Towards The Conflict In The Middle East The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has always been of major concern to Europe because of the importance of this festering issue that has defied all attempts at a satisfactory solution for Continue Reading...
The UAE and IsraelIntroductionIsrael has been, for most of its existence, involved in some form of conflict with the Arab world. However, the Arab world itself is largely conflicted between the Sunni and Shia states. Israels recent pivot toward formi Continue Reading...
Future Challenges in the Middle EastIntroductionIn spite of the Abraham Accords and the hopeful tone they represent in the Middle East, challenges remain. One challenge in particular is that of acceptance of the UAEs new position with regards to Isra Continue Reading...
Such was the case with Vietnam and Iraq (Hanhim ki, 2004). The people of these nations have to deal with the absence of utilities and the destruction of the nation's infrastructure (roads, hospitals, schools). The people also have to deal with the g Continue Reading...
Jewish History The Hebrews do not actually appear in history until about 1224-1211 B.C.E. during the reign of Marniptah, king of Egypt (Ancient pg). Marniptah was the son of Raamses I, 1290-1223 B.CE, who is thought to be the kind of Egypt at the ti Continue Reading...
S. In the Middle East. The links between Hamas and Iran and Hezbollah are very concerning for U.S. Also, U.S. is historically close to Israel and therefore supports the cause of this state. The demand of U.S. And Israel is that Hamas renounces using Continue Reading...
Thus, paramount American interests were to be presented as being really the interests of the Europeans themselves. It would be a situation wherein America was simply helping along people who were, at present, unable to adequately help themselves. T Continue Reading...
Wisdom and Woman in the Old Testament Women and Wisdom in the Old Testament In recent years, scholars and Bible commentators have analyzed extensively the way in which women are portrayed in the Old Testament. The matter has also been the focus of Continue Reading...
This can be traced to the conservative view that Blacks have in fact no real history in comparison to the richness and significance of European history. "As astonishing as it seems most of the prestigious academics and universities in Europe and Ame Continue Reading...
However, Edersheim also points out that Jews were more child-centered than their contemporary cultures. One example of the Jewish reverence for children is that only Jews and one other culture had prohibitions against infanticide, while other cultur Continue Reading...
The main holy book of Islam is the Quran, which is the word of God as communicated directly to Mohammed. It is the core book of the religion, and concerns both spiritual issues, and more practical, moral ones. Islamic law comes from interpretation Continue Reading...
For the Jewish people, Jesus did not satisfy any of the aforementioned messianic prophecies. Christians believe that Jesus will satisfy all of these prophecies in the Second Coming, but Jewish people believe that the Messiah will fulfill these prop Continue Reading...
Deborah is believed to have played a key role in public arena. Even in the male dominant society of Israel, Deborah's orders were followed and people looked up to her for advice. In the position of a prophetess, she could give orders which were rea Continue Reading...
Dead Sea Scrolls Hershell Hanks begins his book "The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls," (Shanks, 1998) with a startling revelation. Despite numerous treatises, articles and books on the subject, it is still unclear who found The Dead Sea Continue Reading...
