Middle East History Essays and Term Papers

terrorist against Palestinians and British soldiers, by Jewish groups within the British Mandate of Palestine, and later, by Israelis. These attacks were not all directly connected with the "mainstream" pre-Statehood Jewish leadership, who condemned…

civilization of the Jews, the culture of those who claim to be Jews or whom others call Jewish. And it can also mean the religion of the Jews. The two definitions are simple, but only on the surface. When we try to be precise, defining Judaism becomes…

was discovered surrounded in ice. Scientists at first thought that the iceman they nicknamed "Otzi" was killed by hypothermia from exposure to the snow. Later, they found new evidence that shoved that the iceman might have been murdered. Scientists…

East already had many years of experience under its belt. From Mesopotamia all the way to nomadic Arabs settlings into towns and eventually cities, the people of the Middle East had already begun carving out its history long before the Prophet. This…

of the world, and much of the current instability may be due to one man, Saddam Hussein. During the last few years, under Hussein's direction, Iraq has gone from being an oil rich country to a country that is suffering major embargoes and is…

serfdom in the east (Bohemia, Silesia, Hungary, eastern Germany, Poland Lithuania, and Russia). These countries gained economic unity but serfs lost rights, and were bound to the land and their lords. A runaway peasant was punished by having his…

is said to have been in the "year of the Elephant." Which is around the time of the invasion from Yemen, where an elephant was brought along in order to smash the Kaaba. This event happened in 570 AD. Muhammad's family belonged to the clan of Hashim,…

the political, social and economic advancements achieved by the Ashkenazi communities in Europe, America, and later -- Palestine. Because of it's relatively small size and involvement in the affairs of 'civilized' countries of Europe and America,…

peace between equals can last: only a peace, the very principle of which is equality, and a common participation in a common benefit. ' ( Tiger, 1990, 418)         The Holy land of Israel has witnessed the birth of Judaism and…

I don't believe that the Yasser Arafat, as the leader of the PLO, represents the best interests of the Palestinian people. Arafat talks of peace but his actions show his true intentions. David Pryce-Jones said he best when he observed in The…