Essays on Contemporary History

Over the past 50 years, more than 21700 people have been killed as a result of war, Terrorism and growing tensions between the Palestinians and Israelis. The Israeli Palestinian conflict is a touchy, and complicated subject. A misconception is that it is solely religiously motivated...

The region of the Middle East has certainly experienced more strife and conflict than many other parts of the world. With particular emphasis on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Bickerton stated that it is among the “most confusing dimensions of the modern history of the area,” as...

Throughout history there have always been battles to conquer and control land. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the concepts of colonialism and imperialism which motivated the drive to take over and control more land have died down significantly, but one conflict that still continues...

During the XXs century, the Middle East has been the actor of multiple conflicts, most of the time with the intervention of the international community. In this geographical area, the intrusion of the Northern countries was only because they had interests there such as oil,...

“The Arab-Israeli conflict is over a land of two people is to grasp the essence of a problem that has been one of the most intractable and tragic in contemporary history.” This quote highlights the difficulty in understanding and explaining the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Indeed, this...

The Underground Railroad was one if not the most important act towards freedom for black slaves. Tired of being treated as property, harsh punishments and the refusal to live with or provide for the families by their masters, many were led to their only option...

The Six Day War of 1967 was a turning point for Arab-Israeli relations. The war was a bloody, yet brief conflict fought between Israel and the Arabic states of Syria, Jordan and Egypt. After years of diplomatic disagreement and discontent, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...