Middle East, The
Middle East, The | The Arab-Israeli Dispute Causes Conflict in the Middle East
About the authors: Beverley Milton-Edwards is a professor of Middle Eastern politics at Queen’s University in Belfast and the author of Contemporary Politics in the Middle East. Peter Hinchcliffe is an honorary fellow at the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
The conflict between those regularly referred to as the Jews and the Arabs has been well under way for nearly a century. While major military confrontation between Israel and its Arab neighbours has not occurred since the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, the absence...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Why Is the Middle East a Conflict Area?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Islam Causes Conflict in the Middle East
- Islam Does Not Cause Conflict in the Middle East
- Pan-Arabism Causes Conflict in the Middle East
- The Arab-Israeli Dispute Causes Conflict in the Middle East
- Israeli Leadership Contributes to Conflict in the Middle East
- Palestinian Leadership Contributes to Conflict in the Middle East
- Lack of Democracy Contributes to Conflict in the Middle East
- Oil Profits Cause Conflict in the Middle East
- Water Scarcity Could Cause Conflict in the Middle East
- Chapter 2: How Does Conflict in the Middle East Affect the International Community?
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Chapter 3: How Can the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Be Resolved?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Israel Should Withdraw from Palestinian Territories
- Israel Must Reoccupy Palestinian Territories
- Creating a Palestinian State Could Resolve the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict
- Creating a Palestinian State Would Not Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Palestinians Must Fight for Equal Rights
- Palestinians Must Reject Terrorism as a Weapon of War
- Economic Development Can Facilitate Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians
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Chapter 4: Should the United States Get Involved with Problems in the Middle East?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The United States Must Wage a War Against Middle Eastern Terrorism
- The United States Should Continue to Support Israel
- The United States Should Go to War with Iraq
- The United States Should Promote Democracy in the Middle East
- The U.S. War on Terrorism Is Unethical
- The United States Should Stop Supporting Israel
- The United States Should Not Go to War with Iraq
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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