Middle East, The
Middle East, The | Pan-Arabism Causes Conflict in the Middle East
About the author: Efraim Karsh is a professor and director of Mediterranean studies at King’s College at the University of London. He is a coauthor of Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East. Since its formation in the wake of World War I, the contemporary Middle Eastern system based on territorial states has been under sustained assault. In past years, the foremost challenge to this system came from the doctrine of pan- Arabism (or qawmiya), which sought to “eliminate the traces of Western imperialism” and unify the “Arab nation,” and the associated...
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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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