Middle East Conflict Questions

1. After the Holocaust, pressure from Britain drove Jews into Palestine. After that, in 1947, the UN created two states: Palestine was for the Arabs and Israel was for the Jews. Many wars broke out because most other countries in the Middle East wanted the land they now called Israel.
2. After the states were separated in 1947, the Arabs were very adamant about getting their land back. Arab states declared war on Israel 5 times. 1947, 1956, 1967, 1973 and 1982 were the years in which the wars took place. Each time, Israel was victorious. During the 60's many raids were launched by both sides on the West Bank, the bank of the Jordan River which goes along the north, west, and south borders of Israel. During these raids Israel gained much ground. Then starting in the 80's Israel invaded South Lebanon, which continued until 2000. They also launched another invasion in 2006.
3. Every country in the Middle East with an islamic culture including Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine are our enemies. They do not like us because we took their holy land from them.
4. We do not have any friends in the Middle East, but the UN is on our side after the Holocaust because they feel bad for us.
5. We would like land, religious freedom, the removal of enemy troops from the West Bank area, a supply of water from the Jordan river, a right to part of Jerusalem (the ancient capital of Judea and the Jewish Holy Temple), and we want to be recognized as a Jewish state.
6. We are willing to leave with part of our confiscated land, mainly in Gaza, and part of Jerusalem around the Al Aqsa mosque.
7. We are not giving up our water supply, our religion as Jews, the land in and around the West Bank, and the right to be a Free Jewish State.