There are many different conflicts in the Middle East, so
I am going to assume you mean the one between the Israelis and Palestinians. Just keep
in mind there are also conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon and Iran as
well.
Most people think the fighting over there is about
religion, but that is only part of it, the main conflict is about land. Palestinians
are Arab peoples who live/lived in the State of Palestine. Palestine became Israel in
1948 when the United Nations voted to create a Jewish state after the Holocaust.
Palestinians believe that land was stolen from them, and want it back. Many refuse to
recognize that Israel is a country at all.
Israelis, on the
other hand, believe just as the Palestinians that the land is holy and sacred to their
religion. They believe God has given it to them just as He did to ancient Israel. They
believe they should be able to do whatever is necessary to protect themselves from
another Holocaust. Both sides claim Jerusalem and the Tomb of the Patriarchs (where the
prophet Abraham is buried) as their own.
Palestinians who
live in Israel or Israeli controlled land like the West Bank and Gaza believe they are
persecuted for who they are, just like the Jews were in Europe during World War II.
They want full and equal citizenship, and the right to return to the land they
originally owned before 1948.
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