Practical Strategy

                                               Israel - Palestine Conflict Introduction  The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century. This conflict is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles of modern times. Although the two groups have different regions, religious differences were not the cause of the strife. The conflict began as a struggle over land. For the Palestinians the last 100 years have brought colonization, expulsion and military occupation, followed by a long and difficult search for self- determination and for coexistence with the nation they hold responsible for their suffering and loss. Background   By the end of 1800s, a political movement, Zionism was established to address the increasing persecution and anti-Semitism in Europe. The biblical Promised Land led them to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine, in the Middle East. The British Empire controlled