Whats Behind the Middle East Conflict?
Possession of no other piece of real estate on earth is more contested than the Middle Eastern territory of Palestine. Three of the world’s most influential religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, regard it as sacred territory. Peace will not come to that part to the world until its religious issues are resolved. This is becoming increasingly clear, even to news commentators. Dennis Prager’s column on July 18, 2006 gives a concise history lesson about the conflict between the nation of Israel and its Arab neighbors during the past sixty years. His opening statements go to the heart of the matter. “The Middle East conflict is difficult to solve, but it is among the simplest conflicts in history to understand. “The Arab and other Muslim enemies of Israel (for the easily confused, this does not mean every Arab or every Muslim) want Israel destroyed. That is why there is a Middle East conflict. Everything else is commentary. “Those who deny this and ascribe the conflict to other reason
