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Know Your History: The Roots of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Part II

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The tragedy of the Holocaust during WWII provided an ample amount of sympathy toward the Jewish race, and with the establishment of the newly formed United Nations, the world body (minus some key states) looked to solve the dilemma in Palestine once Britain signified that it no longer wanted anything to do with it.

The UN constructed a plan to divide Palestine into two states โ€“ Israel and Palestine. The Israelis where thrilled at the prospect of having their own modern nation. The indigineous Palestinians and the surrounding Arab countries were outraged at either the map configurations of the countries which ceded much of the best land to the Israelis or they were infuriated by the thought that the Jews deserved any of the land.

Israel, buoyed by the declarations in the United Nations, declared Independence in 1948. All surrounding Arab nations immediately declared war onโ€ฆ

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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