Part one of term paper
The Middle East has always been known as the Holy Land, the land of the Bible. For centuries, prophets have walked there, nations have collided and conquerors have come and gone. While Jews claim a three thousand-year-old attachment to this ancient land, Arabs also stake their devotion. Since the United Nations partition of Palestine in 1947 ...

Part two of term paper
... of "which side has the greater responsibility for the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East? In 1917, Britain declared its support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. But Britain had also promised support for an independent Arab State in former ottoman Arab Provinces, including Palestine. The first war began as a civil conflict between Palestinian Jews and Arabs following the United Nations recommendation of Nov. 29, 1947, to partition Palestine, then still under British mandate, ...