The Historical Origin of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict —— A Window of Yuanmou

Since ancient times, wars and conflicts are mostly related to territory, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is no exception. In fact, this is also a territorial dispute. The Palestinian-Israeli issue has a long history and has been widely concerned by the international community, but it has not been properly resolved. As the saying goes, "Rome was not built in a day." If we want to trace the root of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, we can start from 5000 years ago.

1. Blood relationship is established by blood relatives.

According to legend, Sumerians are the ancestors of Arabs and Israelis, who first lived together in the Middle East. Later, Semites gradually divided into two groups, namely Canaanites and Hebrews. Around 3000 BC, Canaanites migrated from the Arabian Peninsula to the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and established the Canaanite State. Their descendants are Arabs now. In the 9th century BC/KLOC-0, the Hebrews also migrated from the two river basins to the east coast of the Mediterranean. Canaanites feel that newcomers are not welcome. In fact, the Hebrews are not welcome. In order to survive and reproduce, the Hebrews fought for territory and had a long struggle with the Canaanites. Until 1 1 century BC, the Hebrews occupied Jerusalem and established their first country. Their descendants are now Jews.

It can be seen that Arabs and Jews belong to the earliest inhabitants of Palestine. Judging from the time of moving, Arabs are about two thousand years earlier than Jews; Judging from the time when People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded, Arabs were about a thousand years earlier than Jews. Judging from their descendants, both of them have lived here for generations and are constantly multiplying.

2. The influence of Zionism

In the nearly one hundred years after the founding of the Hebrews, that is, during the reign of Saul, David and Solomon, the Jewish nation also had a period of stability and prosperity. However, the good times did not last long. Around the 9th century BC, the Hebrew kingdom was constantly invaded by foreigners. Although the Jewish nation rose up against it, it was still doomed. In 928 BC, the Hebrew kingdom gradually split into Israel and Judea. Since then, the Jewish nation has experienced a tragic fate, either brutally slaughtered or sold into slavery, and a national tragedy inevitably occurred.

In 722 BC, the Assyrian Empire invaded and destroyed the kingdom of Israel. In 586 BC, the Babylonian Empire rose and destroyed the Jewish kingdom. The Jewish nation also suffered racial overthrow and disappeared from the list of major ethnic groups in Palestine.

In the following 100 years, Greeks, Turks and Romans poured into Palestinian areas. In the process of living together, they influenced and assimilated each other, and gradually formed the same language and writing, and shared the same culture and belief. Together, they formed the Palestinians and became the founders of the region's culture and history.

Under the attack of national subjugation and extinction, Jews had to be scattered to other countries and become ethnic minorities. In the process of living with other nationalities, Jews are constantly rejected by foreigners because they are unwilling to give up their beliefs and habits. Despite the difficult situation, the faith in the hearts of Jews is immortal, and the Zionist ideal has always supported the strong survival of this nation.

188 1 In March, Tsar Alexander II was assassinated and the Zionist movement began. The voice of Russia's rejection of Jews is getting louder and louder. They put forward: "Without the motherland, Jews will always be foreigners."

1897, the Jews held a Zionist congress, which adopted a program and made the following provisions: "The goal of Zionism is to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine guaranteed by public law." After this meeting, Jews scattered around the world rushed into Palestine like straws. They agreed that Palestine was their only best place to go.

The influx of a large number of Jews once again caused the contradiction between them and Arabs. From 65438 to 0929, the conflict between Arabs and Jews intensified, and a large-scale bloody conflict occurred near wailing wall. Since then, the conflict between the two sides has never really ended.

3. United Nations involvement in mediation

The bloody conflicts between Arabs and Jews broke out many times, which led to the continuous turmoil in the Middle East and the inability of local people to live and work in peace and contentment. 1947165438+10. In October, the United Nations intervened on the principles of peace, health and humanitarianism and adopted a United Nations resolution, which stipulated: "Divide Palestine into two independent countries: Arabs and Jews."

According to United Nations resolutions, Arabs and Jews have the right to establish their own state. 1948 In May, Israel declared its founding, and the Jewish state was successfully realized. However, due to various complicated factors at home and abroad, the Arab state was not successfully established.

Arabs are obviously dissatisfied with the UN resolution, especially Palestinians. When they see that this country is about to split for no reason, they are quite indignant. Since then, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has planted deep-rooted seeds. Since the founding of Israel in 1948, there have been five large-scale Middle East wars, seven-year peace talks and three large-scale bloody conflicts between Israel and Arab countries in recent years.

Jews in Israel have undoubtedly become the beneficiaries of these wars and conflicts, and the Jewish nation has returned to the historical stage of Palestine. In less than 70 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Israel occupied almost all the Palestinian territories and a large part of the neighboring "Arab countries". The people in the Middle East have suffered from war for many years, and the original Palestinian residents have become refugees and become increasingly hostile to Jews. But Jews don't feel guilty about it. They think they just got back what belonged to them.

Third, analyze the root causes of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has not been properly resolved, on the one hand, it is inseparable from its profound historical origin, on the other hand, there are many connections between their practical interests. If the historical origin has planted seeds for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, then the contradiction of realistic interests can be said to be the root of the conflict.

1. The sovereignty of Jerusalem is unknown.

First of all, Jerusalem has a very important historical position. Geographically, Jerusalem is located in the West Bank of the Jordan River in Palestine and occupies a very important geographical position. Historically, this city was founded in 3 150 BC, and it is an ancient city with a long history of more than 5,000 years. As far as international status is concerned, Jerusalem is the birthplace of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Known as the "Holy Land of Three Religions", it enjoys the reputation of a world-famous cultural and religious ancient city with rich tourism income. Based on the above three points, Jerusalem has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Second, the sovereignty of Jerusalem has been in an uncertain state. The United Nations designated it as an international jurisdiction in 1947; 1949, Jerusalem was forced to be divided into two parts under the negotiations between Jordan and Israel, which were controlled by the two countries respectively; 1950, Israel moved its capital here, and used the Third Middle East War to occupy the old city in the East including Jerusalem. 1980, Israeli legislation declared Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible capital". But in fact, the international community has never recognized the sovereignty of Jordan or Israel over Jerusalem. Israel's ambition to monopolize Jerusalem has also been directly ignored by the United Nations, and various measures and legislation have been declared invalid.

Thirdly, Jerusalem involves complex religious and cultural issues. Jews, Arabs and Muslims have all thrived here. For a long time, many ethnic groups have been living together, and they have made indelible contributions to the creation of civilization and the promotion of its progress. As a "holy land of the three religions", Jerusalem is not only a city, but also a symbol of the religious feelings of Christians, Jews and Muslims all over the world in a sense. A series of struggles and conflicts between major sects due to religious rights and interests have made the issue of Jerusalem's sovereignty more complicated. Times are changing, all ethnic groups live together, and at the same time, they are mixed with different religious beliefs, so even if the United Nations is involved, it is impossible to simply define who this city belongs to.

A city with such an important position and unresolved sovereignty has naturally become the key point to detonate the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

2. Disputes over the construction and demolition of Jewish settlements

The first is the establishment of settlements. The United Nations has passed relevant resolutions, stipulating that Jews can establish their own settlements in areas designated by Palestine. Taking this resolution as a refuge, Israel has established hundreds of Jewish settlements on the land that they occupied originally belonging to Palestine, and Jews who walk around the world flock, for example, to return to their motherland. Therefore, in a short time, hundreds of thousands of Jews lived in these settlements.

Secondly, the impact of settlements on Palestinians. Jewish settlements are mostly built in the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. These areas not only have good water sources and convenient living conditions, but also are Palestinian military sites and traffic trunk lines. By establishing Jewish settlements, Israel justifiably occupied the land plundered by the war. At the same time, due to the special geographical location of these settlements, it is also very beneficial for Israel to monitor the actions of Arab residents in real time.

Palestinians are once again dissatisfied with the settlements. Palestinians believe that, on the one hand, Jewish settlements have fueled Israel's arrogance and created an excuse for the Israeli government to refuse to withdraw its troops; On the other hand, Jewish settlements cut off the important water sources and traffic fortresses of Palestinians, which seriously affected the interests of Palestinians. Palestinians have called for the dismantling of Jewish settlements more than once, but they have never been able to do so. As far as reality is concerned, Jewish settlements have existed for decades. If we really want to dismantle them, it will involve many practical problems, such as the source of funds, residents' resettlement, pensions and employment, and the demolition will definitely cause new social unrest.

It can be seen that Jewish settlements are also a serious injury between Palestine and Israel, which greatly aggravates the national hatred of Palestinians against Jews and makes the Palestinian-Israeli conflict only a little.

3. Disparities in the resettlement of Palestine refugees

The first is the definition of refugees. Palestinian refugees are Arabs who have left their homes in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the West Bank because of many wars and conflicts in the Middle East. They were originally Palestinian residents.

Second, there are differences of opinion on the resettlement of refugees. The Palestinian side believes that refugees are caused by war, and the initiators of the war should bear the greatest responsibility. Therefore, Israel is required to bear the main responsibility, and Palestinian refugees should be compensated accordingly and allowed to return to Israel. Israel, on the other hand, believes that the resettlement and compensation of refugees need huge funds, which will inevitably seriously affect the local economic development, so it is unwilling to take the initiative to bear the main responsibility. In addition, Israel does not agree with the return of refugees to Israel, believing that this will cause "national security problems."

The resettlement of Palestinian refugees involves not only the coexistence of Arabs and Jews, but also social stability and Israel's national security. Therefore, Israel is very cautious in solving this problem and actively seeks the support of the international community.

In addition, the lack of international intervention, the lack of trust between the two sides and the influence of big powers have contributed to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to some extent.

Looking at the whole Middle East, in addition to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a series of new political events, such as the Iraq war and the Syrian civil war, continue to appear, making the turbulent situation in the Middle East worse. However, we must be soberly aware that the problems of Palestine and Israel persist for a long time with complicated reasons, which have profoundly affected Arabs, Jews and the Islamic world. I hope both sides can cherish peace and strive for success and development in a better way.