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A 14 page research paper that summarizes and analyzes the current Middle East crisis between the Israelis, the Arabs and the Palestinians. The writer discusses the historical background to this conflict and then relates this to the 2006 conflict, in relation to international law. As Israelis, the Palestinians, and the Lebanese Hizballah battle, the rest of the world debates the morality and legality of their war. Who is right? Are both wrong? Which state has the higher moral ground according to international law? Does any of them? The following examination of this crisis looks at it from the standpoint of international law and presents arguments for both sides before taking a stand on this issue. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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as illegally through breach of an international border and to support Palestinians fighting Israel in Gaza (Glass 15). For almost the entirety of the six years since Israel pulled out
of southern Lebanon, the Israelis have watched and noted that Hizballah was building fortifications alone the Israel/Lebanon border and stockpiling rockets and missiles (Beyer). Hizballah leader Hasan Nasrallah had also
been threatening for quite some time to kidnap Israeli soldiers, which is part of what instigated the current crisis with Lebanon, and Jerusalem believes that two previous attempts were successfully
thwarted (Beyer). The Hizballah attack is intended, among other rationales, to show support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Hamas recently also captured an Israeli soldier and whose
President--Hamas having won control of the Palestinian government--has called for Israels destruction (Beyer). In June 2006, members of the Gaza Palestinian Hamas movement tunneled into Israel, killed two soldiers and
took a third as hostage. Lebanons Hizballah soon launched its attacks, including a similar raid, and now Israel fights a war on two fronts ("Special Report" 28). As Israelis,
the Palestinians, and the Lebanese Hizballah battle, the rest of the world debates the morality and legality of their war. Who is right? Are both wrong? Which state has the
higher moral ground according to international law? Does any of them? The following examination of this crisis looks at it from the standpoint of international law and presents arguments for
both sides before taking a stand on this issue. Historical background It has frequently been assumed that discord in the Middle East, between Islamic Arabs and Jewish Israelis, is
founded in differences of religion. This is not the case. As the religions that preceded Islam, historically, Muslims have viewed both religions as legitimate faiths and there is little historical
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