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Could someone explain the first couple of principal components of this conflict to a historically illiterate like me?
by 3rd3 12y ago
Could someone explain the first couple of principal components of this conflict to a historically illiterate like me?
- joosters 12y agoIt all comes down to 'Whose land is it anyway?'
- shortsightedsid 12y agoSome of the issues go back thousands of years. In a sense, it also shows the genius of Prophet Mohammad. From a historical point of view, one of his greatest achievements was to unite the Arabs. That's something that was never done before or since. So, simplifying it as just a land dispute isn't right.
- slashdotaccount 12y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-evIyrrjTTY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-evIyrrjTTY
- nl 12y agoIsrael, Oil, Shia vs Sunni conflict, US ambitions, old school dictators vs democratic movements vs religious fundamentalists. I think that covers most things, except Turkey. Turkey has a whole secular vs religious plus embrace Europe and the West vs embrace the Middle East thing going on. Basically a short summary is difficult because the history is enormous and intertwined.
- jqm 12y agoProxy wars among larger powers. Syria demonstrates this principal most clearly. It's the US (or the West if you prefer) vs Russia for controlling influence in the region.