At the end of World War II, 1947 the Jewish State of Palestine established a state of Jewish sovereignty, the United Nations in November of that same year voted to establish the creation of a Jewish state and an Arab state. That was the creation and establishment of Israel. Israel is known as the “Holy Land”, a country of rich history and distinguishable conflict. It is a nation state known for its incredibly notorious history with war, conflict, and strength. Through history religion has played a huge role in development of our societies, and has connected us as global citizens. Through the 68 years as an established Nation- state, it has gone through civil wars, expansion, and extensive violence. Most importantly through all of the nations
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This war established the permanency of Israeli borders and their expansions. Five years later, after the completion of the six-day war the Yum Kippur War occurred. Yum Kippur is one of the holiest days in Judaism. During Yum Kippur in 1973 the Arab coalition bombed occupied territories of Islam, this bombing also involved the Soviet Union and America. The two superpowers were allies of either the Arab coalition (Soviets) or Israel (America). The two “Nuclear Superpowers” didn’t get involved physically but watched over each other. President Nixon actually went to congress to send emergency aid to Israel in efforts to aid their Jewish state ally. This war ended with both sides peacefully resigning in 1978 and concluded with Egypt breaking free of Russian imperialist foreign policy. The extensive strength of the Israeli border through forty years of war led to the order of Palestine becoming smaller and smaller until 1988. In 1988 the state of Palestine became a country. This completed the extensive violent border expansion of …show more content…
This holiday is celebrated on the fifth of “Iyar” which in the Israeli calendar is a spring month between April and June. This day celebrates Israelis independence as a country, which declared the “Holy land, the promised land” in Palestine as the state of Israel. This day culturally is the equivalent of the American 4th of July. People celebrate in the street; have beautiful picnics in the park and the Israeli defense force even open up their bases for the public to tour. This holiday is called Yom Ha'atzmaut and is celebrated by people in Israel and became a Jewish national holiday. There are many songs in Israel for this holiday, Al Kol Eleh, Bashana HaBa'ah, Hatikva, Come with Me and Eretz Yisrael. Majority of these song lyrics preach the protection and appreciation of the singers native country. These songs all show a pure form of nationalism and give a feeling of home and love to the residents of Israel in the song. These songs have been so popular in the country that many members of the Jewish religion have adapted the lyrics in their native languages all over the world. This shows support and a reflection to the people of Israel. These songs are traditional songs shared during the Israeli holiday and reflect a true form of nationalism and the honor it is to be
This war established the permanency of Israeli borders and their expansions. Five years later, after the completion of the six-day war the Yum Kippur War occurred. Yum Kippur is one of the holiest days in Judaism. During Yum Kippur in 1973 the Arab coalition bombed occupied territories of Islam, this bombing also involved the Soviet Union and America. The two superpowers were allies of either the Arab coalition (Soviets) or Israel (America). The two “Nuclear Superpowers” didn’t get involved physically but watched over each other. President Nixon actually went to congress to send emergency aid to Israel in efforts to aid their Jewish state ally. This war ended with both sides peacefully resigning in 1978 and concluded with Egypt breaking free of Russian imperialist foreign policy. The extensive strength of the Israeli border through forty years of war led to the order of Palestine becoming smaller and smaller until 1988. In 1988 the state of Palestine became a country. This completed the extensive violent border expansion of …show more content…
This holiday is celebrated on the fifth of “Iyar” which in the Israeli calendar is a spring month between April and June. This day celebrates Israelis independence as a country, which declared the “Holy land, the promised land” in Palestine as the state of Israel. This day culturally is the equivalent of the American 4th of July. People celebrate in the street; have beautiful picnics in the park and the Israeli defense force even open up their bases for the public to tour. This holiday is called Yom Ha'atzmaut and is celebrated by people in Israel and became a Jewish national holiday. There are many songs in Israel for this holiday, Al Kol Eleh, Bashana HaBa'ah, Hatikva, Come with Me and Eretz Yisrael. Majority of these song lyrics preach the protection and appreciation of the singers native country. These songs all show a pure form of nationalism and give a feeling of home and love to the residents of Israel in the song. These songs have been so popular in the country that many members of the Jewish religion have adapted the lyrics in their native languages all over the world. This shows support and a reflection to the people of Israel. These songs are traditional songs shared during the Israeli holiday and reflect a true form of nationalism and the honor it is to be