Sample Assignment on Politics PDF
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Running Head: REFLECTIVE ESSAYREFLECTIVE ESSAYName of the Student:Name of University:Author Note:
1REFLECTIVE ESSAYThesis Statement: The US intervention in Israeli politics escalated the dispute of Israel andPalestineThe October War also known as the Yom Kippur War was fought between the allies ofArab Power of Egypt and Syria and the newly emerged country Israel. However, the greatpowers of the world US and USSR played a very significant role which changed the perspectiveand stirred up the situation of international politics.The Muslim Ramadan month is celebrated as the day of Yom Kippur in Israel as theholiest day in Judaism. On 6th October, 1973 during the celebration of Yom Kippur the alliedforces of Egypt and Syria attacked Israel as an act of retaliation in order to reclaim their landsGolan Heights and Sinai. The war continued over the month and concluded with a ceasefire inboth the hostile territories. The actual reason behind the war was very deep and significant. It was about therecognition of Israel as a state. The issue has been started since 1917 when the British assuredthe Jews to gift a homeland of their own. At that time Israel was a Palestinian territory inhabitedby both Jews and Muslims. Subsequently, after the partition the Palestinians did not want toconsider Israel as a separate country whereas the Israelis tried to establish their identity whichwas previously undermined by the Arabs. In this context, after achieving their independence thenascent country of Israel was invaded by its Arab neighbours.However, the tension circulated around Israel and Palestine became heightened due to theinterference of global big powers like US and USSR. The Cold War politics intensified theconflict between Israel and Palestine. Russia or the erstwhile USSR aided the Egypt by providingthe latest SAM missiles and anti- tank Saiga missiles. On the other hand, US from the inception
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