In the Middle East, disputes over territory are commonplace. One such dispute, the Israeli Palestinian conflict, is very controversial. In the 19th century, Israelis and Palestinians were able to coexist peacefully. The area now known as Israel was predominantly Muslim, but there were a significant amount of Jewish people. In the late 1800's a group in Europe decided to colonize this land. Known as Zionists, they were a minority of the Jewish population whose goal was to create a Jewish native land. They considered many locations, including areas in Africa and the Americas, before choosing Palestine. As Zionists settled in Palestine, many who intended to take over the land for a Jewish state, the indigenous Palestinian population became increasingly worried. Eventually, fighting broke out, with escalating waves of violence. Hitler's assent to power in Germany, along with Zionist happenings in western countries to disrupt efforts to place Jewish refugees in western countries, caused increased Jewish immigration to Palestine. From there, conflict grew.
             u87There are two main problems in the middle of this conflict. First, there is the impact of the weak attempt to keep more ethnic states, especially since the area is very diverse. Second, the continued Israeli military occupation and confiscation of private land in the West Bank and control of Gaza, a highly repressive, with a minimum of Palestinians contributes to the conflict. Control over their lives and holds more than 10,000 Palestinian men, women and children in Israeli jails. Few of them have a legitimate trial and physical abuse and torture are common. The Palestinian border is controlled by the Israeli forces. This prevents women in labor from reaching hospitals, preventing food and medicine to Gaza, and the production of the growing humanitarian crisis larger. Israeli forces entered almost daily violated, kidnapping, and murder people. After the Oslo peace accords in 1993, ...