Essays on Israel

Biography on Steve Israel, a U.S. Representative for New York
Steve Israel is a member of the U.S House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District of New York since 2001. Steve is a true leader. He values education. He respects the middle class and the low-income group. Even in the worst situations, Steve always raised his voice and stood up for his people. He has sponsored and co-sponsored numerous bills and voted in favor of several reforms that benefit the public to a great extent. He has been in power since 2001 and never misled his people. He Continue reading...

DO WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF MEDIA INFOTAINMENT AND MELODRAMATIC REPORTAGE?

Introduction
For the past 4 decades, the role of the media has been in the process of transforming. Traditionally, the role of the media has been purely on performing an informative role concerning various events taking place across the globe. This phenomena is commonly known as the provision of hard news where the reporter presents the facts to the viewers they way they occurred. However, this is no longer the case, as the media is increasingly indulging in the provision of information as well as entertaining the society. The media houses have been shifting from the traditional methods of Continue reading...

Judging this conflict using the philosophical article of Rousseau ‘discourse on origin of inequality’

Rousseau’s philosophical article discourse on the origin of inequality was an attempt to analyze the source of evil and inequality that have been boggling man since his existence in this world. Rousseau in his article wrote that the very evil that faces humanity has originated from selfish behavior of the natural man. To him the man who first installed boundaries on his perceived property became the source of all evil in the world today. In this article Rousseau, wrote that life was initially good when people just had enough to make them survive and enough personal space. The Continue reading...

IDOLATRY, SOCIAL INJUSTICE, AND FALSE WORSHIP:

Introduction: Society and the People of God
Many thought that the Bible is simply a set of rules or guidelines on how to worship God. For others, the Word of God has nothing to do with government, society, and communities. However, the Scripture is clear that every matter about society is subject to the will of God.
1. Idolatry
Idolatry is one of the great sins abhorred by God even in the Old Testament. In fact, this spiritual adultery is the capital sin of the people of God. Idolatry has crept in into the land of Judah and Israel Continue reading...

Critical Thinking Paper: ENVI-423-003 Geography of Middle East

Three issues that have served as effective learning supplements in Geography of Middle East class include the following: the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, continuing troubles in Iraq in the post-War on Terror era and the effects of high concentration of funds to Jewish organizations in the United States (US). The foregoing issues provide significant impacts on understanding the nature of Middle Eastern politics better, given the complicated interests of nations therein and their volatile status towards one another, the US and its allies. Key to understanding the complicated nature of Middle Eastern politics is the divisiveness brought Continue reading...

Based on the biblical account, the kingdom of Israel emerged around 1020 B.C. this was when the Israelites asked Samuel the prophet to choose a king for them. Before this time, Israel was ruled by judges. After the death of Joshua, the Israelites looked up to the judges for leadership. A judge was a military leader who had commander over two tribes of Israel. According to the Hebrew bible, Barak, Eli, Gideon, Samson, Samuel and Deborah were recognized as judges. In this paper, I will discuss on the emergence of the first Israelite kingdom, leadership transition and the structure Continue reading...

In 1992 there Parliamentary elections marked the end of the civil war and the beginning of Lebanon's second republic. All militias were dismantled except Hezbollah (Lebanese Resistance). Hariri, Lebanese, was in charge of forming a cabinet, he had the support of Syria and he was seen as the one that was going to bring peace to Syria and Lebanon. His plan was to rebuild the city, bring business and tourism. His cabinet was large, but there were neither Christians nor Hezbollah’s representations (p.6).
Hezbollah was worried that Hariri would restrict the movement of the resistance or bring it Continue reading...

The dictionary is a very useful book in any area of study; it provides the definition needed by students or any person who has an interest in any field of study. It provides the right reference now only to words but also some issues that need clarification. There are very few bible dictionaries; however, most of them are not detailed and just give a highlight and simple definitions without t making in-depth explanation.
The Bible Dictionary is written by John .Davis and who is a professor of Semitic Philology and the Old Testament History. The Bible Dictionary is very Continue reading...

Prophets and Kings is part of a unique video series of the Faith Lessons; Prophets and Kings Session four is part of volume two of the movie series. The movie produced by Ray Vander Laan combines together religious, historical, geographical and cultural context of the scriptures and linking them with the modern day believer. Session four “The Wages of Sins” focuses on prophet Hezekiah and how his faith saved the children of Israel.
Ray Van der Laan comes from a family with a strong Christian background; he received his bachelor’s degree from the Dordt College, and thereafter he Continue reading...

What Americans Should Know About It

Palestine-Israel Conflict and What Americans Should Know About It
There is much more than meets the eye regarding the United State’s role in the Palestine-Israel conflict. The significant facts that Americans should know, regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict highlight the social injustices (such as unemployment rates, demolition of homes, numbers of political prisoners and detainees, injuries, and civilian fatalities) in which Palestinians are at a much greater loss than Israelis. These facts, coupled with the staggering differences in US aid to Israel over Palestine, elucidate the blurred lines between politics, religious conflict, and human rights at stake.
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The bible remains to be the most read literature in the world; people who seek spiritual uplifting as well as those who look for avenues to criticize its credibility love it. Wright in his analysis of the bible uses history and bible scriptures to prove that indeed, what is written in the bible is a true account of history. Even though the bible is divided into two parts, the old and the New Testament, there is no much difference in the two accounts. It is in fact considered that the New Testament is just a revelation of the events Continue reading...

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been the world’s major source of instability. Americans are openly linked to Israeli-Palestine conflict, and gradually endangered by its devastation. The relations of Israel and United States are critical factor in the American’s government overall policy in the Middle East. As such, the congress has placed significant importance on continuance of a secure and supportive affiliation. The distinguished expression of congressional support for Israel has been foreign aid. Notably, in the Fiscal year 2013, Israel received $8.5 million per day from United States government in military aid.
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Many Christians are confused on whether God’s covenant is conditional or unconditional of the present life and future response of its recipients. In his work Covenant Conditionality and a Future for Israel, Ronald Pierce gives a comprehensive explanation of this. First, the covenants given by God differ in the explicitness of their confidentiality. For Abraham, it is argued that there is an overt rationale for God’s promise, wherein God pronounces His blessing upon Abraham if he does his part. In Genesis 12 and 17, God commands him to leave his country so that he may receive his Continue reading...

Jeremiah 31:31-34 (NIV)

“The days are coming,” declared the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke the covenant, though I was the husband to them,” declares the Lord. “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will Continue reading...

“And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
Human condition. These were the words advised to Moses at Mount Sinai during the Mosaic Covenant. God was irate with the sins of Israelites. God reminded the people of Israel of their commitment to be faithful to His law (Mosaic Law) (Exodus 19:5). The agreement is particularly huge in light of the fact that in it God guarantees to make Israel "a kingdom of clerics and a sacred country" (Exodus 19:6).
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The Bible has been referred to be a guide to humanity. It is a holy book written by people inspired by GOD, however, the content of the bible has continued to rise heated debated among scholars and theologians. There are different interpretations that have been given concerning different verses in the Bible. One of the most controversial topics is the work of prophets and what whether their prophesy was based on promises that GOD had made earlier to the people.
One of the most notable promises was the building of the temple by King Solomon. It marked the fulfillment Continue reading...

During the time of Samuel, why did the people of Israel desire a king?

The people of Israel demanded a king during this time due to several reasons. The age of Samuel contributed greatly to the demand of a king by the Israelites. Samuel was old enough that he could no longer led the Israelites. The Israelites, therefore, needed someone strong to take over Samuel in leading Israel. The other reason why the people of Israel demanded for a king was due to the fact that the sons of Samuel were very corrupt and could not provide services in a just and fair manner to the people of Israel. The people of Israel Continue reading...

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The practice of blocking public communication by the government or the media is censorship. Censorship is a sensitive topic depending on the way is being utilized by the government. Censorship has been a big issue for the government since the first word was written.
First thing is about the use of censorship in high schools; one of the profound liberties of living in the west is freedom of speech, but it is important to know that this freedom can be exploited by different groups and to halt their way of communication is important for the greater of the Continue reading...

Looking at the official exchange rate Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the 22 Arab league members in the year 2012, the total was $3278.60 billion (CIA Fact book). When compared to that GDP of United Kingdom which was, $2.443 trillion in the same year 2012 (CIA Fact book) it shows that the sum of GDP of the 22 states is much less. On the same year, France managed to realize $2.579 trillion of the official exchange rate GDP. This compared to that of Arab States shows that the GDP of the 22 states was lower than that of France. Continue reading...

Introduction

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been among most notable longstanding conflicts in world history, mainly because its controversy centers on the sovereignty over the land known as Palestine but currently occupied, in large part, by the Jewish people as Israel. Both sides have proved uncompromising – Palestinian Arabs, whose population include Muslims and non-Muslims (Christians and Judaists), claim that Palestine has been their homeland for so many years, while Jews support their claim for the establishment of Israel over Palestinian lands on account that such form what they call the Promised Land. With no solution currently in sight, both Palestinians and Continue reading...

1 Samuel is one of the oldest documented writings and it belongs thematically with 2 Samuel. In some editions they are known as first two Books of the Kingdoms, thus leaving 1 and 2 Kingdoms as third and fourth books in this sequence. This is a very logical connection, since all the four books describe chronological events of the years preceding and following the establishment of the Jewish kingdom as an institution. Functionally 1 Samuel is a book of the Prophets (the other two being Law and Writings). This fact tells us that 1 Samuel is not only a Continue reading...

These included the various events that occurred during the moving out of the Israelites from Egypt. It was the departure of the Israelites under the leadership of Moses. Majorly, it was God’s plan to rescue and deliver Israelites from the political plight of oppression and slavery in Egypt. The Israelites had much suffering in Egypt especially following the succession of a new pharaoh. God, through Moses, delivered the Israelites from Egypt through the wilderness and eventually to the Promised Land that flowed with milk and honey. A number of events occurred in the land of Egypt before and Continue reading...

Ku Klux Klan

Origin
Ku Klux Klan also named as KKK or The Klan was formed sequentially with three movements that each reign one after another. Klan is a Greek word, which means a circle or a band of brothers. Ku Klux Klan is the name of the movements that formed in United States and had a vital role to play in the Reconstruction Era of 1860 (Hannity, 2004). The first movement, which was established by six veterans of the confederate army in Pulaski, Tennessee, had a sole purpose to bring violence against African Americans in the southern United States in the Continue reading...

The background of the War

In May 1967, the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser proposed the Arab countries to destroy the Jews as a nation (Dunstan, 2009). He was supported by the Syrian Defense Minister Hafez al-Assad, who would not object starting a war of extermination. Ahmad Shukeiri as the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization promised that the Jews will be allowed to return to their country of birth, if some of them survive.
Syria, Egypt, and Jordan started a general mobilization. Partial mobilization was announced by Kuwait and Sudan. Saudi Arabia also proclaimed the desire to take part in the war with Continue reading...

A Rationale for the Future of Israel

Robert in his work agrees with the Old Testament that defines Israel as a special community that is spiritually bound together by a covenant with God and physically related by Abraham through their Jacob. Their special relationship with God is believed to occur for the service to the rest of the world (Isa. 65.5f). However, despite its special position and role in the world, many have viewed that Israel`s mission had ended with the rejection of Christ and might not have a future. This believes makes every serious theologian and scholar to critically question “does Israel have a Continue reading...

The Change in Reference to the People Jesus Ministered in the Gospel of Matthew

In the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew Jesus appears to have directed his ministry through himself and disciples to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. At the end of the gospel Jesus clearly states all nations have the power to go out and spread the teachings of his ministry to the entire world.
During His ministry Jesus spoke to everyone without regard to their belief. . The real truth of the matter still rests in the fact the people were all derived, according to the Old Testament, from Abraham through the tribes of Israel. It is a Continue reading...

Introduction

Prophet Jeremiah is considered as the Old Testament prophet who spiritualized and individualized religion. He emphasized on the need to have a personal relationship with God as opposed to the communal relationship with God. Jeremiah means the weeping prophet according to the ancient Hebrew language. Contemporary Christian topologists have affirmed as the weeping prophet as well. Jeremiah is credited for authoring four books of the Bible; the Book of Jeremiah, the Book of Lamentations, 1st and 2nd Kings. His disciple and scribe assisted him; Baruch Ben Nariah to write the four books of the bible that have also been Continue reading...

The story of Samuel, the thirteenth judge in ancient Israel, overlaps with that of some of ancient Israel’s most famous and first kings: Saul, David and Solomon. The reason is that Samuel was the last of the judges-rulers who governed ancient Israel before the era of the Kings began. Some of the Bible’s most popular narratives revolve around him: including that of Eli and his own mother Hannah. Samuel’s father, Elkanah, had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Hannah was childless and apparently incapable of bearing, whilst Peninnah had children. Elkanah used to go to offer sacrifices Continue reading...

Art is an imitation of the struggles in the life of humanity that is expressed in various forms and media. That art is always subject to different interpretations sometimes or most of the time makes it controversial. Some of the most common topics that are often found too controversial by some people include religion, gender orientation, and war.
The previous exhibit of Rehab Nazzal entitled Invisible at the Karsh-Masson Gallery in Ottawa, Canada created a hullabaloo among the Palestinian and Israeli community in Canada. Israeli ambassador Rafael Barak expressed his disdain upon seeing the image of Palestinian prisoners in Continue reading...

Executive Summary

This work is a result of the research conducted by a researcher from the United Nations. It seeks to examine the root causes of tensions arising from the water resources around the Jordan River Basin, the significance of this region to its occupants. According to the findings, The Jordan River Basin not only provides water for basic human uses but also for both subsistence and commercial agriculture, hence controls levels of economic growth for the surrounding states. The paper also anticipate identifying the most crucial areas and recommendations were made. Among the critical areas identified, include agreements for sharing Continue reading...

- TURNING POINT: The significant social change that you will discuss (from the list given in the paper’s instructions): The Roman rule in the land of Israel.
- The YEAR or YEARs when the significant social change (“turning point”) occurred:
63 BCE – 70 CE
- The YEAR your first time period begins (this is the time period before the turning point and must be at least 100 years prior to the earliest year listed in item #2):
167 BCE.
- The YEAR your second time period ends (this is the time period following the turning point and Continue reading...

The Mosaic covenant is the covenant that was made between God and the people of Israel under Moses at Mount Sinai. This convent is similar to other covenants, because it involved the people of Israel and a sovereign God. On the contrary, covenant in the patriarch is the covenant that involved God and Abraham. Apparently, these two covenants differ in quite a number of ways; this paper will in essence present the differences between the two and subsequently establish how kingship relates to both.
The covenant between God and Abraham was unconditional; this means that the two parties involved Continue reading...

The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements signed between the governments of Israel and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Oslo in the year 1993 to build confidence and create trust between the Israelis and Palestinians and maintain peace in the region. There are several identifiable reasons for the failure of the Oslo Accords to fulfill “the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.” Israelis and Palestinians recognized each other as national communities. Palestinians bound themselves to a two-state solution in the year 1988. On the other hand, the Israelis recognized the legitimacy of an independent Israeli state. Signing Continue reading...

According to the Word of Faith Christian Fellowship there are a few notable differences (but as well as similarities) between the Gospels of Mathew and John. The two are also believed to account to the different portrayals of death and crucifixion of Jesus. The difference is found in terms of not only the manner of how the two presented the events but in other aspects as well. On the other hand, the similarity between the two is found in the Old Testament references they made. It was mentioned that Mathew is the lone evangelist who shared the story of Continue reading...

Apparently, the interactions that took place between God and the people of Israel under the guidance of Moses depict the various attributes of God. Additionally, some meticulous scenes from the book of exodus intensify the attributes of God that are not manifested in other chapters or rather books of the Bible. This paper will focus on the major scenes from the book of Exodus that depict the interactions between God and the people of Israel as a way of establishing the major attributes of God.
God is gracious. Gracious in its simplest meaning is to bestow or show kindness Continue reading...

Israel has a very turbulent history, with the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Romans, and the Arabs seizing the lands and subjugating Jews who proved unable to withstand the onset of foes for want of a strong army. In the 20th century, when the Ottoman Empire was on its last legs, it was the high time Israel rose from the ashes. The British authorities took control over Palestine in 1917 and went on to have diaspora Jews immigrate to their historical homeland is a series of what is known as Aliyah. Granted a mandate by the UN, the Continue reading...

Adversity and advantage is a story about a small country, which makes a remarkable difference by rebranding the Jewish state in living rooms of America as an innovative, ethical nation that works industriously and tirelessly to solve national and global problems.
The Israel inside is a savvy and smart documentary approach to public diplomacy as it does not advocate arguing, advocacy or convincing whatsoever. Politics has not been majorly discussed in the film. Rather, the documentary creates an emotional, inspiring perception that places Israel at a better level in terms of financial and technological advancement over the last 60 Continue reading...

Arab spring is the series of mass street protests, revolutions and internal armed conflicts in several Arab countries, which began in late 2010 in Tunisia and continuing in some countries today. The impetus for the beginning of the protests was the self-immolation of Tunisian street fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi on 18 December 2010. His self-immolation was the protest against the tyranny of the police, who confiscated his goods. Consequently, in Tunisia began mass protests that led to the resignation of the president of Ben Ali on 14 January 2011. The success of the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia gave impetus Continue reading...

Abstract

The physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of the children living in Palestine is one for concern. The horrifying tales of waking up or going to sleep in the sounds of bombs and gunfire cause posttraumatic stress disorder on everyone, including children. The incursion of the Israeli military in Palestine since the 1940s has left the nation with limits to their freedom of movement, limits to fair and free education, verbal and physical assaults, and the undeniable possibility of a troubled future. There is no doubt that within this troubled future lays an uneducated population that has seen and known Continue reading...

Business

1. What are the underlying forces that led to K&S’s desire to make changes to its current supply chain network?
Cheap labor and raw materials were the defining forces that led to K&S’s move to Singapore. Even though Israel site held 50% of the worldwide market share of bonding tools, the shift in the electronic manufacturing industry to Asia and other Pacific Rim countries meant that K&S would enhance their business and profitability of they also moved a part of their operations to that region. There is a definite shift in the way businesses are conducted by Continue reading...