In the fifty three years following the establishment of an Israeli homeland on May 14, 1948 in Palestine, two words can be used to best summarize the region: volatile and unstable. The distrust and genuine hatred between the Israelis and the Palestinians and Arab community has created a recent history marked with thousands of skirmishes, hundreds of minor conflicts, countless terrorist actions, and four major wars. The 1990's offered a ray of hope in Palestinian/Israeli relations. …showed first 75 words of 2865 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2865 total…world/05MIDE.html Editorial. (2000, July 26). This time, No Camp David Accords. The Chicago-Tribune, from http://chicagotribune.com/news/editorial/printedition/article/0,2669,SAV-0007260109,FF.html Rees, M. (2001, April 9). Fuel for the Fire. Time Magazine, from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101010409-104608,00.html Rees, M. (2001, April 16). In Search of Peace, Sharon Raises the Stakes. Time Magazine, from http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,105055,00.html Bracing for the Worst, Arab/Israeli Relations By Brian Deffinbaugh