SOCIAL STUDIES: Research Activity: The Holy Land

Three major monotheist religions claim the ownership of the land where their faiths were developed. This place is known as the Holy Land and is located in the Middle East. Nowadays, it comprises roughly the territory of Israel, the Palestinian territories and parts of Jordan and Lebanon. The dispute over the territory led to the Crusades in which Muslims and Christian confronted each other in several bloody wars. Today, Jews and Muslims continue to fight over the possession of part of the land that is sacred according to their beliefs.

Questions

1. How rational is the conflict between Muslims and Jews in the Middle East?

2. How can it be solved?


Internet sources:

History and meaning of the Holy Land:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Land

Conflict between Jews and Muslims:
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/history/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict