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Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Zack Beauchamp

    Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
    How did Israel become a country in the first place?How did Israel become a country in the first place?
    Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine

    European Jews arrived at Zionism partly because of rising antisemitic persecution.

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    What else should I read on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?What else should I read on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
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    Here are some options.

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    What happens if the peace process fails?What happens if the peace process fails?
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    Israel, the West Bank, and potentially even Gaza could become a single de facto state.

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    How do the current Israeli and Palestinian governments approach the conflict?How do the current Israeli and Palestinian governments approach the conflict?
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    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas doesn’t trust the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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    What is the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?What is the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
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    “Oslo” is an ongoing American-mediated effort to broker a peace treaty between the two populations.

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    How does the world feel about Israel/Palestine?How does the world feel about Israel/Palestine?
    Palestine

    In one BBC poll of 22 countries, Israel was the fourth-most-disliked nation, behind only Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea.

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    Why are the US and Israel so friendly?Why are the US and Israel so friendly?
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    Why the US and Israel have had such a close relationship for so long.

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    How are other Middle Eastern countries handling the conflict?How are other Middle Eastern countries handling the conflict?
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    Israel now has peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, but its relations with Syria and Lebanon are still fraught.

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    Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
    What were the intifadas?What were the intifadas?
    Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine

    They were two Palestinian uprisings against Israel.

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    What is Hamas?What is Hamas?
    Palestine

    Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group that has waged war on Israel since 1987.

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