
Deadly Protests Ahead Of Israel’s 70th Independence Day
The decades old conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is both simple to understand, yet deeply complex and almost impossible to resolve. At the heart of this conflict is a basic idea that both sides believe: The Israelis believe that they are entitled to the land now known as Israel, while the Palestinians believe that they are entitled to the land they call Palestine. Unfortunately, both sides claim the same land; they simply call the land by different names.