{"id":1998,"date":"2025-08-10T22:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T05:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.palomar.edu\/mcastillo\/?page_id=1998"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:24:40","slug":"h-israel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.palomar.edu\/mcastillo\/h-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel – The challenges of and hostilities toward Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(High leve<\/strong>l – lesson – Reading for facts and understanding of the Israel-Hams War)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since its establishment as an independent state in 1948, Israel has faced many challenges, setbacks, and hostilities being the only Jewish country surrounded by Arab countries in the Middle East. So what are and has been the implications?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Ongoing conflict and security threats<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wars with neighboring Arab states: Israel has fought wars against neighboring Arab countries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. the 1948 Arab-Israeli War<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. the 1956 Suez Crisis<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. the 1967 Six-Day War<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. the 1973 Yom Kippur War<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. the 1982 Lebanon War, and  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. the most recent major attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Hamas cheer & hold Hamas flag after invading Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Israel has faced continuous threats from various militant groups, leading to numerous security operations and ongoing violence, particularly in the Gaza Strip<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n