The Israelis launched an attack and hit the Gaza Strip right on the spot on October 28th, 2013. CNN was told by the Palestinian security in Gaza that the two rockets that were fired at them hit a training camp just west of Gaza City. The medical sources reported that there were no injuries. The Israeli military said that the strikes came right after they had intercepted a missile that came from the This article relates to our standards of Southwest Asia because it gives an example of the ongoing conflict between the Israeli Jews and the Arab Palestinians. The Israelis came here because of their religious connection to the land, Zionism, anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust. And the Arabs want this land because of their historical connection to the land. More aggression is spreading between the Israelis and the Arabs because of their land and their religion. Standards- SS7H2 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southwest Asia (Middle East) leading to the 21st century. b. Explain the historical reasons for the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948; include the Jewish religious connection to the land, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and Zionism in Europe. c. Describe how land and religion are reasons for continuing conflicts in the Middle East. http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/world/meast/israel-gaza-airstrike/index.html?iref=allsearch |
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Gaza Strip and targeted Ashkelon. Lt. Col. Peter claimed that the air strike launched was an immediate response to the terrorist aggression and its infrastructure in Gaza.