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== Roots of the conflict == | |||
The current conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians revolves around claims to the territory that each group calls its homeland—Palestine. Known to the ancient Hebrews as the “Land of Canaan,” Palestine derives its name from the Philistines, a people who occupied the southern coastal part of the country in the twelfth century <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. In approximately 1250 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., under [[Joshua]], the Israelites conquered and inhabited Canaan. It was the fulfillment of the promise of God to [[Abraham]]. A Hebrew kingdom—established in 1000 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>.—was divided into the kingdoms of Israel (to the north) and Judah (to the south) after the reign of Solomon. | The current conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians revolves around claims to the territory that each group calls its homeland—Palestine. Known to the ancient Hebrews as the “Land of Canaan,” Palestine derives its name from the Philistines, a people who occupied the southern coastal part of the country in the twelfth century <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. In approximately 1250 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., under [[Joshua]], the Israelites conquered and inhabited Canaan. It was the fulfillment of the promise of God to [[Abraham]]. A Hebrew kingdom—established in 1000 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>.—was divided into the kingdoms of Israel (to the north) and Judah (to the south) after the reign of Solomon. | ||
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== Invasion of Lebanon == | == Invasion of Lebanon == | ||
On June 6th, 1982, on June 6th, Israeli tanks rolled into Lebanon in pursuit of the PLO. This pursuit of the PLO was nominally based on their attempted assassination of the top Israeli diplomat, but their repeated shelling of Israeli settlements along the Lebanese border was what essentially provoked the Israeli retaliatory attack. What began as a drive, supposedly, to secure a twenty-five mile buffer zone between Israel’s border and the PLO developed into a major assault on West Beirut, the PLO’s stronghold. | On June 6th, 1982, on June 6th, Israeli tanks rolled into Lebanon in pursuit of the PLO. The attack came as no surprise. The PLO had been expecting the attack for a year. U.S. officials reportedly stopped Israel from invading Lebanon three times this winter. | ||
Then on April 21 and May 9, Israel bombed PLO positions in Lebanon. Some said the raids were an attempt to provoke a PLO response and thus start a war. But the PLO did not respond. | |||
Former chief of staff, General David Jones said that the United States military tried to talk the Israelis out of the invasion just prior to their June 6th advance into Lebanon, but to no avail. | |||
This pursuit of the PLO was nominally based on their attempted assassination of the top Israeli diplomat, but their repeated shelling of Israeli settlements along the Lebanese border was what essentially provoked the Israeli retaliatory attack. What began as a drive, supposedly, to secure a twenty-five mile buffer zone between Israel’s border and the PLO developed into a major assault on West Beirut, the PLO’s stronghold. | |||
In the first 48 hours of its advance into Lebanon, the Israeli army had apparently crushed most of the Palestinian military forces between Beirut and the Israeli frontier, and the PLO operation command in West Beirut was knocked out. But Israel continued its attack, penetrating deeper and deeper into the Lebanese territory. Israel bombed West Beirut repeatedly, devastating large parts of the city, leaving between 600,000 and a million people homeless. | In the first 48 hours of its advance into Lebanon, the Israeli army had apparently crushed most of the Palestinian military forces between Beirut and the Israeli frontier, and the PLO operation command in West Beirut was knocked out. But Israel continued its attack, penetrating deeper and deeper into the Lebanese territory. Israel bombed West Beirut repeatedly, devastating large parts of the city, leaving between 600,000 and a million people homeless. | ||
The type of campaign the Israelis waged requires a lot of advanced planning. It is obvious that this | The type of campaign the Israelis waged requires a lot of advanced planning. It is obvious that this operation—including the push to Beirut—was the real plan all along. | ||
== A Palestinian homeland == | == A Palestinian homeland == | ||
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[[Twelve tribes of Israel]] (ancient history of the twelve tribes and their place in the world today) | [[Twelve tribes of Israel]] (ancient history of the twelve tribes and their place in the world today) | ||
== For more information == | |||
This article is excerpted from an audio album by Elizabeth Clare Prophet ''Forces on the Move in the Middle East'' (1982) (available from [https://ascendedmasterlibrary.org Ascended Master Library] | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||