Tommy Cestare HL History August 28th, 2014 Scars of War, Wounds of Peace The Israeli-Arab Tragedy by Shlomo Ben-Ami Preface The preface describes how Shlomo Ben-Ami, a former Foreign Minister of Israel and author of Scars of War, formed the English version of the tragedy between the Arabs and Israelis. This major conflict of the tragedy is due to threats to stop the spread of Zionism or the Palestinian Arabs throughout the Palestinian region. Along with Zionism, the Yishuv did not have a good relationship with Zionists which contributed to the violence and tragedy. Shlomo Ben-Ami wrote the novel in order to give an overview of the conflict to educate Arab and Israeli citizens in hopes of a result to end the conflict. Arab-Israeli conflict - political and military conflicts between Arab countries and Israel due to the rise of Zionism and Arab nationals during the later part of the 19th century Zionism - Jewish movement that supports a Jewish home territory Palestinian Arabs - People who live in Palestine that are bound to the Arab culture Palestinian region - Region in Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River Yishuv - Term to refer to Jewish people residing in Palestine Chapter I: Prelude: The Birth of an Intractable Conflict …show more content…
Also, the aim Zionism was to create a home for Jewish people in Palestine. Zionism brought many conflicts to Palestine. Many uprisings occurred in order to revolt against the Jewish destiny since Zionists wanted a fresh start with a new culture and language. National consequences did not exist during the arrival of Zionism, but Palestinian nationalism did emerge in order to defend against the Zionist