The politics of resistance: From welcomed immigrants to alleged terrorists

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict that generates so much global media attention does not have its historical roots in Biblical times as fundamentalist Christian leaders are led to believe. Rather it is rooted in the political and economic conflict between European nations. The post-World War 1 actions of the British and French maritime interest sought control of the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal seaway that would lead to India and the East to facilitate trade. The presence of the Ottoman Empire navy in the area necessitated that they divide up the Ottoman-Syrian province into a number of countries. In the historic