The Arabs and Israeli people have been in conflict for a very long time. Although it is sometimes denied, people say religious views are the main cause of these conflicts. Jewish historian states that religious tensions were the “seeds” of the Arab-Israeli conflict. At this time, the French and British split up the ottoman empire (former turkey) into mandates. The French and British’s main interests were the suez canal, which was ideal for trading and shipping. The Sykes-Picot agreement allowed most of the territory to Britain, with Syris and Lebanon left for the French. They set up Arab governments in all mandates except Palestine. However, the Balfour declaration was an agreement to let the British set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine and also promised the Arabs freedom in Palestine. This was the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict. In 1945 the Arabs began protesting the Balfour Declaration. Finally, the British fall out of favor with the Jews due to the Zionist movement. In 1947 the UN suggests a partition, a distribution of the land to the Israelis and Arabs. The United Nations did not fully make an effort to keep world peace.
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