A Brief Note On The World Book Encyclopedia - 1151 Words

Grant Grunder Mr. Zimmerman Honors Freshman English I 20 October 2015 Encyclopedia â€Å"Palestine.† World Book Encyclopedia. 15th ed. 2011. Print. Palestine is a historic land in which both Judaism and Christianity were originated. It is considered â€Å"The Holy Land† because it is a sacred place to the Muslims and many stories in the Christian Bible take place in Palestine. Palestine’s geographical location between Egypt and southwest Asia has caused it to be the center of many wars for thousands of years. Arab and Jewish inhabitants of Palestine fought for control of the territory and in 1949 Palestine was split apart into Israel, Jordan, and Egypt making many of the former residents refugees. In the late 1800’s the Jews of Eastern†¦show more content†¦Zionists believed that the British did not do enough to build the Jewish national home and opposed the British limitations on immigration and land purchases. The Arabs opposed this idea and feared Palestine was being handed to the Jews because the United Kingdom was allowing so many to Jews to immigrate into the new territory. In 1939 Jewish immigration became much more limited because of Arabian riots after the immigration of over 100,000, Jews from Nazi-Germany and Poland. Relevancy Statement This was a very informational and well organized source. It was so well because it was, for the most part, chronological order, which makes research simple. Lastly, it was very full of information on the life and history of Palestine. Encyclopedia â€Å"Israel.† World Book Encyclopedia. 10th ed. 2011. Print. Israel has a much modernized transportation system. This allows the military to move troops and equipment quickly to any part of the country at any given time. The roads of Israel are almost in all parts of the country. Its communication allows the government to communicate to its people better than any other Middle Eastern Country. Israel has a prosperous method of trade both in and out of the country which is in a large part because of its advanced method of transportation. In the mid-1800s Jews in Europe decided to live in the Holy Land which was a part of the Ottoman Empire. During World War I the United Kingdom was fighting for control of