Journal 3

A problem that has perplexed me is the current political crisis in the Middle East. The portrayal of the middle east by our media has not been able to provide a satisfying answer as to why things are the way they are in this part of the world. I feel the real problems are far more complex and deeply rooted than portrayed by the American media. There are several underlying issues which drives the numerous crisis of today. The problem is not a new problem and has appeared several times throughout history, such as in the Crusades. More currently, at the end of World War II, the british partioning of its occupied territories is at the core of the crisis. The arbritary lines drawn as political boundries by the British often grouped toghether rival factions within the same country. The displacement of thousands of Palestinian inhabitants in order to create the state of Israel is also another common trouble issue when it comes to the middle east.