Essays on Israel

Introduction Palestine and Israel have been locked in conflict for years, since the end of the second world war there has been a bitter struggle fought that has developed into one of the most intractable conflicts seen today. The two sides have been struggling to find themselves a peaceful resolution and it is deemed likely...

DISEC, the General Assembly’s First Committee, is one of the most popular Model United Nations GA-style committees. DISEC deals with topics that focus on disarmament, international issues and threats to peace that disrupt international security. Israel is one of the most advanced countries in the world in the field of cybersecurity. Israel’s cybersecurity initiative is...

Israel’s Political Structure Israel is one of the few countries in the world without a written constitution (blocked by religious political parties after the state’s formation in the late 40s, which instead opted to use their “11 Basic Laws”; laws based on individual liberties that were outlined in the Israeli Declaration of Independence). However, attempts...

Introduction The nation of Israel, despite the small amount of physical area that it occupies, being the 154th largest globally, is soaked with religious, historical, and political significance (https://www.aipac.org/resources/maps/israel-size-comparison). From its ancient founding by Abraham in 1600 BC, to the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD, to the achievement of statehood status in 1948, Israel...

Having celebrated its seventh decade of statehood recently, Israel has grown dramatically in its population, capital, and military strength. Yet another means to evaluate the country’s development is through analyzing whether or not it has experienced a parallel trajectory in its independence, especially considering its ties to the United States. In measuring this, one must...