Zach Bornheimer's History Portfolio

بالعربية:

اسمي Zachary bornheimer. أنا بصدد الكشف عن لكم شيئا سيتغير في ديناميات منكم حول النموذج البريطاني العربي العلاقة بين البلدين. اكتشفت وهي وثيقة ولم تكن قط يفترض أن يتم اكتشافها. أما الكتابة في مدينة عربية الصحافي في دمشق عام 1917 أن من واجبي إفساح المجال أمام تعرفون هذه الوثائق. وتبين لي رسائل من السير هنري ماكماهون, شريف مكة الحسين; ماكماهون-حسين المراسلة. وهذه الوثيقة مهم جدا بالنسبة لنا.

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English:
My name is Zachary Bornheimer.  I am about to reveal to you something that will change your paradigm about the dynamics of the British-Arab relationship.  I have discovered a document that was never supposed to be discovered.  As an Arab Journalist writing in the city of Damascus in 1917, it is my duty to let you know of this documents.  I found letters from Sir Henry McMahon and Sherif Hussein of Mecca; the McMahon-Hussein correspondence.  This document is very important to us.  Sir Henry McMahon says, “Great Britain is prepared to recognize and support the independence of the Arabs in all the regions within the limits demanded by the Sherif of Mecca.”  He also says, “Great Britain will give to the Arabs her advice and will assist them to establish what may appear to be the most suitable forms of government in those various territories.” Great Britain is going to help reestablish the Arab caliphate!  Having Great Britain’s assistance and support will help us achieve our goals and help us restore the caliphate.  Other documents may surface later, but I doubt they will be as important as this one is to us.  Praised be Allah.

Translation done automatically by: http://translation.babylon.com/English/to-Arabic#

Theodor Herzl references, in an excerpt of Der Judenstaat, the ‘Jewish Question.‘   He does not reference it just once or twice, but rather it is a key component in Der Judenstaat.  The ‘Jewish Question,’ according to Herzl, “is no more a social than religious [question]” and he also says that the Jewish Question will not be answered until it is answered on a political basis.  When Herzl refers to the Jewish Question, I believe he is referring to a question posed in Genesis 3:13 “The Lord G-d called out to the man and said to him, ‘Where are you?’”  If G-d knows all, why would he be asking Adam (the man) where he is.  This poses a moral question similar to: where are you morally, spiritually, and physically.  I believe Herzl is referencing this verse and is interpreting it to mean ‘where are we’ and ‘where should we be.’  The ‘Jewish Question’ revolves around the idea of “where are you” and that could be interpreted to mean on a mental, spiritual, ethical, moral, and/or physical level.  If the ‘Jewish Question’  is “where are you,” then in modern times, it must have some meaning.  By my interpretation of the ‘Jewish Question,’ the idea of ‘where are you’ is still an important one in today’s society and through out all time.

Nationalism played a major role in 19th century Palestine.  An Arab nationalist program developed in response to persecution by the Ottomans and the influx of Zionists.  Zionists came into the area known as Palestine for land, but they decided a place was needed for Jews due to rampant anti-semitism and by the encouragement of Europeans.

Sources: Our Class Discussion, A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Imperial powers have a responsibility to minority groups under suzerainty that is no different when compared to majorities.  Imperial powers have no responsibilities to the people under suzerainty.  The imperial powers can allow the people to have liberties from freedom from interference in their countries affairs, to allowing them to vote in elections.  They could also take away freedoms spanning from taking away their freedom, to forcing them to vacate, to killing them.  Imperial powers have no responsibilities to autonomous territories and therefore have no responsibilities to minority groups under suzerainty.

The major part of the Arab-Israeli conflict stems from the Israelis wanting to live in the area known as Palestine/Israel and the Arabs not wanting them to live in that area.  To define the Arab-Israeli conflict, a clear definition of Arabs and Israelis needs to be defined.  I am marking the Arabs as anyone in the Middle-Eastern area who follow the Islamic religion and/or people who are of Arabic decent.  Jews will be marked as people who are from Israel and/or are Jewish.  The dynamics of the conflict stem from the belief, according to the Jews, articulating “a land without people for a people without land” and, according to the Arabs, an invading people.  A main dynamic of the conflict revolves around the religious significance of the area and the resources in the area.  By the end of October, I will know more about the dynamics of the Arab-Israeli conflict.