Religion and how it is interpreted is playing an increasingly significant role in the conflicts across the Middle East. This is what is new about my book, The New Sectarianism: The Arab uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi’a-Sunni Divide. Many scholars and analysts who are writing on this subject believe the wars are motivated primarily by power plays, regional politics and control over territory. However, if you read the hostile and aggressive Twitter feeds in Arabic and the Arabic media, it is obvious that religion has something to do with it. Both Shia and Sunnis believe the other is trying to extinguish their sect — and this is one of the many reasons the violence has increased.
Explanation for question one:
The creation of Israel caused conflict because Jewish people moved into the Muslim land. ... The Palestinians living in Israel dislike Israeli rule. Furthermore, around the early 1990s, Israel agreed to give Palestinians control of an area called the Gaza strip and the town of Jericho.
