Question

Which BEST describes why conflicts still exist in southwest Asia?The United States no longer supports Israel.Palestinian Arabs took control of West Jerusalem.The Palestinians are trying to establish territories in oil rich countries. The land in Israel remains important to three major world religions.

Answer 1

“The land in Israel remains important to three major world religions” is the BEST option.

The Lands of Israel, and especially the city of Jerusalem, are sacred territory for both Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

This has brought endless struggles for the control of certain specific points such as the Temple of Jerusalem. For example, Christianity faced Islam during the Middle Ages through the Crusades.

The territory of the former Roman province of Palestine is governed and inhabited mostly by the State of Israel, but certain territories such as the Gaza Strip, or the so-called Cis-jordan, as well as the western part of Jerusalem by settlers called Palestinians, who are of Islamic religion.

On the one hand, these territories are very densely populated and represent a danger for the State of Israel, as well as for the support they receive from several Arab countries in the region and for various military organizations that, according to their leaders, aim to destroy Israel.

On the other hand, Israel has greater control and military power in the area and often uses it in very accurate attacks on strategic targets as well as on the civilian community.

The official support of the United States continues to be an important political support for military support for Israel, even though there is no internal consensus between the citizens and the American politicians.

The leaders of the Jewish religion have a very important goal that is to rebuild the ancient Temple of Jerusalem, but in the precise place that was historically located, is occupied by one of the most important mosques of Islam called the "dome of the Rock" or "Mosque of Omar". Until a solution is reached on this point of conflict, it is very likely that the situation will persist for a long time.

In conclusion there are many factors that influence the Arab-Israeli conflict but without a doubt the main one is the mutual hatred between the fundamentalist sectors of both religions and the support of different sectors of Christianity and the international community to one of them.