Israel’s policy of building settlements in occupied territory is one of the core issues in the conflict. Illegal under international law, settlements are built on confiscated or stolen Palestinian land, are one of the core justifications for the building of the wall and the restriction of Palestinian movement within the West Bank, contribute to forced displacement, severely limit Palestinian access to basic resources including land and water, and perpetuate a system of segregation and legal and structural inequality between Palestinians and Israelis. Understanding Israel’s settlement policy and its impacts is important to understanding what continues to drive the conflict.
The U.S intervention in the boxer rebellion was a problem for three main reasons:
Americans in China were taking advantage of China's culture and resources.
The Chinese people lost independence since Americans wanted to show other nations that they were superior to China by introducing them to other traditions, religion and products that changed their own.
During the rebellion, there was a great number of Americans in the country.
