The conflicting views of Arab Israelis and Palestinians have led to an eternal struggle between the two groups for the establishment of peace between the land areas, Israel and Palestine. This enmity began after Adolf Hitler, a German dictator who came to power from 1933 to 1945, brutally exterminated six million Jews during World War II due to his strong implementation of anti-Semitism (Quataert 615). The majority of Jews who survived did not feel safe, prompting the Western driving force – also known as Zionism – to create a Jewish state in the land of Palestine and practice their religion freely (Quataert 615 ). Tensions arose when Palestinians were unwilling to give up their homeland, particularly when the United Nations divided Palestine and recognized Israel as a separate state in 1948 (Quataert 616). This unrest between Israelis and Palestinians has continued for hundreds of years over crucial land areas regarding religious property. Peace between Israelis and Palestinians is virtually unachievable because both territories have strong religious beliefs and are therefore unwilling to lose or abandon the holy lands. The differences found in the religious events of the Hebrew Bible and the Quran have made Israelis and Palestinians reluctant to make peace for the sake of their devotion to their faith. Additionally, Palestinian Arabs committed themselves to the religious duty called Jihad by encouraging martyrdom, while Israelis carried out numerous reprisal wars against Palestine (Document 5) in order to protect their holy lands. And finally, the failure of established policies to make Israel and Palestine conform to each other shows that peace between the two territories may never be achieved due to their strong desires...... middle of paper...... war reprisals (Document 5). Although there were attempts such as the Oslo Accords to reduce these attacks, this only led to more bloodshed and problems between Israelis and Palestinians (Document 16). Although peace may not seem achievable, the two-state solution and the growing leadership of countries and organizations like the United States make peace somewhat achievable (Document 17). However, the animosity that exists between Israel and Palestine will only continue for generations of unresolved peace and could potentially trigger a third world war involving many other foreign countries. Works Cited Quataert, Donald. “Chapter 28, section 2: The Arab-Israeli conflict. » World cultures: a global mosaic. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004. 586-88, 615-21. Print.