In six pages this paper discusses the improbability of Middle East peace from an historical perspective. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
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East has been the focus of world attention for generations. From a Palestinian perspective, however, this goal is simply unobtainable. Indeed, the impracticality of peace in the Middle
East is demonstrated over and over again in history. The history of the region is one of violence and social strife, a history which is replete with conflict between
religions and cultures. Unfortunately, these same frictions continue to exist today and they will continue to exist well into the future. Palestinian resistance is a reflection of this
friction. While many consider Palestinian resistance as a reaction to the creation of the state of Israel, the true reasons run much deeper than the issue of Israel itself.
It is a resistance the reasons for which reach back to the Christian Crusades themselves. In "Between Memory and Desire: The Middle
East in a Troubled Age" author Stephen Humphries unveils the Middle East to reveal a complexity of economic, political, and ideological factors which have interacted over the generations to shape
one of the most fascinating regions on earth. Humphries masterfully blends historical and cultural aspects of this region to present a format which is easily digestible even to those
readers to whom the Middle East has previously been a baffling incongruity of values and objectives. Works such as this are particular useful in that they put a face
on the people of the Middle East and make the impracticality of peace more obvious. Indeed, the people of the Middle East are caught between memories of their history
and their sometimes frustrating hopes for their future. As has been noted above, one of the earliest influences on this region which has