What caused Zionism between the Israelis and the Palestinians?the types of causes that led to zionism and the war between them.

If you do additional research, particularly on the Internet, you will find that most web sites promote either the Israeli or the Palestinian point of view, and that it is difficult to find a "neutral" source on-line.  It might be best to about both points of view and come to your own conclusions.

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This is very true and very good advice. Jewish/Arab relations are very negative and toxic. Both sides are extremely distrustful of the other and each side is extremely angry and paranoid. The subject is swamped in propaganda and mis-information. It is very hard to find well informed and unbiased news. Be very very careful before you believe 'facts' and 'history' that you are told.

The Israel/Palestine conflict is perhaps the most difficult political situation of modern times. It is amazing how much international attention is given to the struggles of these two small groups of people. There are no easy solutions, both sides have many people who do not want peace. Any international attempts at peace are usually smashed by extremists on both sides.

In my opinion the situation is almost unsolvable, both sides have a list of minimum acceptable demands for a workable peace and each side's list is mutually exclusive. In other words they want completely different things and niether side will stop fighting until they get them.

I would say this; America tends to be rather 'pro-Israel'. Most American media coverage of this conflict assumes the right of Israel to exist without comment...

Imagine if, in 1942, in World War Two, the Japanese had invaded California claiming that their religion/history said California is special holy Japanese land from 2000 years ago. Imagine if the Japanese had then physically forced Americans living in California to leave. Imagine if the Japanese had then spent the last 60 years building bigger and bigger defences around California and taking more bits of land here and more bits of land there. Imagine if California were a Japanese state today. How would Americans feel about that? Would you respect the Japanese's wish for a holy land in California? How would you feel if your Grandfather had owned a nice farm in California, but he had been forced to leave at gunpoint, and now Japanese people live there?

That is the Palestinian experience of Israel. 

I'm not saying the Jews don't deserve a homeland, but the Palestinians have every right to feel the victims of unfairness. It is a very very messed-up situation and peace is a long way off. Our Grandchildren will be having this conversation.