answer:After World War Two, the United Nations recognized the Jewish people as being in need of a safe nation in their traditional homeland. The tension in the region had been a problem for many years as different countries had taken over Palestine. When Israel was created, there was fighting from the very beginning. The Palestinians didn’t want to share their land with the Israelis. And other Arab countries resented the presence of Israel. Twice the Israelis were attacked, but fought back. In 1967, they actually took over land that had been reserved for the Palestinians, including the West Bank and Jerusalem. There was another war in 1973, which ended with things as they were. Since then there have been efforts at peace, but over the years each side has become more and more stuck in their positions, and those who would work towards peace have been criticized by their own people. Many on both sides would rather live with violence than try to live in peace.