The conflicting opinions of Israelis and Palestinian Arabs 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). Most of the surviving Jews did not feel safe, which pushed the Western driving force, also known as Zionism, to create a Jewish state in the land of Palestine and freely practice their religion (Quataert 615). Tensions arose when Palestinians were unwilling to give up their homeland, especially when the United Nations partitioned Palestine and recognized Israel as a separate state in 1948 (Quataert 616). This turmoil between Israelis and Palestinians has been going on for hundreds of years over areas crucial to religious property. Peace between Israelis and Palestinians is practically unattainable because both territories have strong religious beliefs and are therefore unwilling to lose or give up their holy lands. The differences found in the religious events of the Hebrew Bible and the Koran have made Israelis and Palestinians reluctant to make peace in the name of their devotion to the faith. Furthermore, Palestinian Arabs have committed to religious duty called Jihad by encouraging martyrdom, while Israelis have carried out numerous war reprisals against Palestine (Document 5) to protect their holy lands. And finally, the failure of policies established to allow Israel and Palestine to comply with each other demonstrates that peace between the two territories may never be achieved due to their strong desires... middle of paper... war reprisals (Document 5 ). While there have been attempts, such as the Oslo Accords, to reduce these attacks, this has only led to further bloodshed and problems between Israelis and Palestinians (Document 16). Even if peace seems unattainable, the two-state solution and the growing leadership of countries and organizations like the United States make peace somewhat attainable (Document 17). However, the animosity that exists between Israel and Palestine will only continue for generations of unresolved peace, and has the potential to spark a potential 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. Press.