In the 1880s, the Zionist movement was initiated in Europe. This movement held that the Jewish people had a right to a state of their own; most Zionists specifically held that the state should be in a part of their historic homeland, the area then known as Palestine. At that time Palestine was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Under Ottoman rule, Palestine had substantial regional independence, and the area was inhabited predominantly by Palestinian …showed first 75 words of 946 total…

…showed last 75 words of 946 total…the other community, those who advocate a two-state solution, and those who advocate a bi-national solution of a single secular. Conflict between the two sides may never find a happy medium, and wars will continue to be fought over the land. Works Cited: *<Tab/>http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm *<Tab/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/israel_and_palestinians/timeline/2002.stm