i, here it has a rich historical background and was used to rally and unify the Irish people.From the British perspective, what made colonialism acceptable to the masses was a cultural infusion, painting a picture of the Irish as savages. Their religion was deemed pagan. This religious dissimilarity has permeated through the years, and been the main source of difference as seen between these two entities. Next, I will document the cultural components contributing to the conflict in Israel.Cultural Factors in IsraelThe rather significant cultural minority of Palestinian Arabs, contained within Israel, a Jewish state, has led to political protest and sometimes to violence, and there are factors inherent in the attitudes and structure of both cultures that have influenced the discourse between them. The lack of national identity perceived by the Palestinian Arabs or Israeli Arabs as they are now labeled by the Israeli establishment, is the primary source of conflict. This exclusion from Israeli politics is the point of contention and the root of political unrest.The Jewish establishment of Israel has attempted to exclude the Arab population from political involvement and further has undertaken to control this population. In his final observations, Davida Wood (115) summarily concludes that the states attempt to manipulate clan politics has actually had the opposite effect, cultivating Palestinian nationalism. This is an important point, because in Palestinian culture, politics and the culture of the clan are closely situated. Seemingly, Palestinian nationalism is growing in Israel despite the efforts of Zionist control.Palestinian culture is closely allied with Palestinian politics. The communist party has often been perceived as a conduit for nationalist sentiment. This in conjunction with the hamula, clan or the cultural hub of Arab society, has led to an air of unpredictability central to Arab reaction. Central issues to the ...
