of Lebanon. The news tells us that it is a religious conflict over what is consider the Holy Land, but as we read can see the Muslims, Jews and Christians seem to change sides regardless of their beliefs. Therefore, there must be a factor other then religion that influences their actions. As I stated before the issue of land is fiercely debated between them all. The Jewish of course want to regain the land of their ancestors and with it their historical and religious origins. The Muslims and Christians have similar claims and they are all very passionate about the land. The big issue with between the Palestinians and the Jewish is that they feel that without Israel they cannot afford for their people somewhere to set up their ancestry. The Jews and Palestinians believe that without the land of Israel they lose their sense of identity. The Palestinians hold the claim that they were there first and felt that they had to remain there or lose their own sense of identity. The Jewish people find the fact that the Palestinians exist on the land a harsh reality because it is the Jewish peoples God-given right to the land of Israel from the Mediterranean to the Jordan. The conflict in the Middle East is so complicated that it doesnt just encompass geography and history; it also embraces issues such as sociology/anthropology, psychology and economics. Take the sociological aspect of the situation; not only are there many dissimilar religious ideologies but there are also so many different customs and cultural diversities that divided the people. Therefore each character that is involved in the conflict is looking to provide their people with a form of security by attaining land but each one has a set of rules they go by. Friedman believes that the politics in the Middle East consist of three different political traditions known as Hama Rules. The first is the tradition tribe-like politics. To understand tribalism we must first...
