admit are keeping a watchful eye on the situation; while they explain it (there interest) away as a concern for the possibility of a war that might involve their homeland (understandable), many people are making mental notes to compare with what they remember about Nostradomus and other prophets including those found in the Bible.All prophetic speculation aside, the global implications (of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict) are real and as we move toward a united (global) economy and governing body, any conflict becomes magnified, as there will no longer be wars involving one nation. Those who have shown initial interest in the situation have financial ties in the region; present media content in these respective nations will be an indicator of which nations are players. The Israelis are prolific when it comes to finance and have a great deal of interest in numerous strategic countries. The Palestinians have the support of their Islamic neighbors based on cultural kinship and a mutual dislike for the Jewish (Zionist) people, not to mention oil.As for the Israeli and Palestinian media, they have not acted unlike I would expect the (often biased) American media to react. They are quick to point out atrocities as a means to justify the next attack An organization called CAMERA (Committee for accuracy in Middle East reporting in America) has even gone so far as to attack NPR regarding its reports of Israeli troops firing on children with rocks, they are also upset over the portrayal of Israelis as "Goliath" in a "David and Goliath" scenario. I found it very interesting that the group (CAMERA) was based in Boston.Among other information I was able to dig up, I found a thesis in the CSU library; while I felt it that it was too old a source to use for this paper, there was some interesting information on Israel's reluctance to adhere to U.N. resolutions regarding land boundaries set forth by the U.N., as well as some speculation about Nixon an...
