What are the main causes of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?

The main causes of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are religious, ethnic and geopolitical factors.

First, religious factors: the struggle for holy places. Jews call the Palestinian area "the promised land" and think that it is the eternal property that God gave to their ancestor Abraham and his descendants (that is, the Jewish nation). According to the Bible, Jews established the David Dynasty and Solomon Dynasty in this land, and built the first temple in Jerusalem.

Second, ethnic factors: the establishment of a nation-state. Jews are an ancient and special nation with a long and splendid history and culture. However, during more than two thousand years of wandering, they suffered all kinds of persecution and discrimination and lost their country and territory.

Third, geopolitical factors: the intervention and utilization of big countries. Britain was one of the first big countries to intervene in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. During the First World War, in order to compete for the Ottoman Empire's sphere of influence in the Middle East, the Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed with France, which divided the Palestinian areas into areas under the jurisdiction of Britain and France.

At the same time, in order to win the support of Jews on the European battlefield, British Foreign Secretary Belfo issued the Balfour Declaration, promising to support the establishment of Jewish national homeland in Palestine. In addition, in order to win over Arabs against Turks, Britain also promised to support Arabs to establish an independent Arab kingdom. These contradictory promises laid a hidden danger for the subsequent Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The root of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

It can be traced back to the Zionist movement at the end of 19. At that time, Jews began to immigrate to Palestine in large numbers, which triggered strong opposition from Arabs. They were worried that their land would be occupied by Jews, so they launched a series of violent conflicts to try to stop Jewish immigrants.

Since then, with the establishment of the Jewish State in Israel, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has further escalated. Arab countries are angry and dissatisfied with this because they believe that they have deep historical and cultural ties with Israel in history. They believe that the founding of the Jewish people is a violation of Arab rights, so they are firmly opposed to the existence of Israel.