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Claims for the Land
Seriously, who's is it? That's what many people around the world have been asking about the land tucked away on the Mediterranean Sea. It is known as the holy land to many in that area, but more commonly to the rest of the world as Israel. For almost a thousand years now, the fight for the land between the Palestinians and Israelis has progressed. Both feel that they have right to occupy the holy land, and will fight until they get it. But who is really entitled to this land? Each side has their own claims and beliefs about who should get it, making the decision more difficult. Both the Israelis and the Palestinians give historical, political, and religious claims for the land while fighting strongly for rights to the land they believe that they deserve to inhabit the holy land alone.
The Israelis and Palestinians believe that they both should have control of the land largely in part to their historical claims. Both believe that Abraham is their......

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