Why are the Palestinians fighting for this land?
The Palestinians believe that it is their land, that they deserve to rule the land. Why? It is because Palestine in a sense, 'took over' the land, while the Jews moved away to many different places all over the world. When the Jews started moving back, for safety reasons, Palestinians didn't like it. They didn't like it, because it is more people, and more food and water that has to be spread around. Especially in the Middle East, most places are very poor, due to unstable governments, or low economies, where poverty is everywhere. Think about it this way, imagine you are living in your home, when suddenly the family that lived there before you, moves in again, and forces you to live in bad, close living spaces. It isn't fair. The Israelis left, so the Palestinians got to live the way they wanted to, especially when Britain moved out, ending the Ottoman Empire.
Based on the chart, how violent is this feud, how violent is Israel to Palestine?
I feel like it is more dangerous for the Palestinians, since they are the ones who have suffered murders of their people the most in this feud. The Palestinians just used the land for themselves, since they had the opportunity, and are now trying to defend it. Instead of all this violence, if the leaders of the two groups sat down and talked about it, then maybe things would be fixed more easily, and more safely. Palestinians have to go through at least an average of 30 minutes in order to cross the border between Israeli land, and the West Bank. The reason for it, is to make sure there are no threats or dangerous weapons that are concealed by Palestinians.
What (or Who) are the Hamas?
Hamas, which are the main Islamic movement in Palestinian territory. Hamas believe that Israel has no right to exist. To the U.S, they are one of the terrorist groups which are listed onto the list of Middle Eastern terrorist groups. Hamas, is an acronym in Arabic, which means 'Islamic Resistance Movement.' They have used violence, especially terrorism, to achieve the goal of creating an Islamic Palestinian state, which will replace Israel. Some work in secret, some work openly to the public, but they recruit members, raise money, and distribute propaganda. They won most of the seats in the Palestinian government. They are famous in that region for bombings, against Israeli civilians. There is no unknown number of members, it could be tens of thousands of people involved. They currently took over the Gaza strip, although at least 100 people were killed.
Why do the Palestinians feel like they should fight against Israel?
The Palestinians feel like they should fight back, and defend themselves. They believe they should fight, and maybe that violence will force the Israelis to give back the land they took over. The Palestinians believe that what was taken from them, is like how a person steals candy from a baby, although this time, the baby is fighting back.