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During the last 4000 years many different people and nations have
called the same lands home. Many of the present boundaries were not
drawn up until after World War I, and in some cases after World War
II.
Some of the problems that now exist are because outside powers
imposed borders and created countries without fully understanding the
area. This is not just limited to this immediate area, but also
includes for instance West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan
(now Bangladesh). We tend to think that we can group people together
just because they are the same color or religion. The people of the
mid-east are just as diverse as we are. We have problems getting along
with each other as well.
980 BC Solomon begins his reign, Under Solomon the nation grows
After several years he in size, power, and wealth.
starts the temple building Territory extended to tip of
gulf of Agaba, north to beyond
Damascus. The area governed is
now Israel and Jordan, and part
of Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon.
900 BC Damascus rises to power
1980 Iraq and Iran begin open war Israel moves capitol to
after skermishing for 10 Jerusalem which is supposed to
months. Iraq has early be a shared city.
Success.
Israel bombs Iraqi reactor
1982 Iraq has been pushed back to
pre-war boundary.
Compiled by Herb Guenther from NIV Holy Bible, 1980 Reader's Digest
Almanac, The World Almanac and Book of Facts - 1988, and other
sources.