The History of the Arab-Israeli Rivalry

Although the conflict between Palestine and Israel may seem new, Arab countries and Israel have always had a feud. While this can be credited to religious differences as Arab countries are often modeled after beliefs geared towards Islam and Israel was created and given independence to be a Jewish homeland, this rivalry is also a conflict of land. Israel's victory in the War of Independence, which took place in 1948 according to Brittanica caused thousands of Palestinians to leave the country due to the loss of land. 

This is far from the last time Israel and Arab countries fought over land as the Suez Crisis followed soon after these events. The Suez Crisis happens after Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser takes over the Suez Canal for Egypt, a canal already jointly owned by Britain and France. To counter this Britain, France, and Israel invade Egypt. The United states, with it's own motives, threatened Britain and France into calling a ceasefire. The effects of this conflict changed the power balance between these nations as, according to CFR Education, "Israel became even more alienated from it's Arab neighbors, and Egypt became a leader in the Arab world for resisting the invading forces. Britain and France lost the canal and much of their remaining influence in the region. In their place the United States emerged as the Middle east's preeminent foreign actor."