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Why did the Middle East become a powder keg in the world after World War II?
The Palestinian area used to be the settlement of the Hebrews (Jews). In ancient times, Jews were ruled and oppressed by Assyria, New Babylon, Macedonia and Rome for many times, and were exiled several times and scattered all over the world. In the 7th century, Palestine became the territory of the Arab Empire, and a large number of Arabs moved in, gradually forming Arab Palestinians, and the Palestinian area became their home.

Jews are discriminated against all over the world, especially in Europe. Governments all over the world need their economic activities, issue licenses to recognize their religious beliefs and the legitimacy of their associations, and expel them when they don't need them. In this regard, some far-sighted Jews believe that only "mastering their own destiny and establishing their own country" is the only way to solve the problem. Under the impetus of Jewish playwright Theodore Goetz, 1897, the first Zionist congress was held in Basel, Switzerland, and the world Zionist organization was established the following year. Since then, the Zionist movement has begun to rise.

During the First World War, Britain actively supported the Zionist movement in order to control the Palestinian areas. 1922, Britain gained sovereignty over the Palestinian area, which further promoted the Zionist movement. In this way, Jews scattered around the world moved to Palestine one after another. According to statistics, during 1922- 1937, the number of Palestinian Jews increased from 84,000 to 460,000, and reached 600,000 in 1947, accounting for 30% of the local residents. Arabs who used to live here have been driven out of their homes in large numbers and become refugees, and the Arab-Israeli ethnic contradictions have intensified.

After World War II, the United States, which seized world hegemony, intervened in the Middle East to control the bridgehead of Europe and strongly supported Zionism. Due to the decline of national strength and the opposition of Palestinian Arabs and Jews, Britain was forced to submit the Palestinian issue to the United Nations on 1947. 1947165438+10 In October, with the support of the United States and the Soviet Union, the United Nations adopted a resolution to "partition" Palestine, and established Arab countries (area 1 1203 square kilometers) and Jewish countries (area/. 1948 On May 4th, Britain announced the end of its rule over Palestine, and on the same day, the "Jewish State" of Israel was proclaimed. The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and other countries have successively recognized the State of Israel. Palestinian Arabs and Arab countries resolutely opposed Israel's founding, and the next day they jointly sent troops to attack Israel, and the first Middle East war broke out. Israel was defeated first and then won, covering an area of 573 1 km2, with a total area of 20,673 km2. A large number of Arabs were driven out of their homes and exiled to other countries. Since then, Arab-Israeli disputes have continued. 1956, 1967 and 1973 broke out in the second, third and fourth Middle East wars successively, and Israel seized large areas of land such as the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. These are the Palestinian-Israeli issue, and the Iran-Iraq issue, all of which are caused by the United States. So the Middle East is now the most chaotic place in the world. Please check the source of the above problem.