Abstract
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most emotional and resonant issues not only for the Palestinians, but also for the entire Muslim world. It is a cause of great frustration and disquiet for Muslims, due to the perception that the United States has a different standard when dealing with Israel. It is unfathomable to many Muslims as to how the United States, that champions the cause of freedom, democracy, rule of law, and adherence to human rights in other countries, can ignore the excesses of Israel and the suffering of the Palestinian people. This conflict thus fuels passions and consequently gives rise to anti-Americanism in the Muslim world.
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Zaki, M.M. (2011). The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. In: American Global Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230119116_7
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