Creation of Isreal

Zionism is an international movement originally of the establishment of a Jewish community in Palestine of the support of Israel. It was founded by Theodore Herzi in 1897, the name "Zion" comes from pronounced "Tzyion" in Hebrew, called after a hill in Jerusalem. After the end of World War II, the Jews had established a movement to re-create a Jewish nation in the land of Israel, the UN embassy decided to separate the land of two states, 45% of the land was the Arabs, and 55% of land was Jewish. The adoption of the Partition Plan by the UN General Assembly, the Arab Commitee had rejected the plan, and threatened to strike on Jewish civilians, to attack neighborhoods. The attacks caused by the Arabs began a battle between the Jews and the Arabs, and began a civil war, for their independence.

Apartheid and Nelson Mendela

Appartheid was a former policy of segregation, and it was a political and economic discrimation against Non- Europeans groups from Africa, it was a policy of the government from 1948 to 1994. There were many groups who opposed against the policy of apartheid, they revolted but were mostly beaten by officials, one of the famous leaders who lead his people out of apartheid was Nelson Mandela. He was a prominent anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress, but he was imprisoned for causing sabotage, and it happened in the year 1963. As he spent his 27 years in jail, he became a symbol of the anti-apartheid campaign. When he was finally released in 1990, he negotiated with the white government to put an end to apartheid. Four years later, he was elected the president of South Africa and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.