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Israel, not much different than our United States, was built on the foundation of open worship and religious freedom. Having one of the oldest recorded history, Israel, has stood up to the test of time and adversity. In the Bible is says” For you are a holy people, the lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the people on the face of the earth.” This is a promise of protection from God to Israel. This promise has remained a beacon of light for the people from then till now. After W.W.II, the British backed of their mandate with Palestine, and the UN divided up the area into the Jewish and Arab states, which was later rejected by the Arabs. Wars broke out that did not dissolve any of the many problems between the two nations. On October 26, 1994, the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace resolved many outstanding territorial disputes between Jordan and Israel. IN keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. But the progress towards the permanent status agreement has been