The Israelites are the pivotal characters in the Torah of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The biblical experiences of […]
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Tracing the Origins of Israelis
Israelis are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel. The Israeli people do not represent a single ethnic group. They also do not […]
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Explained: Origin and Causes
Israel and Palestine have been in political and military conflict since the start of the mid-20th century due to territorial claims and their respective assertion […]
Impacts of the Gaza Strip Blockade
The Palestinian region of the Gaza Strip has been under a permanent blockade by Israel and Egypt since 2007. Both countries imposed a temporary blockade […]
Gaza Strip Blockade: Explained
The Gaza Strip is a region on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that is part of the State of Palestine and under the […]
What is Hamas: Origin, Purpose, Funding, and Status
Hamas, which is the acronym for Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmiyyah or Islamic Resistance Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist organization and a militant Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist movement that […]
Explaining the Environmental Impacts of E-Waste
Several factors have contributed to the worsening global electronic waste or e-waste problem. These include the pervasiveness of electronic components and electronic products in modern […]
Environmental Impacts of Electronics
The term “electronics” does not correspond to the scientific and engineering discipline alone. It also represents the activities and products of the greater electronics sector […]
Explaining the Wagner Group: Origin, Purpose, and Activities
Following its failed attempt to topple the Russian government, President Vladimir Putin declared on 27 June 2023 that it would be investigating the Wagner Group […]
Who Was Yevgeny Prigozhin and Why Was He Influential in Russia?
Yevgeny Prigozhin was an influential and controversial figure in Russian politics and Russian business setting. He rose to prominence and was considered a Russian oligarch […]