An Economic Jihad

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The paper explains Hamid Golpira's proposal in his article "Destroy a Corporation for Palestine," that the Islamic world begin an economic jihad to weaken the businesses that finance the Arab-Israeli conflict. The paper offers some background information about the Arab-Israeli dispute and asserts that Golpira's proposal is an unrealistic plan of action for Palestinians due to the continuous development of international business. The paper opines that a true solution would be to make peace and stimulate the crumbling economy instead of adding fire to its current meltdown.

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"The Arab-Israeli conflict has its roots planted in 1948, when Palestine was divided in half to allow the founding of a new nation, the State of Israel. The conditions were that these two separate states would have a joint economy and that Jerusalem would be internationalized and administered by the United Nations. None of these conditions were met and approximately 750,000 Palestinians were driven out of their own homeland. In the notorious Six Day War less than 2 decades later, Israel doubled its geographical size and its population, but also further aggravated the quarrel. (Shah) Today, Palestinians still do not have a nation they can call home, but live in Israel as second class citizens in poverty and with limited rights. This has angered numerous Arab Muslim nations and encouraged many anti-Israel and anti-United States attitudes throughout the world."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cavusgil, S. Tamer, Gary Knight, and John R. Riesenberger. International Business: Strategy, Management, and the New Realities. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.
• Goldstein, Tani. "UK Company Boycotts Israeli Consumers." Innovative Minds. 6 Jan. 2009. <http://www.inminds.com/article.php?id=10274.>
• Golpira, Hamid. "Destroy a Corporation for Palestine." Tehran Times. 8 Feb. 2009, vol. 10528. <http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=188781>.
• Hever, Shir. "Israel's Oil Refineries Privatized: The Palestinian Economy Perspective." The Electronic Intifada. 4 Apr. 2008. <http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9438.shtml>
• Innovative Minds. "Companies to Boycott." Innovative Minds. 2008. <http://www.inminds.com/boycott-israel.php.>

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