# Could some one pls explain to me in very laymans terms whats the deal in the mideast?

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**Created:** [April 7, 2002, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-some-one-pls-explain-to-me-in-very-laymans-terms-whats-the-deal-in-the-mideast/102297 "2002-04-07T10:00:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-some-one-pls-explain-to-me-in-very-laymans-terms-whats-the-deal-in-the-mideast/102297/1 "2002-04-07T10:00:58Z")

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Now I’m not talking about 9/11 here; I know why _we’re_ pissed off. What I want to know is what the hell are they fighting about in the mideast itself? It seems to me like these people have been fighting since the dawn of time. What the hell are they all pissed off about?

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-some-one-pls-explain-to-me-in-very-laymans-terms-whats-the-deal-in-the-mideast/102297/2 "2002-04-07T10:04:05Z")

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There is a very similar thread in Great Debates, [Israel Palestine Primer please](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103942). I’ll close this thread and direct further comment to the other one.