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Q1. In the reading, War Making and state making as organized crime, Charles Tilly argues that Making and state can be thought as example of organized crime
The state is regarded as an organized crime based on the way states operates. For the last centuries, Europe States have engaged in wars which some were created by themselves. The wars were meant to extend territories region and later prosecuted those involved in those wars. In the mind of Tilly, a state is a double sword. It does then opposite and acts in a different way for the benefit of itself. Tilly argues that state and war is one thing because the wars establish state and the state formed wars. Tilly argues that emerging states established themselves by acting in violence and many people killed on the process. Though states are supposed to be against wars and protect citizens from any wars, the irony of the matter is the states prosecute wars and at the same time start and engage in most wars. Till further argues that the government creates most of the wars we witnessed in the last centuries in Europe and other parts of the world. It is also pointed that government operates by issuing threats and intimidation to opponents and other people who are against their policies and then charges for its reduction as well. Tilly stated that the Europe nations were formed as a result of war and therefore, the states and war is one thing only acting differently to sway people who still believe in the ideology of the state.
Tilly used example of historical construction of European nations because of the fact that most European nations were established as a result of war. Spain, France, even the United Kingdom were established as result of war where thousands of people died. It also evident that later the war crimes perpetrators were prosecuted by state and therefore, European states make good example of how the state operates like an organized crime. Most European nations have come to be established through decolonization and colonization. The states set new boundaries after engaging in series of wars, which led to the death of several people.
Q2. The construction of Israel has been met by series of war against its neighbors especially the Palestine. In regard to state is organized war crime, the established of Israel can be used to demonstrate how European, the United States and other countries, which supported the establishment of Israel on the Palestinian land, are organized crime. The United States and some European nations believed that Israel is the legitimate owner of the Jerusalem and therefore, the establishment of Israel does not violate the rights and freedom of Palestine. The British issued Balfour Declaration, in 1917, and mobilized allies including the United States to provide support in establishing Israel in 1948 on the Palestine land. The British declared Palestine as the homeland of Jewish. There is a strong believe among the European nations and the United States that Jewish is a holy land and therefore, Palestine has been occupied their land.
However, since the establishment of Israel in Palestine land, deaths have occurred and Palestine citizens have been attacked without any help or condemnation from European nations and the United States. It is believed that the United States and British sworn to protect the state of Israel because they believe that Palestine occupied their land. Several resolutions, which have been made before were violated by Israel. Israel argues that the West bank and Gulf were never occupied and therefore, they were not part of settlement and therefore, Israel is not established on Palestinian land. It is the same arguments which have been made by other countries supporting Israel and therefore, deaths along the Gulf and West bank have been viewed as self defense against the intruders.
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