The Arab-Israeli conflict is one of the greatest global dilemmas in modern history. Many political leaders believe this is the most complicated conflict in the world, even bigger than the Cold War. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Arab world decided to proceed to confrontation and fight fire with fire. The Middle East became a war zone where all the Arab countries lined up to reconquer Palestine. However, the Israeli government was smart enough to maintain its presence on Palestinian land. The Arab-Israeli conflict had a huge impact on Arab countries, some larger than others, but all Arab countries were affected, even if not all Arab countries were directly involved in the conflict. The conflict has had some impact on each Arab country; however, they were all negatively impacted. Whether it is a defeat in a war, as happened with Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Jordan; or face huge numbers of Palestinian refugees, as happened with Lebanon; or be psychologically affected by the loss of Palestine, as happened in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. The Arab-Israeli War began in late 1926, when Britain and its allies succeeded in defeating the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. took control over many parts of the Ottoman Empire, including Palestine. After promising the Arabs a national state, where all Arabs could unite and live together, they withdrew their promises by offering the Jewish people a homeland in Palestine, the Holy Land. This was announced in the Balfour Declaration of November 1917 by the British Empire. The statement was written by UK Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour. The statement was directed at the Zionists... halfway through the paper... to see it as an independent state. Works Cited "Algeria - Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs". Algeria - Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. United States Library of Congress, 2009. Web. May 21, 2014. At. "The Algerian Jews." Review of Maghreb policy. Maghreb and Sahel Affairs, 15 December 2009. Web. 21 May 2014. Gabriel, Richard A. Operation Peace for the Galilee: The Israeli-PLO War in Lebanon. New York: Hill & Wang, 1984. Print.Laskier, Michael M. “Israel and the Maghreb at the Height of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1950s-1970s.” GLORIA Center. Gloria Center, Global Research in International Affairs, June 7, 2000. Web. May 19, 2014. "Palestinian Refugee Research Network." Palestinian refugees: an overview. Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet, December 2010. Web. 19 May 2014. "The Balfour Declaration of 1917." THE BALFOUR DECLARATION 1917. A despicable truce, November 26, 2006. Web. May 19 2014.