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The two state solution creates difficulties primarily because it refers to both Gaza and Samaria (the West bank), home to two distinct cultural groups.
Gazans are said to be of Greek origin and may have Egyption connections. There are records of foreign kings, called Hyksos who ruled Egypt for 70 years or so, around 1650 B C. and it is thought that they may have later settled in what was then Canaan. Canaan, according to the Table of nations was a son of Ham and grandson of Noah. Canaanites were a Semitic civilisation, and the region of Canaan covered what is now Israel and a wider area that might consist of parts of present day Libya, Syria and more.
Current conflict between Israel and Gaza originated in 2005 with the election of Hamas. This marked the beginning of the mechanics of the two state solution. Some Israeli residents had to be forcibly removed from Gaza, the inhabitants of which are now subjugated to both Hamas and the Israeli authorities.
Protests by Gazans who want the same rights as Israeli citizens, to be able to move around freely and have equal opportunities, are not tolerated by the authorities and there has been reports of thousands of injuries and many deaths.
Current protests are called, ‘We want to live,’ and are mainly directed against the Hamas government in Gaza. It’s hard to say what’s going on there but there has been reports of mass executions. Poverty is also described as a major issue.
Hamas took over Samaria (the west bank) in 2006, after a conflict with Fatah who were formerly the Palestinian national liberation movement.
The two state solution in Samaria has resulted in disputes over Jerusalem, and Samaritan inhabitants seeing IDF presence as Israeli occupation. Worse are Israeli plans to squeeze out residents with the ultimate consequence of creating a refugee crisis.
Samaritans are an ethnic group. The first of which have resided in the area since before 1400 BC.
A United Nations initiative under Lord Carson, a British colonial administrator, resulted in a planned withdrawal of Israel from Samaria during the term of Ariel Sharon and a resulting plot to win back and recolonise Samaria systematically. Reports of Israeli activity in Samaria have been detailed.
A one state solution would work on the basis of civil rights for all citizens. The creation of what is now being termed a Jewish state omits to recognise other Isrealis and cultural groups, making Jewish people unpopular and leading to criticism. Hamas is said to be Saudi backed: The problem with elitism is that it leads to conflict.
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Sinn Fein’s leader since february 2018, Mary Lou McDonald, replaced Gerry Adams who seemed always to be surrounded by controversy.
Gerry Adams was leader of Sinn Fein between 1983 and 2018. He is now a member of Seanad Eireann which is described as the upper chamber of the Irish Parliament in Dublin, and said to play an advisory role with regard to legislation.
In Seanad Eireann (the Senate), unlike Dail Eireann, the members of which are selected by popular vote, members are elected by special panels that are not made known to the public. The Seanad has 60 Members, only eleven of which are appointed by the taoiseach.
Aside from the upper and lower houses, the Irish government is said to also include the courts, and the president, Michael D Higgins who is thought by some to be the queens delegate. Often foreign heads of state are greeted by the president, the taoiseach is very often not involved; and new legislation in reality, has to be agreed by both upper and lower houses of Parliament and then signed by the president.
In Northern Ireland Sinn Fein is currently following a policy of abstentionism, reported in the papers to be because of a quarrel concerning the Irish language bill, which doesn’t seem feasible. This is not in keeping with the terms of the good friday agreement.
Brexit is considering a united Ireland. A hard border is what the British say they want to avoid at all costs. Yet a hard border might help to curtail the flow of drugs and other substances, much of which are said to be entering the south via Northern Ireland.

For the last 150 years Brazil has been the world’s greatest producer of coffee and now said to produce 40% of the world’s coffee, which is big business.
Coffee plantations are reported to cover 27000 square kilometres and are mainly situated in Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo and Parana; all areas that have been in the media recently regarding multiple fires. A thousand fires have been started in Parana this summer. Unknown organisations have been blamed but Nasa have reported that the fires have been started by farmers as maintenance for their land and to clear the land for pasture, which seems unfeasible.
The 35th President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attempted to banish the hunger and extreme poverty that still existed in Brazil with the introduction of programs that provided financial aid and by trying to provide affordable food and cisterns for clean water. His government also introduced farming subsidies for family farms and small government loans.
He was imprisoned for 12 years in 2018 on corruption charges that are not substantiated and stated in court that he was being subject to unlawful imprisonment.
President Jair Bolsonaro has been president since january of this year and succeeded Michel Temer who was also arrested, on march of this year, for alleged activity involving Petrobras, the multimillion dollar Brazilian oil company. He was accused of seĺling to foreign contractors at inflated prices. Petrobras is said to be worth over 251 billion and is rated the 58th richest company in the world.

Western contingents such as the UK and USA have been termed superpowers. Socialist countries have been the subject of criticism and were classified as second world. Third world countries are said to have had all their resources taken by a superpower.

African nations are part of the 53 nations of the commonwealth. Africa’s resources are believed to have once included gold, diamonds and oil. According to reports, 884 million people lack access to clean water, 3 million dying every year of water related diseases.

Many Africans need clean water. Charities only provide emergency relief such as tablets that in many cases, do not make unsanitary water safe. The digging of wells in Africa would be a way of making amends for past exploitation.

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