How Israel's geography, size put it in the center of decades of conflict
Israel's geography and relatively small size have been some of the factors behind the decades of conflict between it and surrounding nations, an expert told ABC News. Israel's geography and relatively small size have been some of the major factors behind the decades of conflict between it and surrounding nations, according to an expert. A special edition of "20/20" at 10 p.m., Wed., Oct. 11, on ABC looks at life under threat in Israel and Gaza and how this attack is different from what we’ve seen in this region in the past. The country sits in the eastern Mediterranean section of the Middle East, bordering Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. All of these nations have had Military battles against Israel since it declared its independence in 1948. Steven E. Zipperstein, an assistant adjunct professor at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs who has taught in Israel, said Israel's geography and relatively small size are "double-edged swords" when it...