The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is controversial in nature. With a violent past, present and very likely future, this conflict is frequently debated by politicians in the United States, the United Nations and the European Union. More recently, Presidents Clinton and Bush have both made efforts to oversee peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians in hopes of reducing violence. Repeated conflicts in the region make negotiations increasingly difficult. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, conflicts such as the Israeli Arab War in 1949, the Six Day War in 1967, the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the First Lebanon War in 1982 and the First and the second Intifada generally led to Israel. gain additional territory and increase tensions and controversies in the region. One aspect of the unresolved conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that fuels animosity is propaganda. As with other opposing sides in the history of 20th century wars and conflicts, propaganda serves as a useful tool for both Israelis and Palestinians as their respective governments and leaders seek to motivate people to support their cause. The purpose of propaganda is to provoke feelings in a viewer or reader that will cause people to ignore the facts and act on their emotions. In many cases, if a viewer sees an innocent victim in dire circumstances or in distress, the facts and background information are ignored and they will feel compassion. Both the Israeli and Palestinian sides use the strategy of provoking compassion in their propaganda to further consolidate their support. Palestinian propaganda has been extremely effective in gaining supporters in Europe and on college campuses in the United States. An example of this is an opinion poll conducted in 2011...... middle of newspaper...... and Arafat have similar goals. Both seek to influence young people and inform them about the ideas, policies and goals they support and want to see achieved. In conclusion, propaganda plays an extremely important role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By influencing the media, guiding the discourse, consolidating political support and, above all, convincing young people, the Israeli and Palestinian camps have used propaganda to ensure that they each have the support they need to strengthen and achieve their goals. Using news, resources and tools to influence and convince young supporters is one of the main goals of propaganda. While the avenues and manners in which propaganda is created and disseminated, both the Israeli and Palestinian sides seek to solidify a new generation of supporters through their propaganda..