Why is the Middle East Problem so intractable? Dennis Prager, nationally syndicated talk show host and best-selling author, answers that question in this thought-provoking video course. Note: There are a couple errors in this video. The United Nations Partition Plan of Nov. 1947 did not establish the State of Israel, partition Palestine, nor did it alter the borders. The borders of the Jewish State were established under international law in 1920 along with the prohibition against ceding any territory.