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One Land, Two People

Jews and Palestinians have long been fighting to claim the land called Israel as their own. Here

is the background of their centuries-old struggle.

As you read the article and answer the following questions – read the TIMELINE also.

ROOTS AND CONFLICT

1. Jews and Palestinian Arabs both claim the land of ______________

2. Explain the Jewish claim to the region_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. By 70AD the Jewish nation had ______________________________________________________________

4. Early in history the Jews were forced off the land in an act they call the _______________

▪Define Diaspora-_________________________________________________________________________________

5. Modern day Israel was called ___________________ by the Romans.

MUSLIM ERA

6. Muslims controlled the region by the ___ century and had a ___________ population.

7. Explain why Muhammed was important.

8. Muslims, like Jews, considered Jerusalem a _________________.

9. For how many centuries was Jerusalem controlled by the Muslims?

10. What movement did European Jews start in the late 19th Century?

11. Why was this movement started and what was the goal?

12. How did the Arabs feels about this Jewish movement?

MODERN STATE

13. What event occurred in November 1917?

14. The Ottoman Turks controlled Palestine for ____years from ____ to _____

15. What 2 promises did the British give concerning Palestine?

16. Which of the promises did the British break after WWII?

17. What was the League of Nations?

18. What job did the League of Nations give to the British concerning Palestine?

19. In 1917, how did the British cut-up Palestine?

20. How did the holocaust affect Palestine?

21. As a result of the Holocaust, .there was increased world support for a ____________?

22. Explain the result of the UN partition Plan of 1947 (UN Resolution 181)

23. What happened on May 14, 1948?

PRESENT CONFLICT

24. Arabs argue that establishing the state of Israel created the conflict because:

25. Israel believes that Arabs started the conflict by:

26. What happened on May 15, 1948? (What was the outcome of this action-land and people)?

27. Why did the Arabs refuse to sign the peace treaty with Israel?

28. What do Palestinian Arabs call this War?

29. Where did the one million Palestinian refugees end up?

OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

30. In June, 1967 Egypt and Syria:

31. This war in 1967 is called ___________.

32. Israel won the ____________and the ______________ from Egypt, __________________ from Syria, and _________________ from Jordan.

33. Included in the captured West Bank are the cities of (3):

34. After the war, Israel agreed to return all the territory except _____________

35. Explain UN Security Council Resolution 242.

36. The resolution was _____________ by the Arabs

37. How was Arab opinion of Resolution 242 changed over time?

A CRUCIAL PIECE OF LAND

38. Why do Jews consider Jerusalem a holy city?

39. The last remnant of Solomon’s Temple is called the _________ is Judaism’s holiest shrine.

40. Why do Christians consider Jerusalem to be a holy city?

41. Why do Muslims consider Jerusalem sacred?

42. What provisions were made for Jerusalem under the UN Partition Plan (UN Resolution 181) of 1947?

43. What is the PLO? How was it formed? Where was it founded? What was the ultimate goal of the PLO? Who was Yasir Arafat?

44. In 1974, how was the PLO formally recognized?

45. What are the Camp David Accords? (Be specific here)

46. What is the Intifada?

47. In 1992-1994 the PLO agreed to recognize ________________--

48. In 1994, Israel and Jordan ended their _________ and initiated ___________.

FYI: In November of 1995, Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated because of his efforts to establish peace with the PLO…a Jewish Nationalist was charged and convicted of the crime.

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