Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:

History and Events

Directions:

1) Create a new page in your notebook called Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

2) Use the power point slides to complete the worksheet titled Israeli-Palestinan Conflict

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

**SOUTHWEST ASIA**

2/7 Modern Islam 59

2/8 Oil 60

2/11 Water 61

2/14 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 62

1. Create a new page called “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”

2. Label it page # 62.

Who’s fighting…

• Israelis = Jews

AGAINST

• Palestinians = Muslims (practice Islam) – Palestinians = Arab ethnic group– Palestine = a stateless nation

Why they are fighting…

• LAND, both want Israel

Why? Jerusalem =

EXTREMELY holy city with many shrines

control of land = $$$$ and water resources

1. Diaspora – scattering of Jews after AD 73, Romans take over Palestine

History – Control of Israel

2. Ottoman Empire (Islamic) rules the region– 1520-1922

- The Ottomans were a Muslim empire the originated in Turkey.

- During their time in power, the Muslim population in Israel

greatly increased.

- SO…Jews left during the Diaspora and the Muslims take

over the region during the Ottoman Empire’s rule.

3. Balfour Declaration, 1917

• The Balfour Declaration of 1917

(dated 2 November 1917) was a classified formal statement of policy by the British government stating that the British government "view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the understanding that "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."

- BRITAIN SAYS ITS OK FOR THE JEWS TO SET UP COMMUNITIES IN PALESTINE

- LEADS TO A MAJOR INCREASE OF JEWISH IMMIGRATION AND THE BEGINNING OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ISRAEL AS A JEWISH STATE.

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4. UN Partition Plan, 1947- This map shows how the United Nations partitioned (divided) Palestine/Israel into two different countries.

- The city of Jerusalem was taken over by the United Nations.

- Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Palestine immediately attacked Israel after this was set up.

The United Nations divided Israeli into a Palestinian region and an Israeli region. The UN took control of Jerusalem, the most important city.

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5. Arab-Israeli War, 1948

• Israel calls it the War of Independence• Palestinians call it the Catastrophe

• The United Nations partitions (divides) Israel into two separate countries. One for the Jews and one for the Palestinians.

• No one is happy Britain leaves the region and the Palestinians with the help of other Arab Nations nearby immediately attack Israel to drive them out of Israel.

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6. The Six Days War- Using money and military

supplies purchased from the US, the Israelis defeat Jordan, Syrian, Palestinian, and Egyptian forces.

Israelis gain:1. Sinai Peninsula 2. Golan Heights

Suez Canal (on Sinai Peninsula) is a major chokepoint = $$

Golan Heights = valuable WATER supply

7. Yom Kippur War (October), 1973

• Egypt takes back the Sinai Peninsula

• Syria regains portions of the Golan Heights but many water supplies are still controlled by Israel.

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Today

• Jews have returned land in exchange for peace.

• Country is run by Israeli military.

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•Since Israel captured the West Bank in 1967, Jewish settlers have constructed more than 100 settlements in the territory.

•More than 50,000 Jews now live in the West Bank, about 7 percent of the territory's total population.

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Typical cross section of a barrier built by Israel in the West Bank

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The Fight• Terrorism used by both sides

• Suicide bombings, assassinations, executions, etc.

• EXTREMIST – a person who uses extreme violence to reach a goal.

Aftermath of an Israeli bombing in Gaza.

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