Everyone deserves a place of their own.

Palestinians

Palestinians Religion: Islam

Language: Arabic

What do Palestinians believe? Believe Israel should belong to them. They want it to be Palestine once again; the land is holy

to them. They were living there before the Jews came. It is their

home. They want to have freedom from oppression and abuse

from the Israeli military. They want to be able to move about their land freely

and visit their holy sites in Jerusalem.

Israeli

Israelis Religion: Judaism

Language: Hebrew

What do Israelis believe? Jerusalem should remain unified within Israel's political

control For over 3,300 years, Jerusalem has been the Jewish

capital Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in Tanach, the

Jewish Holy Scriptures. Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran

The Jewish refugees were forced to flee from Arab lands due to Arab brutality, persecution and pogroms

What is the Palestinian and Israeli Conflict? Conflict is between two ethnic groups,

Palestinians and Israelis Fighting over land they both claim as

theirs Both of their religions promised the same

land to them

When Did the Conflict Begin?

Both groups have claimed the area for thousands of years

The United Nations has been involved and will continue to work towards peace between the two nations.

How Did It Start? The modern conflict started when the United

Nations agreed to divide the land they both claimed into two equal countries, a Palestinian one and an Israeli one.

The plan went through, despite the protests from Palestine and much of the Muslim world

However, today Israel controls all of the land, and there is not an official Palestinian state.

What Happened?

The major conflict began when Israel was created in 1947.

Israel took over the state of Palestine. The Israelis did not abide by the borders

drawn by the U.N. and continued to push into the new Palestine.

Menachem Begin Born in Russia in 1913 Was the leader of an underground group (Irgun)

fighting to make Israeli a Jewish state in 1944 He fought to remove British troops from

Palestine Ordered the bombing of the British

administrative and military headquarters at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1946

Irgun claimed that their warnings to evacuate the headquarters were ignored

The First Intifada In December 1987 spontaneous outbreaks of

violence towards Israeli soldiers broke out across the West Bank and Gaza

Violent acts were committed due to false rumors spread by Muslim clerics

Developed into a well-organized rebellion Civilians attacked with axes, stones,

Molotov cocktails, grenades, and firearms Not well prepared to fight Israeli soldiers

The Wall

Built in 2006 it separated families and increased conflict and oppression.

How to say… in Arabic/ HebrewHebrew English Arabic

שלום־עליכםShalom

Hello عليكم السالمsalaam alaikum and in response wa alaikum assalam

ברוך ה׳Baruch Hashem

Praise God لله الحمدAlhamdulillah

Ken Yes aiwa/na'am

Lo No La

Bevakasha Please Min Fadhlik

Toda Thankyou Shukran

The Hijab

Most Muslim women wear a hijab to cover their heads for a number of reasons.ModestyGod requires women to cover their hairConvey a message of purityThey accentuate beauty and are a necessary part

of any women's outfit.