Turmoil in the Middle Turmoil in the Middle EastEast
Conflict between Arab Conflict between Arab countries and Israel countries and Israel
What do you know about the What do you know about the Middle East?Middle East?
What are the main religions in the What are the main religions in the Middle East?Middle East?
What were the Crusades?What were the Crusades?
Timeline of Major Timeline of Major EventsEvents 1917 first idea of creating Israel1917 first idea of creating Israel 1948 Israel officially becomes 1948 Israel officially becomes
countrycountry 1948 Arab countries attack Israel1948 Arab countries attack Israel 1956 Suez Canal conflict1956 Suez Canal conflict 1967 Six Day War1967 Six Day War
Timeline ContinuedTimeline Continued
1973 Yom Kippur War1973 Yom Kippur War 1978 Camp David Peace Accords1978 Camp David Peace Accords 1992 Oslo Peace Accords1992 Oslo Peace Accords 2000- present conflict over Gaza 2000- present conflict over Gaza
Strip and West Bank Strip and West Bank
1917 Balfour 1917 Balfour Declaration- Declaration- Jewish Zionists ask Jewish Zionists ask British empire for help with creating a new British empire for help with creating a new countrycountry
1948 Israel Becomes a 1948 Israel Becomes a CountryCountry
Zionists pushed for Zionists pushed for Jewish countryJewish country
Holocaust caused Holocaust caused relocationrelocation
In 1948 Palestine is In 1948 Palestine is divided into: Israel- divided into: Israel- Jewish Jewish
Palestine- MuslimPalestine- Muslim War starts between War starts between
Israel and Arab Israel and Arab countriescountries
Conflicts after Creation Conflicts after Creation of Israel of Israel
Egypt, Iraq, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia, and Syria attack Israel Syria attack Israel the next daythe next day
Israel wins with Israel wins with help from UN, help from UN, United States, and United States, and Great BritainGreat Britain
Fight over Suez CanalFight over Suez Canal
Suez Canal- important Suez Canal- important for trade routesfor trade routes
Egypt seizes it from Egypt seizes it from BritishBritish
Israel combines Israel combines forces with British and forces with British and French to take the French to take the Suez back eventually Suez back eventually they give back the they give back the canal to Egyptcanal to Egypt
Six Day War/Six Day War/1967 Arab-1967 Arab-Israeli WarIsraeli War Israel defeats Israel defeats
Arab countriesArab countries Israel gets new Israel gets new
territories: territories: Jerusalem, Sinai Jerusalem, Sinai Peninsula, Golan Peninsula, Golan Heights, and Heights, and West Bank, and West Bank, and the Gaza Stripthe Gaza Strip
Yom Kippur WarYom Kippur War
Egyptians led by Anwar Sadat invade Egyptians led by Anwar Sadat invade Israel on the Jewish holidayIsrael on the Jewish holiday
Israel’s prime minister Golda Meir Israel’s prime minister Golda Meir plans counterattackplans counterattack
Ends up being a draw everyone ends Ends up being a draw everyone ends up with the same land.up with the same land.
PLO (Palestinian Liberation PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) starts under Yasir Organization) starts under Yasir Arafat’s leadershipArafat’s leadership
First Attempt for First Attempt for Peace: Peace: Camp David AccordsCamp David Accords Peace negotiations Peace negotiations
between Egypt and between Egypt and IsraelIsrael
Leaders:Leaders:
Egypt- Anwar SadatEgypt- Anwar Sadat
Israel- Menachem Israel- Menachem BeginBegin
United States- United States- President CarterPresident Carter
Oslo Peace AccordsOslo Peace Accords
Peace talks begin Peace talks begin between Israel and between Israel and PalestinePalestine
Palestine wants Palestine wants their own their own governmentgovernment
Israel wants acts of Israel wants acts of terrorism to endterrorism to end
Leaders- Rabin, Leaders- Rabin, Arafat, ClintonArafat, Clinton
1987 and 2000 Intifada1987 and 2000 Intifada
Protests led by Palestinian Protests led by Palestinian students turn violentstudents turn violent
Israeli police and soldiers attempt Israeli police and soldiers attempt to break up proteststo break up protests
Delays the peace processDelays the peace process
2004 Death of Yassir 2004 Death of Yassir Arafat Arafat His death led to a delay of the His death led to a delay of the
peace processpeace process Caused a conflict within Caused a conflict within
Palestinian leadershipPalestinian leadership 2005 Mahmoud Abbas (moderate) 2005 Mahmoud Abbas (moderate)
elected president of Palestinian elected president of Palestinian AuthorityAuthority
2005-Current 2005-Current Issues in Gaza StripIssues in Gaza Strip Israel withdraws from Gaza StripIsrael withdraws from Gaza Strip Hamas takes control of GazaHamas takes control of Gaza Hamas begins Rocket attacksHamas begins Rocket attacks Israel responds with massive air Israel responds with massive air
strikesstrikes
Current Situation Current Situation
Still tension over Still tension over Gaza Strip, Golan Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, Heights, Jerusalem, and Jerusalem, and West BankWest Bank
Jewish Jewish settlementssettlements
Palestinian acts Palestinian acts of terrorismof terrorism
Current Israeli GoalsCurrent Israeli Goals
More Jewish settlements in More Jewish settlements in Jerusalem and West BankJerusalem and West Bank
Prevent acts of terrorismPrevent acts of terrorism Safety from surrounding countriesSafety from surrounding countries End to rocket attacks from Gaza End to rocket attacks from Gaza
StripStrip
Palestinian GoalsPalestinian Goals
Independent PalestineIndependent Palestine Freeing of prisonersFreeing of prisoners End to Jewish settlements in West End to Jewish settlements in West
BankBank End to blockade of Gaza StripEnd to blockade of Gaza Strip