Politics, Weapons, Laws
The land, sea, and air restrictions on Gaza that prevents supplies and Palestinians from traveling through
What is the Gaza blockade?
This Palestinian uprising, which began in December 1987 and ended in 1993 with the signing of the Oslo Accords & the establishment of Hamas.
What is the First Intifada?
This is a densely populated Palestinian territory politically controlled by Hamas.
What is the Gaza Strip?
This religious site, located in Jerusalem, is known as Haram al-Sharif to Muslims and the Temple Mount to Jews. The Israeli government controls access to the site for all three religious groups.
What is the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound?
He is the current Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party.
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?
The tactic for taking Palestinians into custody if they are suspected of committing a crime in the future
What is Administrative detention?
This Israeli leader's 2000 visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, accompanied by over 1,000 security forces, sparked the beginning of the Second Intifada.
Who is Ariel Sharon?
This is the only border between Gaza and Egypt that is not controlled by Israel.
What is the Rafah Crossing?
This Palestinian political party, led by Mahmoud Abbas, supports a two-state solution.
What is Fatah?
This UN agency helps Palestinian refugees with food, schools, and jobs.
What is the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency)?
Israel's missile defense system that intercepts projectile threats and destroys them.
What is the Iron Dome?
These two agreements, signed in 1993 and 1995, were intended to pave the way for a two-state solution but failed to achieve that goal.
What are the Oslo Accords?
This is an Occupied Palestinian territory divided into A,B, and C areas all with different levels of Israeli control.
What is the West Bank?
This organization represents Palestinians at the UN and includes Fatah.
What is the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)?
This Iran-backed, armed militant group in Lebanon opposes Israel.
What is Hezbollah?
The vision of establishing two sovereign states next to each other.
What is a Two-State Solution?
"Catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to this tragic event in 1948 that resulted in the forced displacement and killing of Palestinians as a consequence of the founding of Israel.
What is Nakba?
This place is home to significant religious sites for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and is claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians.
What is East Jerusalem?
This group governs Gaza and has a military wing called the Qassam Brigades. They are funded by Iran.
What is Hamas?
He is the president of Palestine and a leader in the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Who is Mahmoud Abbas?
A fundamental pillar of Palestinian people’s rights to self-determination.
What is the Right of Return (for Palestinian refugees)?
The conflict in 2005 resulted in the loss of 3,000 Palestinian and 1,000 Israeli lives
What is the Second Intifada?
There are many of these in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; they are illegal residential areas built in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
What are Israeli settlements?
This is Israel’s military, which operates under the Ministry of Defense.
What is the IDF (Israel Defense Forces)?
This group governs parts of the West Bank and was created in 1994 as part of the Oslo Accords.
What is the Palestinian Authority?