Vocab 1
Vocab 2
History Leading Up to the Conflict
Spectrum of Opinions
Major Obstacles to Peace
100
This is the name for the ongoing series of small and large-scale violence between Israelis and Palestinians that began around 1948.
What is THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT?
100
This is the Arabic word for "uprising". (Usually a violent uprising in protest of an Israeli action or decision.)
What is INTIFADA?
100
This was the war that marked the start of the conflict that lasts to this day. This is the group that won this war.
What is THE WAR OF 1948? Who is the ISRAELI MILITARY?
100
A person who has an extremely strong opinion, who is not willing to compromise or negotiate, and who often is willing to use violence is called THIS.
What is AN EXTREMIST?
100
This is the name for the barrier that all people must pass through to enter Israeli lands. It is often difficult for Palestinians to get past these barriers - they would need THIS to do so.
What is BORDER/CHECKPOINT? What are PROPER PAPERWORK / DOCUMENTATION?
200
This is the group of people who are mostly Jewish and who call the land Israel.
Who are ISRAELIS?
200
This is a letter that a British official wrote to a leader of the Jewish community in England, stating that Great Britain supported the idea of a Jewish homeland.
What is THE BALFOUR DECLARATION?
200
This is the war in which Israel SWIFTLY defeated the surrounding Arab countries and gained significant territory.
What is THE SIX-DAY WAR OF 1967?
200
A person who has a "middle-of-the-road" opinion, who is willing to compromise and negotiate, and who is NOT willing to use violence is called THIS.
What is a MODERATE?
200
This is the name for Israeli towns that have been built on Palestinian territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip), which causes much tension between the two groups.
What are SETTLEMENTS?
300
This is the group of people who are mostly Muslim (some Christian) and call the land Palestine.
Who are PALESTINIANS?
300
This is the name of the government of the Palestinian people.
What is THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY?
300
These are two reasons why Jewish people felt the need to create their own homeland.
What is 1) always lived in the minority, 2) constantly persecuted / abused / scapegoated, 3) Holocaust?
300
Read the following quote. Where does this person lie on the spectrum of opinion? “Of the Palestinians who do not support these operations I say what has helped you? Peace? We tried the peace process for seven years without gaining anything. If you had your house invaded and the invaders moved into your house, would you accept anything less than removing them from your home? We will not accept the creation of two states in Palestine, because Palestine is ours. If they had bought this land, they would have a right to it, but they took it.”
What is EXTREMIST PALESTINIAN?
300
This is the term for a person who has been forced to leave their homeland due to violence. The question of what to do with these people is a major obstacle to peace in this conflict.
What is REFUGEE / PALESTINIAN REFUGEE?
400
This is the name for the effort of Jewish people to establish a homeland in the Promised Land and call it Israel.
What is THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT?
400
This word means "non-religious". (Example: Daniel and Yarko are ________________ (non-religious) Jews.)
What is SECULAR?
400
These are the reasons why Palestinians claim they deserve the land.
What is: 1) they had been living there in large numbers for much longer than Jewish Israelis, 2) they had established their lives there?
400
Read the following quote. Where does this person lie on the spectrum of opinion? " “I personally am absolutely against the killing of civilians. We are all human beings. If my son or brother or sister were to be killed I would not accept that either. We really should be behaving more like human beings – that is what all our religions tell us. It is possible to live together or side by side. The vast majority of Palestinians are now in the position of accepting that there will be a two state solution in which we share Palestine with the Israelis."
What is a MODERATE PALESTINIAN?
400
This is the capital of Israel. It contains many holy sites that are scared to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The question of who should control this city is often a point of controversy between Israelis and Palestinians. (Name three holy sites in this city.)
What is JERUSALEM? What are The Wailing Wall, The Dome of the Rock, The Al-Aqsa Mosque, The Church of the Holy Sepulcher?
500
This word means disrespect or prejudice against JEWISH people.
What is ANTI-SEMITISM?
500
This word means someone who dies while fighting or standing up for a cause, often a religious cause.
What is a MARTYR?
500
In 1947, the United Nations proposed a plan to do THIS to solve the problem of who the land belonged to. Which group accepted this plan? Which group rejected it?
What is split the land 50/50? Half to Israel, half to Palestine?
500
Examine the following political cartoon. Is the artist biased or neutral? If biased, what side does he/she support? What criticisms is he/she making of the other side? What is the message the artist is trying to send?
ANSWERS WILL VARY
500
Examine the following political cartoon. Is the artist biased or neutral? If biased, what side does he/she support? What criticisms is he/she making of the other side? What is the message the artist is trying to send?
ANSWERS WILL VARY
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