MENA Capitals
Israel
Jerusalem
Long-time prime minister of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
This island country is the smallest in the MENA region.
Bahrain
Most of the states in MENA are _____majority in terms of Islam
Sunni
What is the name of the oil-affiliated intergovernmental organization several members of MENA are members of that shapes the value of oil?
OPEC
Iraq
Baghdad
Palestine is made up of these two territories today:
Gaza Strip and the West Bank
The House of Hashem continues to rule in this small Mashriq state.
Jordan
States like Iraq, Iran, and Bahrain are ____ majority states in terms of Islam
Shi'a
Started in 1945 this regional organization has had limited impact due to binding decisions only applying to those that vote yes.
Arab League
Iran
Tehran
There have been two _____ or rebellions/uprisings of Palestinians against Israel. Once in 1987 and again in 2005, each lasting several years.
Intifada
A(n) _____ is an Arab leader that is typically the head of a tribe, family, or particular village or community. The British worked closely with these local leaders in establishing control in several countries.
Sheikh (Shaykh)
The holiest site in Islam
Mecca
Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwiat, and Bahrain are members of this small organization.
Gulf Cooperation Council
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
____ was a Zionist paramilitary organization in British Mandate Palestine from 1920 until the creation of the modern state in 1948 formed to protect Jewish settlements.
Haganah
_____ is the period known as the “Catastrophe” when Arab Palestinians are exiled from their homes, their property is confiscated and destroyed by Jewish settlers, and marks the end of the State of Palestine.
al-Nakba
Wahhabism
Over fifty countries are members of this IGO that focuses not on politics but on religion. Almost every MENA state is a member.
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Jordan
Amman
Name a MENA country that has engaged in a war with Israel since the creation of the state in 1948.
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Lebanon has a(n) ______ form of government in which political power is shared across religious groups.
The third holiest site in Islam
al-Aqsa Mosque in the West Bank
Military arm of the GCC
Peninsula Shield Force