Jewish migration & beliefs
During the British Mandate, this group was allowed to move in large numbers to Palestine
the Jews
As more Jews settled in Palestine, this group began to feel threatened and worried about their own state.
Arabs
Arabs
The U.S. became involved in the Middle East mainly to protect its access to these resources.
oil reserves
This terrorist network, led by Osama bin Laden, used attacks to drive the U.S. out of the Middle East.
Al-Qaeda
This term describes people who believe Jews need a homeland in Israel for religious reasons.
Zionism
Arabs also believe that God gave the land to them as part of this promise made to Abraham.
Covenant
: Many Palestinian Arabs want their territories to be free from this type of government
Israeli control
This Iraqi leader threatened global oil supply by invading this neighboring country in 1990.
Saddam Hussein and Kuwait
On September 11, 2001, members of Al-Qaeda hijacked planes and crashed them into these two locations.
the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Jews believe that God made this promise regarding the land to Abraham.
Covenant
The Arabs staged this action against the British government in response to growing Jewish immigration.
a militant uprising
Some Palestinians have used these tactics against Israeli civilians in response to their loss of land
guerrilla warfare
After defeating Saddam Hussein, the U.S. believed Iraq had an active program for these types of weapons.
nuclear weapons
After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. supported rebel groups in Afghanistan to defeat this government.
the Taliban
Many Jews sought their own state as protection from this historical issue in Europe.
anti-Semitism
Following WWII, the British asked this organization to help divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
the United Nations
Israelis argue that they need to maintain this to prevent terrorism
occupation
The U.S. invaded Iraq again in 2003 to destroy this program and capture its leader.
the Iraqi nuclear weapons program and Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden was not captured in Afghanistan but was found in this country.
Pakistan
This term refers to the violent attacks against Jewish populations, often ignored or supported by non-Jewish governments.
massacre
After the United Nations' decision, this event took place in 1948.
the creation of israel
Palestinian Arabs feel they are responding to Israeli actions that they view as this.
aggression
Conflicts between these two groups in Iraq continued after the U.S. invasion
Sunni and Shia militias
The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in this year
2021