Geography
Which 4 countries have a border with Palestine/Israel?
Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt
Palestinian DJ who is famous for saying his own name in songs
DJ Khaled
Which empire oversaw Palestine from 1516 to 1917?
Ottoman Empire
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Which empire oversaw Palestine from 1920 to 1948?
British Empire
How many presidents has the Palestinian Authority had in its history? Who were they?
2: Arafat and Abbas
Starting in 2007, what has Israel done to Gaza?
military blockade
Who was assigned to find background information on Biden's current policy approach?
Abe Q
We talk about the west bank a lot, but what is the east bank?
Jordan, since it’s the eastern bank of the Jordan river
Palestinian activist who was a chair of the USA Women’s March, director of the Arab American Association of New York, and endorses the BDS movement
Linda Sarsour
Benjamin Netanyahu studied architecture and business at which Boston-area college?
MIT
What was our very first closing game?
Skribbl
In his 1896 piece The Jewish State, Theodor Herzl proposed three different locations for a future Jewish state. Name at least two of them
Palestine, Uganda, Argentina
This Palestinian negotiator and diplomat was a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School last semester, and was the Secretary General of the PLO until his death last November
Saeb Erekat
This world-famous fruit was the largest Palestinian export from the mid-1800s until 1939
Jaffa oranges
What pair discussed the article titled “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State” in breakout rooms during our second meeting?
David and Ali
This Egyptian desert is over twice the size of the entire Palestine/Israel. Israel controlled it from 1967-82.
Sinai
What party does President Mahmoud Abbas belong to?
Fatah
What was happening in Europe in the late 1800s that made Herzl believe that Jews would never be safe in Europe?
pogroms
Who was assigned pages 17-20 of the article Building Bridges for Peace: U.S. Policy Toward Arab States, Palestinians, and Israel” by David Makovsky
Laila