Palestine Before Israel
Definition of Zionism
A Jewish nationalist and political movement that supports the creation, development, and protection of a sovereign Jewish state in its ancestral homeland.*
The major conflict(s) that greatly assisted in the push for the creation of Israel.
WWII, Holocaust, Antisemitism, Cold War.
The amount of days the Six-Days war lasted.
Six days
Which U.S. President facilitated Camp David?
Jimmy Carter
Benjamin Netanyahu
The empire that formally controlled the region of Palestine from 1918-1948
Great Britain
The two major countries that wanted to recognize Israel's existence.
The canal that Britain and France wished to regain control over in the 1950s.
The Suez Canal
The three countries that were involved with Camp David
Egypt, Israel, and the U.S.
Who is Israel currently at war with?
Hamas, Iran, Houthis (group in Yemen), Hezbollah (group in Lebanon).
The empire that formally controlled the region of Palestine before 1918.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
The group that attacked Israel after their Declartion of Independence
League of Arab states/Arab league
What started the Six-Days War?
An Israeli attack on the Egyption/Arab state.
What does intifada mean?
"Shaking off" or "uprising", it is an Arabic word used in the context of Palestinians wishing to gain independence from Israel.
What lobbyist group in American is very supportive of Israel?
AIPAC
The international organization in charge of Palestine and Israel before the 1948 War.
United Nations
The first president of Israel.
Arab nationalism was perceived as a threat to Israel because...
The Arab nationalists wanted to create one united Arab country in the whole middle east (which includes where Israel is).
What agreement was achieved by Camp David?
Israel would return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange for peace and recognition.
How did Hamas get into power in Gaza?
Combination of a 2006 election victory and a violent military takeover in 2007.
The declaration that guaranteed British support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Balfour Declaration
The name for the formal decision to split Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
The UN Resolution 181
OPEC/OAPEC
Why was the Oslo peace process discredited?
The Cave of the Patriarch's Massacre, suicide bombers, and the assassination of Prime Minister of Israel.
If you were in a position where you could change global policies, what would you do to assist in solving the conflict between Israel and Palestine? Every group is encouraged to answer.
Good ideas