Final Test 4 Flashcards
What do we see in the US
Israel is an alley to ____ and they are against the ______ because they support ______
US, the soviet union, arab countries
What do we see in the US
Who needed stronghold in the middle east?
Both US and USSR
Argument
Different sides claim the land is theirs due to:
Historic reasons, Religious reasons, and Political reasons
Historically - Continued
Israelis: Jews have lived there for about____
Arabs: -We have been there for more than____
- Canaanites are what?
3000 years
4000 years
Arab
Religious Arguments
Israeli religiously argues that palestine is the____
Arab people religiously argues that palestine is the____
Promised land
Promised to all Muslims
The place God chose for Prophet Muhammad to ascend to heaven
Mentioned in Quran as a Holy land
Political Argument
Israeli politically argue that palestine is_____
Arab:People were ____
An Independent nation that had all three religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism
land with no people to people with no land
always there
How & When did the problem begin
What is Zionism?
What was the solution to the survival of Jews?
Where did the Jews decide to immigrate to?
national liberation movement
finding a nation state
Palestine
How & When did the problem begin
Define Zionist motto
Who did the Zionist movement approach?
Did Sultan Abdulhameed reject or accept the Zionism offer?
A Land without people for a people without land
Sultan Abdulhameed
He rejected the Zionism offer
How & When did the problem begin
What movement helped the British government in the war I & II
Who took control of Palestine from Turkey, & started moving Jews to the holy land?
The Zionist movement
Britain
What Followed?
UN Partition resolution define
Divided Palestine into 2 parts; 1 for Arabs (about 45%) & 1 for Jews (about 55%) Jews accepted more than half Palestinians rejected: majority gets less than half
Zionists Control of the Land
Who armed and supported Jews with weapons, money and logistics?
Who were Palestinians resisting and fighting off?
Britain
Jewish settlers & gorillas and British troops.
1948 War
How many Palestinians were expelled in the 1948 War?
What did Jordan control?
What did Egypt Control?
2/3 of Palestinians
Controlled West Bank
Gaza Strip
2nd Phase 1967 war
During the 1967 war what parts did Israel occupy?
The rest of Palestine, parts of Egypt and parts of Syria
A year later, annexed all of Jerusalem which was divided
Has not annexed the west Bank or Gaza
Has controlled those territories
In 1948 part; 6 m. Israeli Jews
2.25 m “Israeli” Palestinians
Resulted in
What parts of Palestine did Israel have control over?
During this time approximately how many people lived in camps?
In West Bank how many are subjects to military occupation?
Palestine in addition to part of Egypt (Sinai) and part of Syria (Golan Heights)
More than 2 m. live in camps at that time
3.5 m
Resulted in
How many Palestinians in the Gaza strip aren’t not under control?
How many people now live in refugee camps?
Palestine in addition to part of Egypt (Sinai) and part of Syria (Golan Heights)
More than 6 Million
