Israel and its Arab neighbours Flashcards
Arab states were – by defeat?
Stung
What were the Arabs public view after the 1st Arab Israeli war? (2)
- Extremely anti-western
- Bitter
What do the Arabs believe about Israel?
Israel was a base from which the West kept an eye on the Arabs
What is there a lack of after the war? What does this lead to?
Peace treaties
Lead to a ‘perpetual war’
Where are there a million Palestinians?
Jordan
Why was there frequent shelling between Israel and Syria? (3/2)
- Israel tries to divert waters of the river Jordan for irrigation
- DMZ along their borders had land which Israel tries to use for settlements
What do the Palestinian refugees want to do?
Return to Palestine
What happens when Palestinains try to return?
Israelis carry out reprisal raids
Who tries to limit the raids? Successful?
Jordanian government try to limit the Palestinian raids, yet the Israelis weren’t satisfied
Where were there 300.000 palestinains?
Gaza strip
Who controlled Gaza?
Gaza under Egyptian military control
The majority of raids carried out, what were their aims? (3)
visits relatives, reclaim possessions or to harvest crops
What militant group also carries out raids?
Fedayeen
What were Palestinian raids for Israel?
A threat to security
