Israel and Palestinian conflict Flashcards
(32 cards)
What is the name of followers of the religion Islam?
Muslims
What is the name of the followers of Judaism?
Jews
What is the ethnic group of Palestine?
Arabs
Why is there fighting over Palestinian land?
home to Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Which biblical figure has roots in all three religions?
Abraham
Who is Abraham’s wife?
Sarah
Who was the mother of Arbraham’s fisrt child/ their cook?
Hagar
Who is Hagar’s son?
Ishmael
Who are the desendenst of Issic?
Jewish-Christanity
Who are the decendents of Ishmael?
Muslims
What is the name of the agreement made in 1919?
Feisal-Weizerman Agreement
Who made the agreement in 1919?
Jew and Pasetinians
What decsion did Palestians and Isrealis come to in the 1919 agreement?
2 state solution
What do Arabs say about the solution?
they will only accept if British keep war time promisses (that they will leve) and they do not so the plan falls apart
What happend after the holocost?
Jews move to Palesnin becuase of its religious sigenificence
What is Zionism?
a desier for a Jewsih state
When did Zionism start?
late 1800s
Who was already living in Plaestin when the Jews moved in?
Arabs
What did the UN do in 1947?
they split Palestin into two countreis, UN Partition Plan
What did the Partition plan creat for Jews?
Isreal
What did the Partition plan create for Arabs?
Palestine
What did the Partition PLan lead to?
war
How did the UN slipt Palestin (4)?
population, costline, fresh water, and farms
When did Isreal declar independence?
in 1948
