middle east 5 Flashcards
(17 cards)
what was significant about israel capturing the golan heights
contained fertile land and fresh water resources
meant israel could not be attacked by syrians for galilee
what was the significance of israel holding the gaza strip
many fedayeen raids took place from gaza so now israel could prevent this
what was the significance of israel holding the west bank
contained fertile land next to river jordan
gave israel a protection zone from jordan
what was the significance of israel holding the sinai
useful oil reserves
prevented egyptian use of suez canal
gave israel protection zone from egypt
what did palestinians now rely on to get their land back
relied on militant organisations
who were black september
a palestinian extremist group who emerged after september 1970
what did the black september do in 1972
shot two and held 8 hostage at the munich olympics to get the release of 234 palestinian refugees
what were the consequences of the munich attacks
the police tried to save the hostages which resulted in all hostages and terrorists dead
when did nasser die and who succeeded him
28th september 1970 and arafat succeeded him
what did arafat want to do when he became arab leader
get sinai back
improve foreign relations
improve trade and economy
what did arafat do
tried to negotiate with israeli priminister for peace in return for sinai but this was rejected
to improve relations with USA he expelled many soviet advisors
why did arafat resort to war
all his negotiations were rejected and he wanted to show israel they should negotiate
when was the yom kippur war
6 october 1973
what happened in the war
egypt launched a huge attack on israel from the sinai whilst syria invaded the golan heights
the arabs made a lot of progress
8 october israel began to fight back and they forced both countries back
22 oct - UN called ceasefire
what were the consequences of the yom kippur war
israel won but lost confidence from heavy losses
the arabs military confidence and morale improved
arafats position was strengthened
what did the USA do in the yom kippur war
israel recieved money and equipment from the USA
what did the USSR do in the yom kippur war
gave equipment to arabs and threatened to send troops to help egypt
