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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
WWII-Present
1947 UN Partition Plan
 The newly created United
Nations approved the UN
Partition Plan on
November 29, 1947,
________the country into
two states, one Arab and
one Jewish. ________ was
to be designated an
international city.
 The ________ community
accepted the plan, but the
____________ rejected it.
 Regardless, the State of
_____ was proclaimed on
May 14, 1948.
1948 Arab Israeli War
 Not long after, five Arab
countries – Egypt, Syria,
Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq –
attacked Israel, launching
the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
After a year of fighting, a
ceasefire was declared and
temporary borders, were
established.
 Jordan annexed what
became known as the_____
______ and East Jerusalem
 Egypt took control of the
_________ _________.
1948-1958 Jewish Immigration
 During the Arab Israeli
War about 80% of the
previous Arab
population, ____ Israel
(Palestinians fled).
 1948-1958--mass
immigration of
Holocaust survivors and
an influx of _________.
 The population of Israel
rose from 800,000 to
two million between
1948 and 1958.
Israel’s Shocking Success in
the 6 Days War (1967)
 1967--Egypt, Syria, and Jordan
massed troops close to Israeli
borders, expelled UN
peacekeepers and blocked
Israel's access to the Red Sea.
________saw these actions as
reason for a pre-emptive
strike
 The war lasted just ___ days
and Israel achieved a decisive
victory in which it captured
the West Bank, Gaza Strip,
Sinai _________ and Golan
Heights.
 Israel returned the Sinai
Peninsula to Egypt in 1979
Today
 In 1992, Israel and the PLO,
signed the Oslo Accords, which
gave the Palestinian National
Authority (Palestinians) the
right to ____-_______ parts of
the West Bank and the Gaza
Strip
 In 2001 Israel unilaterally
withdrew from the Gaza Strip
and also started the
construction of the Israeli
West Bank _______ (still under
construction).
Israeli Palestinian Impact
 Before the creation of Israel in
1948, few Arabs thought of
themselves as members of a
___________ of nations with a
common ______________.
 Arabs questioned Israel’s right
to the land.
 Suddenly, the ________ world
shared a goal—driving the
Israelis (Jews) out.
One reason why many Arab (Muslim) nations
are against the United States & Europe
 Many Arab nations Iran,
Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc.
(Muslims) want ______ out
of Israel and the land
given to the Palestinians
(also _____________).
 The United States and
Europe have consistently
supported _______ (Jews).
 Therefore, the ______ and
Europe are seen as allies
of the enemy by many
Arab nations.
Sources
Our World Today—People Places and Issues, Glencoe
McGraw-Hill pp.116-117.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel