Global Studies
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Arab-Israeli Conflict Key Facts
Overview
1. Who are the Israelis?
2. Who are the Palestinians?
3. What are the Israelis and Palestinians fighting over?
4. What are the Palestinian territories?
Map of Israel & the Palestinian Territories
Label the following:
Countries
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Palestinian Territories
East Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Syrian Territory
Golan Heights
Egyptian Territory
Sinai Peninsula
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Background
1. Define Anti-Semitism.
2. Define Zionism. How did Jews respond to it? How did it contribute to the current conflict?
3. Identify Theodor Hertzl.
4. What was the last Islamic empire that controlled Palestine?
5. Which European power gained control of Palestine? When? How?
6. What was the Balfour Declaration?
7. What impact did the Holocaust have on Palestine?
8. What was the UN Partition Plan? When was it issued? What did it propose? How did each side respond
to it?
9. When did Israel declare independence?
Wars & Conflicts
1. Describe the 1948 War. What is it called? Who fought in it? What was the outcome? Who controlled
the Palestinian areas when it ended? How did it contribute to the issues that must be resolved in order to
create lasting peace?
2. Describe the 1956 War. What is it called? Who fought in it? What was the outcome?
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3. Describe the 1967 War. What is it called? Who fought in it? What was the outcome? Who controlled
the Palestinian areas when it ended? How did it contribute to the issues that must be resolved in order to
create lasting peace? Which Syrian area did Israel takeover?
4. Describe the 1973 War. What is it called? Who fought in it? What was the outcome?
5. What were the Intifadas? What does the term mean? When did they occur?
6. What were the Gaza Wars? When were they fought? Who fought in it?
Peace Deals
1. Describe the Camp David Accords. When was it reached? Which countries agreed to it? What did each
side agree to?
2. Who was Anwar Sadat? What happened to him after he signed the Camp David Accords?
3. Describe the Oslo Accords. When was it reached? Which countries/organizations agreed to it? What did
each side agree to?
4. Who was Yasser Arafat? What organization did he control? How did his strategy against Israel change
over the years?
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5. Who was Yitzhak Rabin? What happened to him after he signed the Oslo Accords?
Current Status
1. What is the population of Israel? How does the population break down in terms of religion and ethnicity?
What challenge does the growing Arab population represent for Israel?
2. What are the Israeli settlements? Where are they located? How many Jews live there? How do they
influence a lasting peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians?
3. What is the West Bank Barrier? Why was it built? What impact does it have on Israelis and Palestinians?
4. What is the total Palestinian population? In what areas do they live?
5. Who are Fatah? What area do they control? What is their relationship with Israel like?
6. Who are Hamas? What area do they control? What is their relationship with Israel like?
7. Who are the Palestinian refugees? During which wars did they become refugees? How many of them are
there? Where do they live? What is the Palestinian right of return?
8. Describe the violence that began in October 2015. What sparked it? Where has it occurred? What types
of attacks have been committed?
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