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Pan-Arabism
Intifada
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Essential Question
What is the relationship between Israel
and Arab nations?
When did Israel become a nation?
Most nations in the Middle East
practiced Islam…
Israel did not…
May 14, 1948 – Israel was
created as a Jewish state
DAVID BEN-GURION
1st Prime Minister of Israel
How was the Middle East changed?
Changes brought to the region:
 Many Palestinians were placed under
Israeli rule
 Jerusalem was divided
It was a holy city for Jews and Arabs
 Jews from all over the world moved to
Israel
The population of Israel greatly increased
 700,000 Palestinians were left homeless
Much of their land had been taken to create Israel
These changes ensured future conflicts!
How did Arabs react to Israel?
Since the 1950s conflicts between
Israel and other Arab nations grew
PAN-ARABISM
Meaning Arab unity
Some Arab nations felt the need to work together….
What was the PLO?
To support Palestine, Egypt helped form the
PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO) in 1964
The PLO believed that Palestine had
a right to a homeland
PLO leader YASSER ARAFAT led
terrorist attacks against Israel
How did Palestinians feel about Israel?
During the 1980s, Palestinians living in Israeli lands
grew more angry
INTIFADA
Arab uprisings in Israel lands
 Workers went on strike
 Protesters rioted
 Some people set off bombs
started in 1987
What was the Six-Day War?
SIX-DAY WAR
took place in 1967
The Arab nation of Egypt closed the Gulf of Aqaba
Aqaba was Israel’s only
connection to the Red Sea
Israel responded by bombing Egypt’s airfields
and wiping out their air force in six days
What was the result of the Six-Day War?
Outcomes of the Six-Day War:
 Israel captured many lands
Sinai Peninsula, West Bank, Golan Heights,
and Jerusalem
 Israel tripled its territory
 UN asked Israel to withdraw from
these lands
Israel refused!
 UN asked Arab nations to officially
recognize Israel
Arab nations refused!
What was the Yom Kippur War?
YOM KIPPUR WAR
took place in 1973
Supported settlement in the
new Israeli territories
GOLDA MEIR
1st female Prime Minister of Israel
Meir faced a new enemy – ANWAR SADAT, the
new leader of Egypt
How did the Yom Kippur War end?
1973 – Egypt and Syria launched an air strike on
Israel during YOM KIPPUR
a major Jewish holiday
This attack was a complete surprised to Israel
The US intervened to
assist Israel – this greatly
angered Arab nations
Fighting continued until the
UN arranged a cease-fire
What the region like today?
As of the 2000s, Palestine won limited self-rule
in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Israel gave up the occupation
of these two territories
Palestine will not become an independent nation until
they create a stable, constitutional government that is
approved by both Israel and the United States
Essential Question
What is the relationship between Israel
and Arab nations?
THE CREATION OF ISRAEL