“The Arab-Israeli Conflict” Chapter 28 Part 2 “Judaism and Christianity”

Identify Six Day War (1967) PLO Ashkenazim Sephardim

Six Day War (1967) Israel made major territorial gains. Its forces took the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt. They captured the Golan Heights from Syria and the West Bank from Jordan. Israel also seized East Jerusalem from the Arabs. Identify Slide

PLO Palestinian Liberation Organization Palestinians created this organization in order to establish a Palestinian State. They hoped to bring the destruction of Israel and engaged in guerrilla war tactics. The PLO and other Arab groups helped to spread the Arab-Israeli conflict out against the United States and other nations that supported Israel. Identify Slide

Ashkenazim Jews from Europe These Jews were the first to dominate the government and the economy of Israel because they were better educated and more numerous. Identify Slide

Sephardim Jews from other parts of the Middle East and Africa Today, these Jews are in the majority and have increased their influence in the region. Identify Slide

Define Refugee Occupied Territory Reprisal Intifada

Refugee People who are forced to flee their homeland to seek safety elsewhere. Generally forced due to political turmoil. Most Jews who settled Israel were refugees from the Holocaust. Define Slide

Occupied Territory The land seized by Israel during the 1967 War. Define Slide

Reprisal Forceful acts in response to an injury. Define Slide

Intifada “The Shaking” An uprising in 1987 started by the Palestinians in the occupied lands. Page 618… Define Slide

Israel: Arab and Jew Response Why was it necessary? How did the Arabs respond?

Jews on Israel To both Jews and many non Jews, Hitler’s murder of 6 million European Jews showed the need for a homeland where Jews could live safely. After WWII, Jews fled Germany as refugees to Palestine. Most were survivors of Hitler’s concentration camps. Together with earlier settlers of the area, they were determined to set up a Jewish state.

Arab Response They revolted and tried to force the Jews out of the Middle East. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon sent separate military forces against Israel. The war against Israel divided the Arab nations, and even though Israelis had great casualties, they not only defended their land, but gained more territory.

The Ever Changing Israel

Israel in 1947 Israel was initially split into an Arab state and a Jewish state. Does it look like they were split evenly?

Israel after the 1948 war. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon united against Israel in 1948. Despite heavy losses, Israel defended itself and defeated its enemies. It annexed half of the area set aside for an Arab state under the UN partition plan as well as half of Jerusalem.

War of 1967 (The Six Day War) Israeli forces took the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt. They gained the Golan Heights from Syria. They controlled the West Bank from Jordan.

Occupied Territories

The Intifada in 1987 Palestinians were frustrated with years of Israeli military rule. They attacked soldiers and civilians and also organized strikes against Israeli businesses. Israelis responded by arresting and imprisoning the Palestinians who revolted.

Israeli Reluctance To Give Up The Occupied Territories They feel that if they give up their land, Arab countries will continue to fight anyway. Regardless of how much land the Israelis give back, the Arabs will always want more land. They will not be satisfied until they have their land back.

Our Changing World View: Peace in the Middle East and the World