Which groups of people and their religions have settled Israel and throughout the world? http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html

2000 B.C. Israelites move to Palestine and start Judaism. About 1500 B.C. 3,500,000 total population of the world

578 B.C. Diaspora – spreading of a people to other areas. Babylonians destroy Jewish temple. Temple Mount – Abraham sacrifice of Isaac http://www.preteristarchive.com/JewishWars/images/churban/9308.jpg

70 A.D. Romans destroy the temple in Jerusalem. Jews forced to go elsewhere. Later, the Muslims build al-Aqsa Mosque on the same site.

312 A.D. Most people living in Palestine are Christians.

640A.D. Arabs conquer the region. Islam becomes the main religion with Muhammed as the most important prophet. http://muslimvillage.com/2013/02/02/34888/the-kindness-of-prophet-muhammad-s/

1100A.D. The Crusades – Christians are brutal to Muslims and Jews. http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/837/5108268.JPG

1517 – 1918 A.D. Muslim Ottoman Turks. After World War I, Palestine becomes a British mandate. http://www.factsofisrael.com/en/maps/pal1918.jpg

1914 – 1918 : WWI – Who was promised a homeland in Palestine? Britain agreed to back Arab demands for independence Britain pledged its support for a “national homeland” for the Jews The British promised the same land to both groups! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Carabineri_in_Palestine_-_cockhats.jpg http://www.historyking.com/images/World-War-I-In-Palestine.jpg

Zionism Movement to create a safe Jewish homeland in Palestine http://graftedintoisrael.webs.com/zionism%20theodor%20herzl.jpg

World War II Holocaust – over 6 million Jews die Palestinian Arabs unhappy with flood of immigrants Movement to create a safe Jewish homeland in Palestine

1947 UN partition plan –There would be an Arab and a Jewish plan. The Jews accept this; the Arabs do not.

1948 Israel becomes a nation, then is attacked by several of its Arab neighbors in May, 1948.

1956 Egypt & Israel at war – Israel successfully attacked Egypt in response to Egypt blocking their use of the Suez Canal.

1967 Israel attacks Syria, Jordan, & Egypt who had troops at their border. Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. 6 Day War Arab armies before the Israeli attack. http://kcjohnson.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/1967-prewar.jpg

1979 Israel and Egypt – peace agreement. Israel returns the Sinai Peninsula. U.S. President Jimmy Carter arranged talks between Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin. A peace agreement known as the Camp David Accords was signed. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/8/14/1250255653952/1979.-Anwar-Sadat-Menachi-026.jpg

1970’s & 1980’s More Israeli settlements in the West Bank http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Itamar2.jpg

Late 1980’s Intifada (means uprising in Arabic) – violent resistance to Israeli control http://blog.abiss.gr/mgogoulos/resource/es-intifada390.jpg http://ivarfjeld.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/intifada.jpg

1994 Israel and the PLO – peace agreement Israel agreed to: 1. recognize the PLO as a representative for the Palestinians 2. Palestinian get some self-rule in Gaza Strip and W.Bank. Israel will remove some settlers. PLO agreed to: 1. recognize Israel’s right to exist in peace and security 2. Stop terrorist attacks

2000 Second intifada Israel builds security wall in Gaza and the West Bank. http://wikieducator.org/Albany_Senior_High_School_Arab_Israeli_Conflict_by_Samuel_Barnaby_1

2006 to present Hamas wins most legislative seats in the territories. (Hamas has vowed to eliminate Israel.) Violence on both sides. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/h/hamas/index.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/imagebank/middle_east/gaza_hamasflags.jpg

http://www.indexmundi.com/blog/index.php/tag/global-terrorism-index/

Israeli security fence- The purpose is to protect Israeli settlements from Palestinian suicide bombers. The UN, however, has told them to stop building it since it has treated Palestinian communities unfairly, cutting them off and dividing them. Slide not needed if using walls activity

Slide not needed if using walls activity http://cbsnews.cbsig.net/stories/2002/06/21/opinion/polls/main512975.shtml