Creation of Israel and Struggle for Jerusalem

ZIONISM –political movement; founded by Theodor Herzl (1897) –objective: secure a homeland for the Jewish people BALFOUR DECLARATION (1917) –supports the concept of a Jewish homeland 1922 – British mandate to govern Palestine United Nations creates the Israeli Jewish state. ZIONISM –political movement; founded by Theodor Herzl (1897) –objective: secure a homeland for the Jewish people BALFOUR DECLARATION (1917) –supports the concept of a Jewish homeland 1922 – British mandate to govern Palestine United Nations creates the Israeli Jewish state. ISRAEL

ARAB – ISRAELI CONFLICTS – : Conflict begins… –1967: SIX-DAY WAR – Israel gains control of: GAZA STRIP SINAI PENINSULA WEST BANK OF THE RIVER JORDAN EAST SECTOR OF JERUSALEM GOLAN HEIGHTS IN SYRIA ARAB – ISRAELI CONFLICTS – : Conflict begins… –1967: SIX-DAY WAR – Israel gains control of: GAZA STRIP SINAI PENINSULA WEST BANK OF THE RIVER JORDAN EAST SECTOR OF JERUSALEM GOLAN HEIGHTS IN SYRIA –1973: Yom Kippur War – Arab countries failed to force Israel to give up territories gained in 1967.

Israel vs. Palestine CategoryIsrael West Bank Population 6.5 million 2.5 million Life Expectancy 8073 Infant Mortality 6.8/1, /1,000 % living in poverty 21.6%45.7% Unemployed8.3%20.3% Literacy97%92% Per Capita GDP $28,600$1,500 From CIA World Factbook:

STRUGGLE FOR JERUSALEM United Nations did not include Jerusalem as part of Israel Palestine partition resolution designated Jerusalem as an “open city.” War and transfer of Israeli government from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem War and aftermath changed boundaries again Jerusalem reaffirmed as the capital of Israel United Nations did not include Jerusalem as part of Israel Palestine partition resolution designated Jerusalem as an “open city.” War and transfer of Israeli government from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem War and aftermath changed boundaries again Jerusalem reaffirmed as the capital of Israel