1. Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Lesson in Perspectives
Historical Background
Palestine
-Region in the _______________
-Location of _______________
Home to Muslims, Christians, and Jews
Pre-WWI
-Palestine controlled by ______________________________
After WWI
-Palestine controlled by ___________until granted independence
Balfour Declaration (1917)
-Britain supports idea of creating ______________________________
Zionism
-Movement to create Jewish homeland in _______________
-Many _________ immigrate to Palestine
Claims to the Land
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
Ancestors lived in area nearly ________ years
___________ home to important religious events
_________________ believed to have ascended into heaven in Jerusalem
Partition
-No ______on committee
-Divided area into ____ countries
-Accepted by _________; Rejected by __________
Israel
-_________ state
Palestine
Land Distribution
-55% for _____; 45% for _____
-1.2 million _____; 600,000 _____
Jerusalem
-______________ city
Palestine (1947)
UN Plan for
May 14, 1948
Israel officially formed
May 15, 1948
-______attacked by 6 Arab nations
-Approx. 750,000 _____________ fled/forced to leave
-Approx. 800,000 ______ in Arab countries fled/forced to leave for Israel
Israel After War:
-________controls West Bank
-_________controls Gaza Strip
Israeli Borders Expand
-Majority of _____________
-Western _______________
1948 War
Partition and 1948 War
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
Partition creates state of _____________
War was fought for ________________
________________and other violent acts would not have happened if Jews had a ______________
Had not input on _______________
Catastrophe
After war, Palestine ____________________to Arab countries or Israel

2. Partition and 1948 War Camp David Accords
-Egypt asks _____to leave/denies Israel access to Red Sea
-________and Egypt sign mutual defense agreement
-Continued terrorist attacks from ______
-Also attacks _______ and __________
-Defeat all in 6 days
-Take control of West Bank, Gaza Strip
-Control of all ________
-Control of Sinai
-Control of Golan Heights
-Nationalized by ___________
-Closed to ___________blocking access to Red Sea
-Backed by ___________and the ______________________
-_____________withdraws troops
-_______________________sent to maintain peace in the area
Suez
Canal
Israel Believes Neighbors are Preparing for War
1956 Suez Canal Crisis
Israel
Attacks
Six Day War (1967)
Israeli Surprise Attack on Egypt on June 5, 1967
Ceasefire
Agreement
Partition and 1948 War
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
________________ gained to deter future attacks
Begin to build settlements in West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights
Unified __________________under Israeli control
West Bank and Gaza Strip become “______________________”
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) begin to use ___________to attract attention to their cause
Anwar al-Sadat
-____________President
Menachim Begin
-Israel’s _______________
Jimmy Carter
-________________
-Invited al-Sadat and Begin to ___________________
-Helped __________________ between Egypt and Israel
Camp David Accords (1978)
Camp David Accords
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
Willing to give up land in exchange for ____________
Egypt finally recognizes ___________as a country
______assassinated by Muslim extremists in 1981
______signs peace agreement with Israel in 1994
The Intifada
Peace Efforts Continued
Second Intifada
The Gaza Strip
Ariel Sharon
-_________politician
-Visited Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Palestinian Violence Erupts
-Buses, discos, hotels, and fast food restaurants blown up by ________________
Israeli Military Responds
-Over 4500 _________killed
-Over 1000 __________killed
Israel Removes Settlements (2005)
-Gave much control of area to ____________ government
-Exceptions: border, airspace, coastline
Hamas
-Palestinian Sunni-Islamic ____________ organization
-Takes control of Gaza
-Hamas and Israel agreed to ceasefire in 2008
Oslo Accords (1993)
-Palestinian Leader __________________
-Israel’s Prime Minister ___________________
-Tried to negotiate a peace recognizing both sides existence
-Rabin assassinated by ___________extremist in 1995
Palestinian Uprising
-Against Israeli occupation, living conditions, and independence
-Demonstrations, strikes, boycotts, rock-throwing, and gasoline bombs
Israeli Military Responds
-Approx. 400 ______killed
-Approx _____________killed

3. Arab-Israeli Conflict: Current Issues
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
Sees Jerusalem as its _________
Sees ______ Jerusalem as its capitol
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
If Palestinians return and reclaim land, it can mean the end of Israel as a __________state
As ___________, Palestinians believe they should be able to return to their or their family’s lands in Israel
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
Israeli settlements exist in _________ and East __________
270,000 Israeli settlers in West Bank
Israeli settlements against the idea of a ___________ state
-Backed by the ______
-Israeli and Palestinian leaders working on compromise for the peaceful existence of both states
Two-State Solution
Jerusalem
Settlements
Security Barriers
Movement
Security & Terrorism
Right of Return
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
Terrorist Organizations
________in Gaza
____________in Lebanon
Continue to fire rockets into Israel
Individuals commit acts of terror
Can’t stereotype all Palestinians as ______________
Palestinian ______________denounces terrorism
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
Israel building barrier (wall) between it and ______________
Necessary to prevent further ______________
Barrier extends _________border into West Bank territory
Israeli Perspective
Palestinian Perspective
_____________need permission to leave West Bank
Necessary to prevent ______________
Restriction _________jobs, health care, education, etc.
Standard of living in the West Bank less than Israel’s

4. Radical Islamic Fundamentalism
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Many members located around ______________
Refused to sell ________to countries friendly with ___________
High oil prices gave them ____________and power
The Iranian Revolution (1979)
Shah Reza Pahlavi
-Adopted __________culture/technology
-________________guilty of corruption/repression
Overthrown by ___________
Ayatollah Khomeini
-________________Fundamentalist
-Iran’s new ruler
Radical Islamic Fundamentalism
-Sought to restore basic _____values
Reaction to Western influences
Calls for strict enforcement of ___________(Islamic) law
Iran Under Khomeini
-Constitution based on the ________ (theocracy)
-Supported _______________in Lebanon and elsewhere
Iran Hostage Crisis
-__________________hostages held at U.S. Embassy in Tehran
-Released hostages _________days later
The First Gulf War
Saddam Hussein
-Imposed brutal dictatorship in ________
-Engaged in brutal war with ___________for 8 years
-Invaded oil-rich ___________
U.S. Response
-Feared invasion of _________
-Troops sent to expel Iraqis from __________
-Allowed _____________to remain in power
-Wealthy Saudi
-Helped fight against Soviets in Afghanistan
-Angered by U.S. presence in __________________________
-Terrorist organization formed by ___________________
-Radical Islamic Fundamentalists
-Fighting ____________(holy war) against West
-Trained members in Afghanistan camps
-__________________terrorists hijacked U.S. commercial airliners
-Crashed into ____________________and ___________________________
-U.S. President
-Declared __________________________
Osama bin Laden
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda & the 9/11/01 Attacks
9/11/01
George W. Bush
Taliban
-Radical Islamic Fundamentalists
-Gained control of _______________________after Soviet defeat
-Imposed strict __________________beliefs
-Allowed terrorist groups (al-Qaeda) to operate training camps
U.S. in Afghanistan
-Afghan government refused to surrender bin Laden
-U.S. and allies invaded and overthrew ________________
-_______________captured/killed in 2011
Iraq
-World leaders suspected _______________was hiding WMDs (weapons of mass destruction – nuclear, biological, chemical weapons)
-Refused to allow ___________inspectors to monitor country
U.S. in Iraq
-U.S. and allies invaded in 2003
-Hussain captured and ________________
-________________were never found
Arab Spring
-Series of _____________________________________that spread throughout the Middle East
-Started in ___________
-Spread to Bahrain, Yemen, and Sudan
Dictators Overthrown
-Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya
Syria
-_______________________used brutal force to stay in power
-Ongoing civil war has causes a ________________crisis
The War in Afghanistan
The Second Gulf War
The Arab Spring