1. Israel/Palestine

3. Zionism (552-3) Jewish nationalist movement
Desire to create a Jewish state
UN mandated partition of Jerusalem
Israel declared an independent state in 1948
Surrounding Arab countries invaded Israel
Israeli victory
No Palestinian state
Refugee crisis

4. Cease Fire (558) Six-Day War – 1967 Yom Kippur War – 1973
Egypt felt threatened by UN troops
Israel feared Egyptian invasion
Pre-emptive strikes took out Arab air forces
Yom Kippur War – 1973
Surprise attack by Egypt and Syria
US aid to Israel
OPEC oil embargo

5. Peace (558-9)
Camp David Accords traded land for international recognition – 1978
Creation of the PLO with the desire to destroy Israel and create a Palestinian state
Guerilla warfare and invasion of disputed border territory
Israel built settlements in Gaza and West Bank
Intifada to rebel against Israel – 1987

6. Modern Tensions (559)
Oslo Accords were signed to give PLO governance over Gaza and West Bank – 1993
Creation of Hamas in Gaza more militant than PLO – 1995
Israel began to pull settlers out of Palestinian territories – 2005
Hamas won elections in Palestinian territories
Israel began to rebuild more settlements

8. Israel Passport
Who = Zionists, Arabs, Palestinians, Egypt, UN PLO, Hamas, Fatah,
What = Jewish State, Palestine, UN partition, Camp David Accords, Oslo Accords
When = 1948, 1967, 1973, 1993
Why = Homeland, protection, freedom, religion, race, symbolism

9. OPEC World of Wealth World at War
World of Wealth
World at War