1. Zionism-movement (started in 19 th Century) to try to create and develop a Jewish nation in Palestine Supported the state of Isreal since 1948 Persecution-treating a race or group of people with cruel or unfair treatment (because of ethnic origin or religious beliefes) Zionism and Persecution http://revoltoftheplebs.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/v-for-zionism/

2. Jewish community needed a independent Jewish state after the Holocaust Needed it for a safe haven for Jews Established in 1948 50 years of effort started by Theodore Herzl Balfour Declaration of 1917 Helped show British Government’s support of the creation of a homeland for Jews Violence between Palestine’s Jewish and Arab communities increased after World War I British support led to the 1947 UN partition plan Would have divided Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states with Jerusalem under UN administration Israel proclaimed a state May 14, 1948 Started army invasions from Arab states Establishing of Israel

3. US committed to protecting Israel US is a large share of its world-wide economic and security assistance A lot of countries don’t see Israel as a country Israeli Leaders Prime Minister-Binyamin Netanyahu President-Shimon Peres Vice Prime Ministers-Moshe Yaalon and Silvan Shalom US Relationship with Israel http://www.internationaleducationmedia.com/israel/ http://imeu.net/news/article0014362.shtml

4. Israelis fear Palestinian militants are terrorist Don’t think they will compromise Israeli leaders no longer trust Palestinian leaders There were terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians when Israelis felt peace negotiations were running fairly Israelis don’t think they have mistreated Palestinians Israelis are just scared and want to keep people safe even though it’s unfair to Palestinians that they are all viewed as terrorists Obstacles in the way of a Peace Settlement Israelis don’t think Palestinians will negotiate Israelis fear Palestinian terrorist attacks Israelis don’t feel safe enough to reduce control of Palestinian territories Israelis and Palestinians http://onlineaikido.com/category/blog-tags/palestine