1. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

2. Background Information  Israel is home to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  The Jewish people were kicked out in 30 C.E. and historically gone through persecution.  In 1900, the Jews of Europe Desired a homeland in Israel ( this is known as Zionism)

3. After World War II  After World War II, The UN decided to give the Jews a homeland.  Arabs would migrate to their designated places in order to make room for the mass migration of Jews.  The 5 Arab ( Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon) band together to stop the establishment of the Jewish State.

4. Result of the Arab-Israeli War.

5. Continued Violence.  Since the war, there has been continued violence in the region.  Israel pushes Arab-Palestinians into smaller areas.  Israel is building a 400 mile wall to keep out Arabs from the West Bank and has a wall that Blocks in the Gaza Strip.  Israel also cuts the Gaza Strip off from the outside world.

6. Continuing Conflict

8. Equal or Unequal? Capital of IsraelCapital of Palestine

9. Life in the Gaza Strip

10. Gaza Strip Life

11. Two Solutions to the Conflict Two State Solution  Two different countries. One for Israelis and one for Palestinian- Arabs.  Problems: How to move people to their nations. One State Solution  Have everybody in the Area live under one country and try to ease relations between the two groups.  Criticism: Jews might become a minority again and be open to persecution.