1. Israel and Palestine

2. The heart of the conflict is in Israel in the area around the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. The Jewish people originally inhabited the land when Moses led his people out of Egypt. They left when the Romans conquered the area in 135 C.E. Muslims conquered the land and resided in the area for over a thousand years.

3. Israel and Palestine May 19, 1916 representatives of Great Britain and France secretly reached the Sykes-Picot Agreement, by which most of the Arab lands under the rule of the Ottoman Empire were to be divided into British and French spheres of influence with the conclusion of World War I. In 1917, the Balfour Declaration acknowledged the establishment of a Jewish home in Palestine.

4. Israel and Palestine

6. In 1947, United Nations and Britain divided the land between both the Israelis and Palestinians. 1st UN mission – Arab Israeli partition in 1947 The Arab-Israeli Six Day War of 1967 – Israel has a decisive victory and gains control of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula.

7. Israel and Palestine Jewish people want a unified Jerusalem as their capital as they believe it is their homeland. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their country. Both of them are trying to coexist in the same area. So far, the coexistence has been filled with tensions and violence. There have been several failed peace attempts and things have deteriorated while the fighting has continued.

8. Israel and Palestine