Israeli-Palestinian conflict WWII-Present

1947 UN Partition Plan  The newly created United Nations approved the UN Partition Plan on November 29, 1947, ________the country into two states, one Arab and one Jewish. ________ was to be designated an international city.  The ________ community accepted the plan, but the ____________ rejected it.  Regardless, the State of _____ was proclaimed on May 14, 1948.

1948 Arab Israeli War  Not long after, five Arab countries – Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq – attacked Israel, launching the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After a year of fighting, a ceasefire was declared and temporary borders, were established.  Jordan annexed what became known as the_____ ______ and East Jerusalem  Egypt took control of the _________ _________.

Jewish Immigration  During the Arab Israeli War about 80% of the previous Arab population, ____ Israel (Palestinians fled).  mass immigration of Holocaust survivors and an influx of _________.  The population of Israel rose from 800,000 to two million between 1948 and 1958.

Israel’s Shocking Success in the 6 Days War (1967)  Egypt, Syria, and Jordan massed troops close to Israeli borders, expelled UN peacekeepers and blocked Israel's access to the Red Sea. ________saw these actions as reason for a pre-emptive strike  The war lasted just ___ days and Israel achieved a decisive victory in which it captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai _________ and Golan Heights.  Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in 1979

Today  In 1992, Israel and the PLO, signed the Oslo Accords, which gave the Palestinian National Authority (Palestinians) the right to ____-_______ parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip  In 2001 Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip and also started the construction of the Israeli West Bank _______ (still under construction).

Israeli Palestinian Impact  Before the creation of Israel in 1948, few Arabs thought of themselves as members of a ___________ of nations with a common ______________.  Arabs questioned Israel’s right to the land.  Suddenly, the ________ world shared a goal—driving the Israelis (Jews) out.

One reason why many Arab (Muslim) nations are against the United States & Europe  Many Arab nations Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc. (Muslims) want ______ out of Israel and the land given to the Palestinians (also _____________).  The United States and Europe have consistently supported _______ (Jews).  Therefore, the ______ and Europe are seen as allies of the enemy by many Arab nations.

Sources Our World Today—People Places and Issues, Glencoe McGraw-Hill pp