1. Middle East – focus on Israel

2. Israel: Balfour Agreement 1917
Post WWII due to Holocaust and many other factors- Israel was formed in by annexing land from Palestine
Unwelcome by Arabic states- especially the Palestinians in ME
Arabs drove the Jewish people out in 135 A.D. “Jewish Diaspora”
Jewish people will not have a homeland since…

3. People that wanted to restore a Jewish homeland are called Zionist.
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People that wanted to restore a Jewish homeland are called Zionist.
1947 UN General Assembly partitioned Palestine
Formerly called Palestine- Israel consists of Gaza Strip, West Bank and Israel.
Jerusalem was supposed to be an international city
May 14 Israel – Ben Gurion first Prime Minister

4. Jerusalem

5. Israel- day 1- WAR
WAR: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia -- Israel victorious
MORE WARS 1956, 1967 and 1973
Land set aside for Palestinians by UN was never given- so, Israel took it…
1956 Suez Canal Crisis- Egyptian Nasser was upset that US and UK would not support the Aswan Dam project
Pressure from UK, US,FR and RUS
Egypt will retain control of Suez Canal with help from RUS

6. Israel “6-Day War”
1964 Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)was formed
Yasir Arafat was the leader of the PLO
Israel went on the offensive
Took control of Jerusalem + Sinai Peninsula + Golan Heights + West Bank
Palestinians living in these areas were not given protection or rights
October 1973 Egyptian Anwar Sadat invaded Israel - Yom Kippur War - surprised Israel – Israeli PM Golda Meir set off a Counter attack – regained lost territory

7. Lets give Peace a chance… or not
1977 Egypt’s Anwar Sadat extended a hand of peace at the Israeli Knesset (Israeli Parliament)
U.S. Pres. J Carter orchestrated the Camp David Accord Egypt/Sadat + Israel/Menachem Begin – ended 30 years of violence
Camp David Accord: ended 30 years of conflict, the first peace agreement
1981 enraged Muslims will kill Sadat for his peace efforts
PLO activities will increase “Intifada” or civil disobedience –
Israel will retaliate – the world will not like it
1993 Oslo Peace Accord (PLO Arafat and Israel Rabin)
Rabin will be killed by Jewish extremists
Benjamin Netanyahu will become PM