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1 Israel/Palestine Conflict By: TJ R., Travis R., Riley B and Cherin O.

2 Religion Main religions – 76.2% Jewish – 16.1% Muslim – 2.1% Christian – 1.6% Druze – 4.0% not classified Jerusalem Similarities – Monotheism – Place founded Palestine except for Islam – Jerusalem – Holy land http://wikitravel.org/en/Jerusalem/Old_City

3 Religion Religious claims – Christian Nazareth Church of Saint George, lod – Jewish Four Holy Cities – Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, and Safed Western Wall Temples Mount – Muslim Al-Aqsa Mosque White Mosque Ramla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Temple _mount.JPG

4 Religion Religious obstacles – Holy land – Land marks – After WWII – United Nation – Hate – Palestine http://www.friendsofsabeel.org.uk/Story.shtml

5 Palestine Palestine has been settled for tens and thousands of years. The Levant is defined as the geographical region bordering the Mediterranean, Palestine has been settled continuously for tens of thousands of years. There is a lot of tension between Israel and Palestine, because Isreal has been pushing them off of there land for many years. The Isrealis have total control over the Palestinians.

6 Palestine Mahmoud Abbas is the current leader of Palestine, since January of, 2005. The Palestinians have been pushed into smaller and smaller areas. Forcing some to take action. newsrealblog.com

7 What is terrorism Terrorism- is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes. Both Palestine and Israel practice terrorism towards each other.

8 Terrorist groups in Israel and Palestine Hamas perpetrated 425 terrorist attacks of various kinds, in which 377 Israelis were murdered and 2,076 civilians and soldiers were wounded. Hezbollah The party's rhetoric calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. It views the Jewish state as occupied Muslim land and it argues that Israel has no right to exist. They also back hamas Taliban are against Israel Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad are Al Qaeda — who kill innocent civilian men, women and children, "

9 Israel Zionism Persecution Israel – How, when, and why Current leaders Shimon Peres http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shimon_Peres_at_2009_WEF.jpg

10 Israel obstacles of a peace settlement Israelis feel about Palestinians US relationship with Israel

11 Peace Solution Jewish people move to Greece Greece sells land to get economy better Israel = 8,019 sq mi Move landmarks Funded by Israel, UN, and other Countries http://www.exportimportgreece.com/country.php

12 Peace Solution Close to Home land Palestine pays Palestine has to let Jewish people go and worship http://www.simnia.com/film/potc2/potc2_footnotes_l.htm

13 Citations "Comparison Chart: Islam, Judaism and Christianity - ReligionFacts." Religion, World Religions, Comparative Religion - Just the Facts on the World's Religions. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.. "Religion in Israel." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.. "Brief History of of Palestine, Israel and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict (Arab-Israeli Conflict, Middle East Conflict)." Middle East: MidEastWeb. Web. 21 Mar. 2011..


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