Name: ______Period: ______Date: ______
Israel and Palestine: The Roots of Conflict
1. ______and ______is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and is also sacred to Muslims.
2. Jews are persecuted for centuries in Europe. The pogroms, or massacres of the late 19th century lead many to believe that Jews will only be safe in their own state. This belief becomes a political movement called ______.
3. Six million Jews are exterminated in the Nazi camps during the ______, and the survivors are determined that it will never happen again.
4. The ______decide to divide Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.
5. Twenty years after the birth of Israel, a new Arab leader is keen to take on the fight. ______
______becomes chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Its declaration is to take Palestine by force.
6. Since the Six Day War of 1967, 1.7 million Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza live under Israeli military control.
7. Arafat’s opponents aren’t just within the PLO. He’s always been challenged by more radical factions. A new militant group called ______. Hamas is part of a religious movement that sees Islam as the solution to all political problems.
8. ______invades Kuwait in 1990.
9. Back in Washington, a declaration of principles is signed. It lays the groundwork for ______self-rule and Israeli withdrawal from the territories it is occupying.
10. The peace process is in the hands of Arial Sharon and ______. Long time adversaries who symbolize the struggle for the land which lies at the roots of conflict.
Name: ______Period: ______Date: ______
Israel and Palestine: The Roots of Conflict
1. ______and ______is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and is also sacred to Muslims.
2. Jews are persecuted for centuries in Europe. The pogroms, or massacres of the late 19th century lead many to believe that Jews will only be safe in their own state. This belief becomes a political movement called ______.
3. Six million Jews are exterminated in the Nazi camps during the ______, and the survivors are determined that it will never happen again.
4. The ______decide to divide Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.
5. Twenty years after the birth of Israel, a new Arab leader is keen to take on the fight. ______
______becomes chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Its declaration is to take Palestine by force.
6. Since the Six Day War of 1967, 1.7 million Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza live under Israeli military control.
7. Arafat’s opponents aren’t just within the PLO. He’s always been challenged by more radical factions. A new militant group called ______. Hamas is part of a religious movement that sees Islam as the solution to all political problems.
8. ______invades Kuwait in 1990.
9. Back in Washington, a declaration of principles is signed. It lays the groundwork for ______self-rule and Israeli withdrawal from the territories it is occupying.
10. The peace process is in the hands of Arial Sharon and ______. Long time adversaries who symbolize the struggle for the land which lies at the roots of conflict.