Israeli & Arab Conflict

What has been a common goal of the Jews & Muslims?

• to unite all Middle Eastern nations as one
• to have their own independent countries
• to become leaders in the world economy
• to impose their religion on others

What does PLO stand for?

• Palestine Lives On
• Palestinian Liberation Organization
• Protest Liberty Organization
• Prosperity Livelihood Oneness

Israel claims what location as its capital?

• Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv
• East Jerusalem
• West Bank

Israel declared independence in what year?

• 1946
• 1947
• 1948
• 1949

A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side

• wants to control oil resources in the area
• claims Israel as their homeland
• believes in different interpretations of the same religion
• has close military alliances with neighboring countries

Israeli refers to which ethnic group in the Arab-Israeli conflict?

• Muslims
• Judas
• Jews
• Jordanians  

Who was the longtime leader of the PLO?

• Yassir Arafat
• Mahmoud Abbas
• Osama Bin-Laden
• Anwar Sadat

Why was there an influx of Jewish immigrants in the 1930s?

• Diasporas
• British control
• The Holocaust
• Vacation

What European country had control of Palestine?

• French
• Italians 
• Americans
• British 

Arab is...

• A religion

• A language

• A place

• An ethnic group