Arab-Israeli Conflict: ZIONISM

What is Zionism?

• A political and cultural movement focused on establishing a shared state between Muslims and Jews in the historical land of Israel

• A political and cultural movement focused on establishing and maintaining a Muslim homeland in the historical land of Israel

• A political and cultural movement focused on establishing and maintaining a Jewish homeland in the historical land of Israel

• A cultural movement that advocates for the displacement of Jews

Why is Jerusalem of significance to Muslims?

• The Prophet Muhammad moved to Jerusalem after being intimidated out of Makkah and there he built his Islamic following

• It is where their holiest site, the Ka'bah, resides

• The Prophet Muhammad was born in Jerusalem

• The Prophet Muhammad was transported to Jerusalem and prayed with the other Prophets

How did (Muslim) Arabs come to live in Palestine?

• The Saracens invaded and occupied Palestine

• Their established trade routes allowed for them to travel to Palestine and eventually settle

• The Arabs were forced to live in Palestine to provide labour

Who was Theodor Herzl?

• An Austrian Jew that, after witnessing the Dreyfus Affair, believed the solution to the extreme anti-Semitism was to create a Jewish homeland

• A Jewish chemist that used his position in British war efforts to rally support for the Jews' claims on their historic homeland

• A French spy at the German Embassy that was found guilty of treason and was publicly paraded before a crowd as they shouted anti-Semitic statements towards him

What was the Dreyfus Affair?

• The massacre and capture of Jews after the Zealots seized power and revolted

• A French Spy at the German Embassy that was found guilty of treason. He was paraded before a crowd as they shouted anti-Semitic views.

• The first Zionist congress

When was the first Zionist Congress held?

• 1860

• 1872

• 1895

• 1897

Why did Jews immigrate to Palestine after the 1890s?

• The Zealots seized power and revolted- the Jews were then never allowed to return to Israel

• They were forcibly captured and relocated to Palestine after the Zealots revolt