Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

What is Zionism?

• Another name for antisemitism.

• a movement for (originally) the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of an Arab nation in what is now Israel.

• a movement for (originally) the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation

• Another word for islamaphobia

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Who are Palestinians?

• Jewish Israelis living on occupied land

• Typically Arabs from the region between the Eastern Mediterranean and the River Jordan - there are also Christian Palestinians.

• Any person who calls God by the name Allah.

• Someone who believes in Jesus Christ as the son of God

What is the role of an Ecumenical Accompanier (EA)?

• A Jewish Israeli living on occupied land

• A human rights observer from a World Council of Churches Programme

• An Arab from the region between the Eastern Mediterranean and the River Jordan

• Someone who believes in Jesus Christ as the son of God

What is ILLEGAL under international law? Check all correct answers.

• Being a human rights observer.

• Using force much greater than what is necessary to suppress a greater evil or violence.

• Moving people onto occupied land like the Palestinian territories.

• Targetting non combatants in military attacks. (that means aiming for people who are not soldiers, for example women and childre)

Christians are:

• People living in the Palestinian territories

• Arabs from the region between the Eastern Mediterranean and the River Jordan

• Someone who believes in Jesus Christ as the son of God and follows the teachings of the New Testament

• People whose primary law code found in the Torah.

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What is the holy book of the Muslim faith called?

• The Bible

• The Torah

• The Qu'ran

• The Vedas

Which language is spoken by Arabs and is also the language of the Muslim holy book?

• Hebrew

• English

• Arabic

• Aramaic

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Who is considered a Jew?

• Anyone who speaks Hebrew

• Anyone who follows the religion of Judaism or is ethnically Jewish

• Anyone who lives in Israel

• Anyone who follows the religion of Islam

What is required for someone to gain Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return?

• To have lived in Israel for 10 years

• To speak fluent Hebrew

• To have one Jewish grandparent

• To convert to Judaism

An ancient language, revived in the 20th century and spoken as a first language mainly by Jews in Israel.

• Hebrew

• Aramaic

• Arabic

• Sanskrit

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