Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Land Matters to UN Plan

What does the Israeli-Palestinian conflict come down to?

• A dispute over the control of the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the West Bank of the Jordan River

• Two religious groups that don't like each other

• Ideological differences about democratic governments

• A dispute over whether the country should be a monarchy or a theocracy

Many Jews feel a strong connection to the land of Israel because

• It is the historic land of the Jewish religion.

• The two Jewish temples were built in Jerusalem which is in Israel

• Because it is where God told Abraham to settle

• All of these

Where does the name Palestine originate from?

• The Roman name "Syria Palaestina"

• An Arabic word meaning good fortune

• A Hebrew word meaning "Land of the people"

• None of these

The word diaspora means

• The spread of a group of people from their homeland

• The spread of mushroom spores during the spring

• The Arabic government set up to rule over Palestine

• A name for the deal struck between Israel and Egypt

Muslims feel a strong connection to the city of Jerusalem because

• At the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Mohammed ascended to heaven

• It has the oldest mosque and third holiest place in Islam

• Islam is also an Abrahamic religion and all Abrahamic religions have a connection to the city

• All of these

Many Jews began returning to the land of Palestine during the late 19th and early 20th centuries because

• There was not enough jobs in Europe

• Anti-Semitism in Europe forced many Jews to flee

• The Zionist movement was beginning

• The land was deserted by the Arabs who used to live there

Zionism is

• The Jewish nationalist movement

• The Arab nationalist movement

• The Israeli government's name for its military

• The Israeli Spy Agency

Arab Nationalism

• Pushes for the creation of Arab countries in historically Arabic lands

• Opposes Zionism

• Came into conflict with Zionism over the land of Palestine

• All of these

Theodor Herzl is best known as

• For his books about Jewish history

• For his books about Arabic history

• The founder of the Zionist movement

• None of these

The Hussein - McMahon Correspondence

• Was an agreement between the British and the Sherif of Mecca in WWI

• Granted the Sherif of Mecca independence in exchange for support in WWI

• Conflicted with what the British would promise the Jewish people

• All of these