Understanding the Israel-Palestine Conflict

What is the primary cause of the conflict between Israel and Palestine as discussed?

• Economic disparities

• Religious differences

• Land disputes

• Cultural differences

What was the Balfour Declaration of 1917 about?

• Supporting the Ottoman Empire's control over Palestine

• Dividing the Arab territories between the British and French

• Promising an Arab state including Palestine

• Establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine

What significant change occurred in Palestine after World War I?

• It was divided between Jordan and Egypt

• It became an independent state

• The British established a colony in Palestine

• It was recognized as a Jewish state

What was the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

• Israel occupied more land than the UN proposal suggested

• The British regained control over Palestine

• The Ottoman Empire reclaimed Palestine

• Palestine became an independent state

What did the UN propose in 1947 for Palestine?

• A single state for both Jews and Arabs - One/shared state solution

• Partitioning Palestine into separate Palestinian and Jewish states - Two state solution

• Returning control to the Ottoman Empire

• Creating a European mandate over Palestine

Which of the following are associated with the UN Resolution 242? - select 2

• They were offered to Israel in the Balfour Declaration

• They were controlled by Jordan and Egypt respectively after 1949

• Israel withdrew from territory

• The rights of Palestinians and Israelis are recognized

• The leasing of the Gaza Strip to the Egyptians

What was the result of the Oslo Accords(with Bill Clinton)?

• The establishment of a Palestinian state

• The end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• Israel's withdrawal from all occupied territories

• The beginning of peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis

What is Zionism?

• Jewish Nationalism

• Palestinian Nationalism

• Zoroastrianism

• Zimbabwe nationalism

What is the purpose of Palestinian Intifada? select 3

• Boycott Israeli products

• Protest Israeli Settlements

• Provide welfare programs to those in need

• Support the two state solution

• End Zionism and nativism

Categorize the statements below as representing either the Palestinian POV or the Israeli POV on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Groups:

(a) Palestinian POV

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(b) Israeli POV

• Historical connection to the land- Live there prior to the Ottomans

• Holy Land - Religious Significance- Dome of the Rock- Mosque

• Needed to protect themselves

• Holy Land- Religious significance- Wailing Wall and Temple Mount

• Treaty unfairly

• Denied a state

• Historical connection to the land- Hebrew people

• Lived Under Military occupation

• Need a national homeland