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Knowledge Connections

Term. Definition. Knowledge Connections. Picture. Essential Question. What attempts have been made to achieve peace in the Middle East?. When did peace attempts begin?. Starting in the late 1970s , Israel, Egypt, and the PLO slowly moved toward peace.

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Knowledge Connections

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  1. Term Definition Knowledge Connections Picture

  2. Essential Question What attempts have been made to achieve peace in the Middle East?

  3. When did peace attempts begin? Starting in the late 1970s, Israel, Egypt, and the PLO slowly moved toward peace Some leaders paid for a peace settlement with their lives Some militants were willing to use violent actions to support their cause

  4. What happened at Camp David? 1978 CAMP DAVID ACCORDS Attendees: • Menachem Begin – Israel • Anwar Sadat – Egypt • Jimmy Carter – United States Results: • Egypt agrees to recognize Israel as a nation • Israel agrees to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula Three years later, Anwar Sadat was assassinated…

  5. How did the world get involved? 1982 – US opens talks with the PLO 1991 – Middle East Peace Conference held in Madrid, Spain

  6. Did Israel and PLO work at peace? YITZHAK RABINIsrael YASSER ARAFATPalestine Agreements made between 1993 and 1995: • Israel agrees to PLO rule in some areas • PLO agrees to recognize Israel’s right to exist • Israel withdraws some troops from the West Bank and Gaza Strip In 1995, Rabin was assassinated by an Israeli militant…

  7. Are these nations still working at peace? Since 1995… • President Clinton continues to meet with Israel and the PLO • UN resolution seeks states for both Israelis and Palestinians • UN continues working to build Palestinian homeland • Terrorist group HAMAS wins majority of seats in Palestinian government

  8. Essential Question What attempts have been made to achieve peace in the Middle East?

  9. MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

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