1 / 24

The Middle East

The Middle East. Arab Israeli Conflict. I. Background. A. Palestinians are Arabs B. Palestinians/Arabs are mostly Muslim. C. 70 AD- Jews are kicked out of Jerusalem by Rome, they popululate Europe

cher
Download Presentation

The Middle East

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Middle East Arab Israeli Conflict

  2. I. Background • A. Palestinians are Arabs • B. Palestinians/Arabs are mostly Muslim

  3. C. 70 AD- Jews are kicked out of Jerusalem by Rome, they popululate Europe • 1. Hundreds of years of Jewish oppression of Jews include; Pogroms, inquisitions, and the Holocaust • 2. Jews in Europe become tired of persecution and anti-Semitism • D. 1890’s the Zionism movement gains strength • 1. Zionism – the desire for a Jewish homeland • Theodore Hertzl – promoter of movement • European Jews began buying land in traditional homeland (then, known as Palestine)

  4. The result of a pogrom against Jews in Russia in 1905 Many in Russia wrongly blamed the Jews for the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II. Image from: wikipedia.org

  5. Images from: wikipedia.org

  6. A land auction in 1909 – the results of which were the beginnings of modern-day Tel-Aviv.

  7. II. WWI • A. Britain at war with Ottoman Empire (who control Palestine) • B. To gain support, the British promise Palestinians independence and Jews a homeland • 1917 Balfour Declaration – Gave the Jewish Zionists the support of the British Government • C. 1920 British Mandate – Britain controls all of Palestine and grants no Jewish homeland or Arab independence

  8. From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BritishMandatePalestine1920.jpgFrom:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BritishMandatePalestine1920.jpg

  9. WWII • A. Following the Holocaust, there is a push from the UN to grant the Jews a homeland • B. 1947 UN Partition Plan- British turn over control of Palestine • 1. Areas are created for Arabs (Palestine) and Jews (Israel) • May 14, 1948 – State of Israel Declared

  10. Which side is not happy with this?

  11. IV. Conflict Begins • A. 1948 War • 1. May 15, 1948, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon attack Israel • 2. Israel wins; Israel gains more land and a million Palestinian refugees are created • B. 1967 War/ Six Days war • 1. Egypt and Syria prepare to invade Israel • 2. Israel strikes first and takes even more territory • C. Yom Kippur War

  12. D. 1982 Lebanon War • 1. Israeli troops push into southern Lebanon – goal: to push back Palestinian militants (PLO) • 2. PLO was forced to withdrawl from Lebanon

  13. To Israelis: “The War of Independence” To Palestinians: al Nakba (translation – “The Catastrophe”)

  14. Result of 1948 War Now who’s happy?

  15. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/1967_Six_Day_War_-_conquest_of_Sinai_7-8_June.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/1967_Six_Day_War_-_conquest_of_Sinai_7-8_June.jpg

  16. From: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10619929

  17. V. PLO and Others • A. Palestinian Liberation Organization - PLO • B. Created in 1964 – goal: destroy Israel and create Palestinian homeland • C. Yasser Arafat – leader until 2005 death • D. PLO is considered a terrorist organization to Israel and most Western countries • 1. Today called Palestinian National Authority – PNA, Led by Mahmoud Abbas, governs West Bank • 2. Intifada – “the shaking” - uprising against Israeli, there have been sevral of them • A. 1st: 1987-1993: 1,500 Palestinians; 400 Israelis killed • B. 2nd (aka Al Aqsa Intifada): 2000-present… • 3. The PLO has been blamed for the Munich Olympics massacre • E. Hamas – Arab extremist group, currently controls/governs Gaza Strip

  18. 2nd Intifada Bus bombing in Jerusalem Israeli troops vs. Palestinians

  19. III. Attempts at Peace • A. 1979: Camp David Accords • 1. Sadat(Egypt), Begin(Israel), Jimmy Carter (US) • 2. Sadat later assassinated by Muslim Extremists • B. 1993: Oslo Accords • 1. Arafat(Palestinians), Rabin(Israel), Bill Clinton(US) • 2. PNA (Palestinian National Authority) was created to govern areas under Palestinian control • 3. Israel had to withdrawal from Gaza and West Bank • 4. Rabin later assassinated • C. 2003: Roadmap to Peace • Abbas(Palestine), Sharon(Israel) Bush(US) • Goal: A “Two State solution”: two independent states

  20. 1978 Camp David Accords Sadat’s assassination

  21. 1993 Oslo Accords After Rabin’s assassination

  22. From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Red_Sea_Summit_in_Aqaba.jpg

  23. IV. Now • A. Israel is in the process of building a giant wall separating the West Bank from Israel • 1. Goal is to keep out suicide bombers • 2. Palestine is divided in half • 3. Drawn protest from both sides • B. Israel continues to build settlements in disputed territory prompting violent reaction from the PNA, Hamas, Al Aqsa and others • C. In 2006, Hamas was democratically elected to rule Gaza- makes foreign relations difficult

More Related