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ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT. 1937-1945 Holocaust May 14, 1948 Establishment of the modern State of Israel “Al- Nakba ” Arab for catastrophe. May 15, 1948 Several Arab nations attack Israel. 1964 Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Goal is to drive Israel out of Palestine

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ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

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  1. ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT 1937-1945 Holocaust May 14, 1948 Establishment of the modern State of Israel “Al-Nakba” Arab for catastrophe

  2. May 15, 1948 Several Arab nations attack Israel

  3. 1964 Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) • Goal is to drive Israel out of Palestine • Terrorist in nature • Famous leader: Yasser Arafat 1969 till death in 2004

  4. 1967 Six Day War • Arab nations attack Israel • Israel doubles its land size • 5000 Palestinians displaced • Fighting continues to present day over this land

  5. How do you read a political cartoon? Take a look at these cartoons. • What clues tell you who is represented in the cartoon? • Are these Arab or Israeli cartoons? • Were the predicted outcomes correct?

  6. 1972 Munich Olympic Games • 11 Israeli athletes taken hostage by Palestinian terrorist and murdered

  7. 1978 Camp David Accords • Prime Minister Begin, President Carter, President Anwar Sadat • Peace talks were Sinai Peninsula given back to Egypt • Travel restored and economic trade began • Arab nations saw this as betrayal

  8. 1981 Anwar Sadat Assassinated

  9. 1982 Israel invades Lebanon to drive out PLO

  10. Mid 1980’s • Hamas and Hezbollah founded (terrorist in nature) • Hamas based in West Bank and Gaza Strip • Hezbollah based out of Lebanon • Over last 25 yrs. both have led frequent and violent attacks killing many civilians in the crossfire

  11. HAMAS

  12. 2005 Israeli’s leave Gaza Strip

  13. 2006 War breaks out between Hezbollah and Israel • Hezbollah kidnapped 2 Israeli soldiers and killed 8 • Israel responded with full scale attacks

  14. Present Day The clashes and violence still continue.

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