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Historical Background Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Historical Background Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Zionism: The spiritual and political renewal of the Jewish people in its ancestral homeland of Palestine. Movement began late 1800’s. Many Jews began to immigrate to Palestine in the late 1800’s.

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Historical Background Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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  1. Historical Background Israeli-Palestinian Conflict • Zionism: The spiritual and political renewal of the Jewish people in its ancestral homeland of Palestine. Movement began late 1800’s. • Many Jews began to immigrate to Palestine in the late 1800’s. • After WWI: Area of Palestine under control of British (British Mandate) until it became independent • Balfour Declaration: 1917: Britain supports idea of a Jewish homeland w/ rights of non-Jews protected • WW2 and the Holocaust

  2. Historical Background Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  3. UN Plan for Palestine (1947) • Partition (separate) the area into 2 countries • Israel (Jewish State) and Palestine (Arab State) • 55% of land goes to the Jews • 45% of land goes to the Arabs • Total Population: 1.8 million • 1.2 million Arabs living in area • 600,00 Jews living in area • Jerusalem:“international city” controlled by UN • Accepted by Jews • Rejected by Arabs • No Arab on committee

  4. The conflict in the present • The conflict between Israel and Palestine continues even today. The only thing that has changed is the nature of the war – from an all-out war to a partisan one, where even the civilians are soldiers and targets at the same time. • Hamas and Hezbollah – terrorist organizations • First and Second Intifada • Peace talks - 2000 Camp David Summit

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