Arab-Israeli Conflict

• I can describe the formation of the state of Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

• I can identify ethnic conflicts and new nationalisms including Pan-Arabism

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Learning Targets

• What unit did we first meet the Jews?

• What unit did we first meet the Muslims?

• What type of religion are both of these?

• What is the holy common city of these two religions?

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Review

• After WWI

  • Mandate System gave the Palestinian area to Britain

  • 1917 Balfour Declaration

    • national home for Jews

    • maintain rights of Arabs

• Before WWII

  • 1936-1939 - Arab revolt

  • 1939 - White Paper

    • Limited Jewish migration

    • Limited Jewish land purchase

    • Promised independent Palestinian state

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Between World Wars

• 1947 - Britain gave the issue to the United Nations

• Nov 1947 - UN voted to separate Palestine into two independent states: one Jewish, one Arab

• 1948 - Israel declared independence

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Creation of Israel

• 1948 - the first conflict

  • E, J, S, L, and I - invaded Israel

  • Israel won = more territory

  • 700,000 Palestinian refugees

• 1967 - 6-day war

  • Egypt blocked trade, adv. toward Israel

  • Israel attacked and won = more territory (SP, GS, GH)

• 1964-1993 - guerilla warfare

  • PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organization

  • Oslo Accords (1993) - peace agreement that both sides did NOT like

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Arab-Israeli Conflict

• 1993 - Oslo Accords

  • Israel gave Gaza Strip and West Bank to Palestine

  • Palestine agreed to recognize Israel and stop attacking

  • Both sides disliked agreement

• 1993-2003 - terror campaign

• 2003 - Road Map to Peace

  • US, Russia, EU, UN

• Today?

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Conflict 1990s-2000s

• Nationalist movement

• First goal: create a single Arab State

• 1960s - Second Goal: Arab Alliance

  • promote trade

  • foster cultural exchange

  • build common economic goals

  • provide military cooperation

• 1990s - Persian Gulf War

  • highlighted the deep division that already existed in the Arab states

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Pan-Arabism