Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Battle Begins • ~1200 BC Philistines settled along the coast of current day Israel • ~1200 BC Jews settle in the mountains of current day Israel – Old Testament states that it is the Jewish Homeland promised by God (Moses) • Clash! • Kingdom of Israel established ~970 BC – David & Goliath
Diaspora 73 AD • ~60 BC: Rome has conquered the Kingdom of Israel – Example: Story of the Crucifixion of Jesus • 73 AD & 125 AD: the Jewish people rebel against Rome and are defeated – Result: Diaspora: Rome spreads out (disperses) the Jewish population throughout Roman Empire
Effect of Diaspora • Small Jewish communities spread throughout Northern Africa and Europe • Easy targets for persecution
Land of Palestine • ~600 AD: Arabs now occupy Palestine – Most become Muslims – Minority of Jews still occupy the area • For the next 1300 + years Muslims run this land
th 19 Century • After centuries of persecution, Jews embrace Zionism – Movement to re-establish the Jewish homeland in Palestine • Jewish immigration to Palestine increases • 1914: Jews were ~15% of the population
WWI 1914 -1917 • Britain & France agree to divide land won in WWI • Balfour Declaration: British agree to allow Jewish immigrants to settle in Palestine – Jewish immigration increased – Violent Jewish / Palestinian clashes • Britain began to limit immigration
WWII Holocaust 1939 -1945 Over 6 million Jews were massacred in Europe • Zionism increased in hopes of protecting themselves • British / Jews clash over immigration • Britain hands control of Palestine over to the UN •
UN PLAN (1947) • UN votes to partition (divide) Palestine – Jewish State – Arab State – Jerusalem is a UN international zone • Jews: Accept proposal • Palestinians: Refused proposal. – Why?
Battle over Israel (1948) • British leave Palestine • Arabs from Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia attack Israel – Why?
Nation of Israel is Created • Israel wins all of the land in dispute – Many Palestinians flee their homes and move Refugee Camps in Egypt’s Gaza Strip and Jordan’s West Bank – Refugee Camps: Camps (tent cities) to house people displaced from their homes • Israel officially becomes a nation
After the War of 1948 Israeli’s call it the War of Independence
Suez Campaign (1956) Egypt cuts off Israeli shipping through the Suez Canal. Israel takes over the Sinai Peninsula until the UN comes in and the US guarantees Israeli shipping
6 -Day War 1967: • Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon put forces on border to attack. • Israel attacks and takes over several portions of land including the West Bank and Gaza Strip • Result: Refugee camps are now under Israeli control. Israel begins building Settlements. (Jewish cities established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip)
Before the 6 Day War Since the 6 Day War
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