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Middle East peace project. By: Anna Isakson, Jordan Winter, Dylan Hughes, Sean Ahlness. Israeli expertise by Anna :D. Zionism is the Jewish national movement of rebirth and renewal in the land of Israel Israel was established May 14 th , 1948.
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Middle East peace project By: Anna Isakson, Jordan Winter, Dylan Hughes, Sean Ahlness.
Israeli expertise by Anna :D • Zionism is the Jewish national movement of rebirth and renewal in the land of Israel • Israel was established May 14th, 1948. -it was established as a homeland for the Jewish people after World War 2 -the Jews declared independence for Israel and commenced a civil war to extend its area…this was successful • The current prime minister of Israel is Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel currently receives about $3 billion per year in economic and military grants, refugee settlement assistance, and other aid.
Israeli expertise by Anna :D • Israeli's feel that the land that they share with Palestine belongs to them because it was the “promise land” from God • Yes, they mistreated the Palestinians because they moved them out of their land and forced them to immigrate to other countries or certain parts of their land • "Crisis Guide: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Council on Foreign Relations. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. http://www.cfr.org/israel/crisis-guide-israeli-palestinian-conflict/p13850?gclid=CIHxreDY4qcCFUa8KgodRzWt_g. • "Brief History of of Palestine, Israel and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict (Arab-Israeli Conflict, Middle East Conflict)." Middle East: MidEastWeb. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. <http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm>.
Palestine • Israel/Palestine is one of the most ancient homelands of mankind. Inhabited about two hundred thousand years ago. • Israel was the home of the Jews until the Roman's conquered it and renamed it Palestine. • The Jews created a Zionist movement to move back to their homeland.
Palestine • The Arabs resented the Jews returning to the land. • In 1947 the United Nations divided Palestine to accommodate Jews and Arabs. • War broke out in 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982. Each was decisively won by the Jews. • Each side of the conflict between Palestine and Israel believes the other is at fault and each expects and apology from the other. • Palestine-Home of History. Web.22 Mar.2011. http://wwwlpalestinehistory.com/ • “ The Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict.” If Americans Knew- What Every American Needs to Know about Israel/Palestine. Web. 22 Mar.2011. http://www.ifamericansknew.org/history/origin.html.
Mossad • Special operations of Israel • Not considered terrorist group by U.S. • Uses terror tactics • Believes Israel was there first • Attempts to prevent terrorism against Israel
Hamas • Palestinian party • Believes Israel shouldn’t exist • Recognized as terrorist group by U.S. • Hezbollah, al-Queda, and Taliban back Hamas, think Israel shouldn’t exist
The main type of people in Palestine are Muslim, Christian, and Jew. • Christians control North West and South West, Muslims control north east, and Jews control south east. • Nothing should be done to help because they have been fighting for thousands of years and they still do not get along. rst.gsfc.nasa.gov
They are all monotheists religions. • All started in Middle East. • All believe in angels and demons. • All believe in heaven or eternal paradise. • Muslims peacefully took the land from the Christians with a treaty. • Jews where there first but decided to leave. • Christians stayed.