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Palestine and the creation of Israel
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10th Grade
05/06/2008

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Zionism
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a movement that called for the reestablishment of a national Jewish state
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diaspora
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a mass dispersal of people (the jews of dispora
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Pogrom
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thousands of people are killed
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Theodore Herzi
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came to believe that jews could never lead a normal lives in countries where they were dominated by nonjew founded zionism
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Balfour Declaration
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offered the Jews a national hame and that by doing that it didn't violate the rights of nonjews
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David Lloyde George
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the prime minister at the time that the balfour declaration was made
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Arab high committee
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tried to unite the Palestinian arabs in oposition to jewish immigration
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Paletion
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a plave were jew;s immigrated to
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British mandata
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have a territorial itrests was fatherlyt to places and tried toge them to think hat they were indepentdent "Paternalistic"
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Partition
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divide-palestine into a jewish state on Arab state and a small internationlly run sone theat include jerusalem in 1948
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Partition
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divide-palestine into a jewish state on Arab state and a small internationlly run sone theat include jerusalem in 1948
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Arab-Israeli War of 1948
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broke out when Israeli independence was declared. Egypt, Transjordan, Syriam Lebanon and Iraq invaded israel. On and off until feb. 1949. the separate agreements were signed by israel and egypt
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Knesset
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the highst power in the government
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Hebrew
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an official language of Israel
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Tel Aviv
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had a pop. of more then one million, became a major manufacturing center of food clothing and textile industries
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David ben Gurion
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Jewish leader, a native poland and a fighter for Zionism, led the jewish state through it's first 15 years
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Gold meir
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prie minister form 1964 to 1974, born in Russia grew up in Milwaike, emigated to Palestione in 1921 to jion the Zionist effort
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Transjordan
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named be bristish, let Abdullah hussein to limited self governmen of transjordan. 1928 independent state but still under British protection-full independence in 1946
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Palestinian refugees
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refugees form 1948 war with israel moved to wetbank and jordan
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Six day war
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1967 west bank, east jerusalem and gaze live under irael rule Egypt syria jurdan lost land and prstige renewl of intense religious feelings for both Arabs and Israel revolutions wars thoughout 1970 and 1980
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islamic Fundamentalism
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return to traditional Islamic values and beliefs wnat government based on religious rather thatn secular or wordly law, willing to fit and orangize government
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Anwar Sadat of Egypt
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Nasser's successor, signed a peace treaty with Israel vice president, the president when nasser died liberal minded
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gamal abdel nasser of egypt
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banned the muslim brotherhood president disapointing loss in 67
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menachem begin
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formed Likuo party, apriminister of Israel didn't wnat to give up gaza ans sentiments in gaza
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menachem begin
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formed Likuo party, apriminister of Israel didn't wnat to give up gaza ans sentiments in gaza
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menachem begin
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formed Likuo party, apriminister of Israel didn't wnat to give up gaza ans sentiments in gaza
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Labor party
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dominted government for 6 yars after independence formed by ben-gurion secular-not religous preserving
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likud party
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determined to retaion the territory Israel had "unity' regained during the 1967 was under leadership of menachem begin
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Palestinian Liberation Organization
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formed by young refugees from jordan, lebannon and syria were willing to fight for independece from Arab in 1964 led by Yasur Arfatm turned JOrdan into Armed camp in 1920 blakc september-Jordania Army attacked camps in jordan moved head quarters to southern lebannon.
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Yasir Arafat
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led PLO after 1967 war tried to seek a state for palistian
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Yom Kippur War
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Sadat set out for a new foreign policy, October 6, 1973 Egyptian and Syrian armis started simultenious surprise attacks on IsraelU.S and soviet union helped Egyptian Arab oil nations declared an oil embargo
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Camp David Accords
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agreements that lead to the signing of the Israeli-egyptan peace threaty on March 26, 1976-full relaions between Egypt and Israel opened up economic and cultural ties ended state war that existed since 1948-set up border
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Hosni Mubarak
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sadats vice president bece egyps new leader, air force commander and hero of 1975 war kept egypt commited to camp david peace process put an end to fundamentalist riots release political prisoners sought end to egypts isolation to the Arab world
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