Israel/Palestine

Question 1

Who were some key Palestinian figures? When?

Answer 1

PLO: (1964) Arab Summit - Shuqayri [first elected chairman]

(1969-2004) Arafat [PLO leader]

(1993) Abbas [PLO negotiator at Oslo Accords]

Question 2

How many Palestinians fled in 1948?

what was it called by the Arab States?

Answer 2

750,000

Al Nakba (the catastrophe)

Question 3

Main Israeli Political Parties?

Answer 3

Meretz [Social democratic/left}

Likud [Centre Right]

Yisrael Beiteinu [Secular Right]

Jewish Home [Orthodox Jewish/Zionist}

Question 4

What regional influences have granted the PLO legitimacy?

Answer 4

Hizbollah/Hamas

PA/Fatah

Question 5

Key Israeli Figures [Prime ministers]

1967-present?

Answer 5

Eshkol - 1967
Begin - 1986-1992 
Rabin - 1992-1995 (Assassinated)
Peres - 1995-1996 
Barak - 1999-2001 
Sharon - 2001-2006 
Olmert - 2006-2009
Netanyahu - 2009 - present

Question 6

When was the first Arab-Israeli war?

Answer 6

1948

Question 7

Who ruled which country during the Six Day war?

When was it?

Answer 7

1967
Israel - Esh Kol
Egypt - Nasser 
Syria - Al-Atassi
Iraq - Arif 
Jordan - King Hussein bin Talal

Question 8

What and when was Yom Kippur?

Answer 8

Israel/Arab war

1973

Question 9

When and what was Black September?

Why is it important in this context?

Answer 9

September 1970-July 1971

Conflict between King Hussein bin Talal and the PLO [Arafat]
Jordan killed and expelled lots of Palestinians

It’s significant in showing tensions between Arab States

Question 10

1978-present attempted peace talks with Israel/Palestine

Answer 10

Sinai Interim Agreement [1975] Israel-Egypt
Camp David accords [1978]

1st Intifada ending with [1991] Madrid conference
Oslo accords [1993] (Clinton)
Oslo accords II [1995]
Camp David Summit [2000]

Question 11

When was the first Intifada?

Answer 11

1987-1991

Question 12

When was the second intifada?

Answer 12

2000-2005

Question 13

What does Intifada mean?

Answer 13

tremor

Question 14

What do you need to consider the pyramid?

Answer 14

Global influences on the ME

Great power influences on the ME

Intra-regional powers (IR of ME)

Thematic comparison between States of the ME (Comparative Politics)

States of the ME (Domestic Politics)

Question 15

What did post-1967 challenge?

Answer 15

The pan-Arab Nasserist idea

Question 16

How does Israel off-balance the hostile region around it?

Answer 16

Engage African/European states for trade and support

Question 17

What are the main types of people in Israel?

Answer 17

Iranian Jews 
European Jews 
Sephardic jews (Arab world)
Jews from former USSR
Ethiopian jews (2%)
Arabs

Question 18

What was the prevailing discourse that helped Israeli growth?

Answer 18

Socialism

Question 19

What threat from Israel secures it?

Answer 19

Have an alleged nuclear arsenal

Question 20

What was the Arab initative?

Answer 20

Allowed for Israeli-Saudi trade from 2000’s

Gained recognition of Israel on trading grounds

Question 21

What was an issue with/what was the clinton strategy?

Answer 21

Mass US Security aid helped Israeli/Palestinian talks but favoured israel

Question 22

What were some of the US points in the conflict?

Answer 22

Hold talks
Ignored harsh Israeli checkpoints in zones A,B,C of Jerusalem
Ignored Israelis destroying houses
CIA conducted covert ops

Question 23

Who does Pressman blame for the 2nd intifada?

Answer 23

(2000) Sharon for going up temple mount, triggering Palestinians

Arafat ignored talks and claimed Palestinians should strike

Question 24

How can Fearon and Laitin be applied to 2nd intifada?

Answer 24

Violence comes from the right conditions that channel Palestinian anger for mobilisation

Question 25

When did Hizbollah take power in Lebanon?

Answer 25

2000