Israel/Palestine Flashcards
Who were some key Palestinian figures? When?
PLO: (1964) Arab Summit - Shuqayri [first elected chairman]
(1969-2004) Arafat [PLO leader]
(1993) Abbas [PLO negotiator at Oslo Accords]
How many Palestinians fled in 1948?
what was it called by the Arab States?
750,000
Al Nakba (the catastrophe)
Main Israeli Political Parties?
Meretz [Social democratic/left}
Likud [Centre Right]
Yisrael Beiteinu [Secular Right]
Jewish Home [Orthodox Jewish/Zionist}
What regional influences have granted the PLO legitimacy?
Hizbollah/Hamas
PA/Fatah
Key Israeli Figures [Prime ministers]
1967-present?
Eshkol - 1967 Begin - 1986-1992 Rabin - 1992-1995 (Assassinated) Peres - 1995-1996 Barak - 1999-2001 Sharon - 2001-2006 Olmert - 2006-2009 Netanyahu - 2009 - present
When was the first Arab-Israeli war?
1948
Who ruled which country during the Six Day war?
When was it?
1967 Israel - Esh Kol Egypt - Nasser Syria - Al-Atassi Iraq - Arif Jordan - King Hussein bin Talal
What and when was Yom Kippur?
Israel/Arab war
1973
When and what was Black September?
Why is it important in this context?
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
1978-present attempted peace talks with Israel/Palestine
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]
When was the first Intifada?
1987-1991
When was the second intifada?
2000-2005
What does Intifada mean?
tremor
What do you need to consider the pyramid?
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)
What did post-1967 challenge?
The pan-Arab Nasserist idea
How does Israel off-balance the hostile region around it?
Engage African/European states for trade and support
What are the main types of people in Israel?
Iranian Jews European Jews Sephardic jews (Arab world) Jews from former USSR Ethiopian jews (2%) Arabs
What was the prevailing discourse that helped Israeli growth?
Socialism
What threat from Israel secures it?
Have an alleged nuclear arsenal
What was the Arab initative?
Allowed for Israeli-Saudi trade from 2000’s
Gained recognition of Israel on trading grounds
What was an issue with/what was the clinton strategy?
Mass US Security aid helped Israeli/Palestinian talks but favoured israel
What were some of the US points in the conflict?
Hold talks
Ignored harsh Israeli checkpoints in zones A,B,C of Jerusalem
Ignored Israelis destroying houses
CIA conducted covert ops
Who does Pressman blame for the 2nd intifada?
(2000) Sharon for going up temple mount, triggering Palestinians
Arafat ignored talks and claimed Palestinians should strike
How can Fearon and Laitin be applied to 2nd intifada?
Violence comes from the right conditions that channel Palestinian anger for mobilisation
When did Hizbollah take power in Lebanon?
2000
