Israeli, Palestinine, Middle East Terms

Question 1

Zionism

Answer 1

Define: international movement of Jews to settle their historic homeland of Palestine

Importance: the Jews are trying to get back their homeland and holy land from the Palestinians

Question 2

Palestine

Answer 2

Define: area ruled by the Turks and but then the British took control of this land and called it the “home of the Jewish people”

Importance: Jews had main control of this land and the Palestinians/non-Jews living there

Question 3

Hamas

Answer 3

Define: militant fundamental Islamic organization in the West Bank and Gaza

Importance: it conducts religious, military, political and security activities and also operates many schools, hospitals, and religious institutions

Question 4

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Answer 4

Define: led by Yisar Arafat, draws attention to Palestine by performing acts of terrorism including bombings, hijackings, and murder of Israeli people

Importance: it forced recognized Israeli’s right to exist and led to the two-state solution

Question 5

Settlements

Answer 5

Define: Jews built homes over the Palestinian land in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Importance: this left over 3 million Palestinians without homes, so they couldn’t come back from the refugee camps

Question 6

Jerusalem

Answer 6

Define: the central to the religion and nationalism of the Jews and Palestinians, capital of Israel

Importance: both groups want control of the capital for themselves, they both think that it is their holy land and homeland

Question 7

Two State Solution

Answer 7

Define: this established an independent Palestinian state next to Israel
Importance: no agreement on where to draw the borders, both sides claim that Jerusalem is their state’s capital and consider it the center of their religion, Palestinians deserve the right to return home but don’t have it, security to Israel was uncertain

Question 8

Refugees

Answer 8

Define: Palestinians that were kicked out of their houses and sent to refugee camps

Importance: they weren’t able to go back to their homes, lots of violence happened in the camps

Question 9

Checkpoint

Answer 9

Define: military officials stopped people in their cars to make sure there is no acts of terrorism happening

Importance: this increases the overall security of Israel and decrease the amount of terrorist attacks, also disrupted Palestinian travel to work and school