isreal Flashcards
Zionism:
the political movement among European Jews that led to increased Jewish migration to Palestine in the late 1800s. It was a successful movement that led to the establishment of an independent Israel state in 1948. This was in response to the rising of European antisemitism
Orthodox Jews
are ultra-religious Jews necessary for credibility to restore biblical Israel. They often clash with nonreligious jew secular. because they want to establish a theocracy in Israel.
Majority report 1947
created by the united nations establishing two sovereign states joined economically with Jerusalem under the UN administration. Opposed by the Arabs and became the source of conflict, violence, and war.
Abraham:
the forefather of all monotheist religions including Judaism. He lived 4000 years ago and was instructed by god to leave his country and go to a land that god would give him. Abraham filled these instructions with faith and whose descendants now make up approximately half the world’s population
Minority report
proposed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as the capital. Favored by Arabs
Deir Yassin:
was an arab village located in the newly formed Israeli state where Palestinians refused to evacuate and would hand over their lands to the Israelis who were massacred. As an example of what would happen to other Palestinian towns who refused to comply. This led to continued bitterness and desire for revenge by the Palestinians
Explain the significance of the Belfort declaration
The Belfort declaration was issued by the British in 1917 and supported the establishment of Israel in Palestine so long as the religious rights of the Palestinian inhabitance were not violated
However, prior to the declaration, the British had promised the same land to the Palestinians in exchange for Palestine’s support in WW1. this declaration is the true origin of the Israeli arab conflict
Why did Israel’s war of independence lead to future conflict?
On May 14th, 1948 Israel proclaimed independence and immediately went to war with the surrounding Arab nations who were determined to reverse the U.N. majority patrician and expel all Jews from the land. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq all joined in an uncoordinated attack that resulted in a bitter loss to the superior Israeli forces thus the Arab forces failed to prevent Israel from becoming an independent state. The Palestinians lost UN territory assigned to the in the partition. Isreal refused to negotiate new lands it had seized guaranteeing the future conflict.
In what ways did the 1967 war lead to conflict-
The 1967 6 days war was the result of steadily increasing tensions between Egypt’s nationalist leader Nasser and Israel. Nasser provoked Israel by forcing the UN to withdraw its troops from the Sinai peninsula and replacing them with his own, blocking the strait of Teron from Israel. Establishing the POL to fight Israel from within and forming a mutual defense pact with Syria and Jordan. In response, Israel launched a preemptive strike that devastated its Arab enemies and tripled the size of its own nation with land from its enemies. Its refusal to renegotiate land for peace guaranteed future conflict.
Provide a timeline of the history of Palestine from the Syrian invasion to 1948 -
722 BC Assyrians conquered, 587 BC Chaldeans destroyed Jerusalem (Jews moved to Babylon-Babylonian Captivity), 540 Persian emperors Cyrus released Jews, helped to reconstruct temple (to fulfill prophecy), 322 BCAlexander conquered Palestine, 63 AD Romans conquered/destroyed 206 Temple (70AD), control next 600 years, 313 AD Constantine legalized Christianity- official religion for next 300 years, 638 Muslims conquered Palestine (rule for next 1300 years), 1099 Crusaders captured Jerusalem for 90 years, 1914 British occupy Palestine-end Muslim rule, 1948 Israel declared independence
