Snapshot Asia Flashcards
Judeo-Palestinian Conflict
- Israelis versus Palestinians
- Jews versus Arabs
the common ancestor of the Jews and the Arabs, which started the Judeo-Palestinian Conflict
Abraham
a Sumerian called by God to migrate to Canaan
Abraham
the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Also called the Promised Land.
Canaan
Jews call Canaan as
Israel
Arabs call Canaan as
Palestine
Abraham is married to whom
Sarah
what is the name of the servant who had a son with Abraham
Hagar
son of Abraham with Hagar
Ishmael
son of Abraham with Sarah
Isaac
Sarah sent away Agar and Ishmael to the desert. Ishmael’s descendants became the
Arab nations
Isaac’s descendants became the
nation of Israel
they gave the land of Canaan to the Jews in 1948
United Nations
they control much of Jerusalem, Israel’s most holy city, including the Temple Mount.
Palestinians
In May 2021, hostilities began anew as the Palestinian group ________ launched a series of rocket attacks on Israel, but the Israeli military was able to intercept the rockets
Hamas