The Palestinians (I/P)

Question 1

Who are the Palestinians

Answer 1

Mostly Muslim Arabs, although some are Christians, who live in the Middle East but are also scattered around the world - they do not have a country to call their own

Question 2

What happened to the Palestinian land

Answer 2

Most was given to Israel in 1948. The remainder, known as West Bank and Gaza Strip, was captured from Jordan and Egypt, respectively, by Israel in a war in 1967.

Question 3

What happened in the 1960s

Answer 3

Many Palestinians grew frustrated at not having their own state. They formed political groups (largest being the PLO)

Question 4

What did militant Palestinian groups do

Answer 4

Carried out violent attacks against Israelis

Question 5

1972

Answer 5

11 Israeli athletes were killed after they were taken hostage by one of the Militant Palestinian groups during the Olympic Games in Germany 1972

Question 6

When did the conflict start

Answer 6

1987 - Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (occupied by Israel) began demonstrating and fighting against Israeli soldiers and settlers in what was called the Intifada, or uprising.

Question 7

1990s

Answer 7

Peace talks began and the Israelis withdrew from much of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The PLO agreed to stop attacks against Israelis but the uprising started again even more violently in 2001 when peace talks failed.