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Middle-East History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Zionism | Political movement to let the Jews move back to their own country, Israel, for safety. |
| Hebrews | Nomads who roamed around the Middle East, specifically in Israel (later kicked out by Romans) |
| Jews | People of Israel / People who are part of Judaism religion. |
| Palestinians | People who lived in Palestine |
| Hamas | Once classified as a terrorist group - now leaders of Gaza. |
| Fatah | Much more moderate than Hamas - leaders of West Bank. |
| PLO | Palestine Liberation Organization that use not war, but terrorism to give Israel back to the Palestinians. Includes 6 countries. (airplane explosion + Olympic athletes' deaths) |
| Muslims | People who are part of Islam religion. |
| Israelis | People who live in Israel |
| 6 Day War | Israel completely destroys Egypt and Jordan's airforces while taking the entire country of Israel/Palestine, Sinai from Egypt and parts of Syria and Jordan. |
| West Bank | Small strip of land in Israel, controlled by Fatah, includes Jerusalem. |
| Gaza | Small spot of land in Israel, controlled by Hamas. |
| Jimmy Carter | Initiated the Camp David Accords |
| Camp David Accord | eaders of Egypt and Israel join Carter, where Israelis sign an agreement to give back Sinai in return for peace from the Egyptians. |
| Anwar Sadat | An Egyptian leader, killed by Muslim extremists. |
| Yitzhak Rabin | Former Israeli leader. |
| Yassir Arafat | Former palestinian leader. After riots, he accepts the UN plan + Israeli peace. |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | Current Israeli Leader. |
| UN Partition Plan | Plan made in 1947 dividing Israel into parts for Palestinians and Israelis. |
| Saddam Hussein | Iraquian dictator, who invades Kuwait. |
| Oslo Accords | Agreement for Israel to pull out of West Bank and Gaza, giving it to the Palestinians. |
| Bill Clinton | Initiated the Oslo Accords |