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Israel Palestine
Vocabulary related to Palestine and the formation of Israel
Term | Definition |
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terrorism | the use of violence and intimidation to further political aims |
ethnic cleansing | the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society |
expulsion | forcing someone to leave a place, especially a country |
Zionism | (historically) the movement to develop and establish a Jewish homeland (currently) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel |
United Nations Resolution 181 | resolution passed in 1947 that called for the partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states, with the city of Jerusalem to be governed internationally. |
guerrilla warfare | form of irregular warfare in which a small group use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military |
refugee | a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster |
anti-Semitism | hostility or prejudice against Jews |
Jerusalem | capital of Israel, an ancient holy city and a center of pilgrimage for Jews, Christians, and Muslims |
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) | organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle |
David Ben Gurion | first (and third) prime minister of Israel, active Zionist, considered one of the founding fathers of Israel |
Israel | Jewish country formed by the Zionists in 1948 |