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middle east vocab
| Questio | Answer |
|---|---|
| hijack | to illegally seize control of a moving vehicle |
| Plane | a vehicle designed for air travel (an airplane) featuring wings and engines |
| 9/11 | refers to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. by al-Qaeda, involving hijacked airliners striking the World Trade Center and Pentagon. |
| terrorist | an individual who engages in the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, particularly against civilians, to coerce governments or societies in pursuit of political, religious, or ideological goals. |
| Palestine | sovereign state in West Asia, comprising the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip, with a population exceeding five million |
| Israel | a parliamentary democracy located in the Middle East on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Jew | a member of an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the ancient Israelites, with identity defined by ancestral descent or conversion to Judaism |
| muslim | a person who follows the religion of Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic faith |