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SC 7-6.3 Changes and Tensions in the Middle East

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refugee a person who flees to another land to escape persecution, war, or natural disasters
Pan-Arabism Arab unity
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) a terrorist organization founded at the 1964 Arab League Summit in Cairo to support Palestinian refugees and was recognized as the representative of the Palestinian people
intifada an uprising
ayatollahs members of the Muslim clergy shoo are leaders in the Arab world where state and religion are one
terrorism the use of violence against civilians to achieve a goal
militant people willing to take extreme, usually violent, actions to support their cause
coalition group of nations united in action
al-Qaeda an international terrorist network established around 1988 and led by Osama bin Laden
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) nuclear, chemical, and biological (disease-causing) weapons that can kill a large number of people at one time
Yasir Arafat Palestinian (Arab) leader suspected of terrorist activities
Arab/Israeli conflict conflict over control over the area known as Palestine (claimed by BOTH Jews and Muslims)
United Nations world peace-keeping organization replacing the failed League of Nations
Isreal land designated by the United Nations for the newly established nation of Israel ( remember the Balfore Declaration and Zionism?)
Golde Meir first woman Prime Minister of Israel
Saddam Hussein dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait, and suspected of building WMD (weapons of mass destruction)
Osama bin Laden wealthy Arab leader of al-Qaeda, responsible for world-wide terrorist attacks including September 11 destruction of the World Trade Center buildings in NYC and Pentagon in Washington D.C.
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