Israeli – Palestinian

ConflictOrigins Graphic Organizer

Historical Anti-Semitism in Russia and

Eastern Europe

Zionism

Gave rise to

Historical Anti-Semitism in Russia and

Eastern Europe

Zionism

Gave rise to

Bilu Group Manifesto

Example of Z

ionist

aspira

tions

Historical Anti-Semitism in Russia and

Eastern Europe

Zionism

Gave rise to

Ottoman Empire

Centuries of T

urk

rule gave rise to

Arab Nationalism

Bilu Group Manifesto

Example of Z

ionist

aspira

tions

Historical Anti-Semitism in Russia and

Eastern Europe

Zionism

Gave rise to

Ottoman Empire

Centuries of T

urk

rule gave rise to

Arab Nationalism

World War I

Defeated in

Example of Z

ionist

aspira

tions

Bilu Group Manifesto

Historical Anti-Semitism in Russia and

Eastern Europe

Zionism

Gave rise to

Ottoman Empire

Centuries of T

urk

rule gave rise to

Arab Nationalism

World War I

Defeated in

League of Nations

Allied victory created

Bilu Group Manifesto

Example of Z

ionist

aspira

tions

Historical Anti-Semitism in Russia and

Eastern Europe

Zionism

Gave rise to

Ottoman Empire

Centuries of T

urk

rule gave rise to

Arab Nationalism

World War I

Defeated in

League of Nations

Allied victory created

British Mandate

legitimized

Example of Z

ionist

aspira

tions

Bilu Group Manifesto

Historical Anti-Semitism in Russia and

Eastern Europe

Zionism

Gave rise to

Ottoman Empire

Centuries of T

urk

rule gave rise to

Arab Nationalism

World War I

Defeated in

League of Nations

Allied victory created

British Mandate

legitimizedEuropean Zionists emboldened by UK

imperial rule of Palestine

Bilu Group Manifesto

Example of Z

ionist

aspira

tions

British Mandate

Balfour Declaration

Reinforced Zionist

expectations

British Mandate

Balfour Declaration

Reinforced Zionist

expectations

Biltmore Program

Later US intervention

reinforces Zionist

expectations

British Mandate

Balfour Declaration

Reinforced Zionist

expectations

Biltmore Program

Later US intervention

reinforces Zionist

expectationsRise of

Fascism in Europe

Increased Jewish

imm

igration caused by

British Mandate

Balfour Declaration

Reinforced Zionist

expectations

Biltmore Program

Later US intervention

reinforces Zionist

expectationsRise of

Fascism in Europe

Increased Jewish

imm

igration caused by

McDonald White Paper

Limite

d Jewish

immigratio

n

British Mandate

Balfour Declaration

Reinforced Zionist

expectations

Biltmore Program

Later US intervention

reinforces Zionist

expectationsRise of

Fascism in Europe

Increased Jewish

imm

igration caused by

The promotion of illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine during WWII

Jewish Support of the Allied Cause in WWII

Forced Jews in Palestine

to adopt contradictory

policies of

Limite

d Jewish

immigratio

n

McDonald White Paper

British Mandate

Balfour Declaration

Reinforced Zionist

expectations

Biltmore Program

Later US intervention

reinforces Zionist

expectationsRise of

Fascism in Europe

Increased Jewish

imm

igration caused by

The promotion of illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine during WWII

Jewish Support of the Allied Cause in WWII

Forced Jews in Palestine

to adopt contradictory

policies of

Limite

d Jewish

immigratio

n

McDonald White Paper

Zionist ambitions encouraged

Jews in Palestine to plan for a

future Jewish state

The promotion of illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine during WWII

The 5th (largest) Aliyah

Contributed to

The promotion of illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine during WWII

The 5th (largest) Aliyah

Contributed to

HolocaustContributed to

That fascism thing…

The promotion of illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine during WWII

The 5th (largest) Aliyah

Contributed to

HolocaustContributed to

That fascism thing…

Haganah &

Irgun

A growing population

increases tension with Arab

neighbors resulting in a need

for mechanisms to ensure

Jewish security

The promotion of illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine during WWII

The 5th (largest) Aliyah

Contributed to

HolocaustContributed to

That fascism thing…

Haganah

A growing population

increases tension with Arab

neighbors resulting in a need

for mechanisms to ensure

Jewish security

Irgun

Fundamental differences over

the role of violence against

perceived obstacles

Haganah Irgun

Evolved into

Israeli Defense Force

Haganah Irgun

Evolved into

Israeli Defense Force King David Hotel BombingBom

bed British

Security

Inability of British to maintain interests in

the Middle East

Illustrated

Haganah Irgun

Evolved into

Israeli Defense Force King David Hotel BombingBom

bed British

Security

Palestinian leaders’ collaboration with

Nazi leaders

Inability of British to maintain interests in

the Middle East

Illustrated

Combined

with

Haganah Irgun

Evolved into

Israeli Defense Force King David Hotel BombingBom

bed British

Security

Palestinian leaders’ collaboration with

Nazi leaders

Inability of British to maintain interests in

the Middle East

Illustrated

Combined

with

British withdraw from Palestine

Increased tensions between

Arabs and Jews which the British

were powerless to effectively

address

British withdraw from PalestinePower vacuum required

intervention of the newly

created

The United Nations

British withdraw from PalestinePower vacuum required

intervention of the newly

created

The United Nations

UNSCOP & The UN Partition Plan

Sought a tw

o state solution &

internationalized Jerusalem

British withdraw from PalestinePower vacuum required

intervention of the newly

created

The United Nations

UNSCOP & The UN Partition Plan

Sought a tw

o state solution &

internationalized Jerusalem

Israeli Declaration of Independence

Zionists jumped at the

chance to issue the

British withdraw from PalestinePower vacuum required

intervention of the newly

created

The United Nations

UNSCOP & The UN Partition Plan

Sought a tw

o state solution &

internationalized Jerusalem

Israeli Declaration of Independence

Zionists jumped at the

chance to issue the

Utilized

international

sympathy

earned form

the

Holocaust

Israeli Declaration of Independence

US & USSR Recognition of Israel

A rare m

oment of a

greement in

the emerging Cold War &

a

staggering defeat fo

r

Palestinian Arabs

Israeli Declaration of Independence

A rare m

oment of a

greement in

the emerging Cold War &

a

staggering defeat fo

r

Palestinian Arabs

Increased US role in Middle East

US & USSR Recognition of Israel

Led to

Israeli Declaration of Independence

A rare m

oment of a

greement in

the emerging Cold War &

a

staggering defeat fo

r

Palestinian Arabs

Increased US role in Middle East

US & USSR Recognition of Israel

Led to

Most im

portantly

led to

the 1948 War th

at

resulte

d in th

e

implementatio

n of

Plan D