Turmoil in the Middle Turmoil in the Middle EastEast

Conflict between Arab Conflict between Arab countries and Israel countries and Israel

What do you know about the What do you know about the Middle East?Middle East?

What are the main religions in the What are the main religions in the Middle East?Middle East?

What were the Crusades?What were the Crusades?

Timeline of Major Timeline of Major EventsEvents 1917 first idea of creating Israel1917 first idea of creating Israel 1948 Israel officially becomes 1948 Israel officially becomes

countrycountry 1948 Arab countries attack Israel1948 Arab countries attack Israel 1956 Suez Canal conflict1956 Suez Canal conflict 1967 Six Day War1967 Six Day War

Timeline ContinuedTimeline Continued

1973 Yom Kippur War1973 Yom Kippur War 1978 Camp David Peace Accords1978 Camp David Peace Accords 1992 Oslo Peace Accords1992 Oslo Peace Accords 2000- present conflict over Gaza 2000- present conflict over Gaza

Strip and West Bank Strip and West Bank

1917 Balfour 1917 Balfour Declaration- Declaration- Jewish Zionists ask Jewish Zionists ask British empire for help with creating a new British empire for help with creating a new countrycountry

1948 Israel Becomes a 1948 Israel Becomes a CountryCountry

Zionists pushed for Zionists pushed for Jewish countryJewish country

Holocaust caused Holocaust caused relocationrelocation

In 1948 Palestine is In 1948 Palestine is divided into: Israel- divided into: Israel- Jewish Jewish

Palestine- MuslimPalestine- Muslim War starts between War starts between

Israel and Arab Israel and Arab countriescountries

Conflicts after Creation Conflicts after Creation of Israel of Israel

Egypt, Iraq, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Saudi Arabia, and Syria attack Israel Syria attack Israel the next daythe next day

Israel wins with Israel wins with help from UN, help from UN, United States, and United States, and Great BritainGreat Britain

Fight over Suez CanalFight over Suez Canal

Suez Canal- important Suez Canal- important for trade routesfor trade routes

Egypt seizes it from Egypt seizes it from BritishBritish

Israel combines Israel combines forces with British and forces with British and French to take the French to take the Suez back eventually Suez back eventually they give back the they give back the canal to Egyptcanal to Egypt

Six Day War/Six Day War/1967 Arab-1967 Arab-Israeli WarIsraeli War Israel defeats Israel defeats

Arab countriesArab countries Israel gets new Israel gets new

territories: territories: Jerusalem, Sinai Jerusalem, Sinai Peninsula, Golan Peninsula, Golan Heights, and Heights, and West Bank, and West Bank, and the Gaza Stripthe Gaza Strip

Yom Kippur WarYom Kippur War

Egyptians led by Anwar Sadat invade Egyptians led by Anwar Sadat invade Israel on the Jewish holidayIsrael on the Jewish holiday

Israel’s prime minister Golda Meir Israel’s prime minister Golda Meir plans counterattackplans counterattack

Ends up being a draw everyone ends Ends up being a draw everyone ends up with the same land.up with the same land.

PLO (Palestinian Liberation PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) starts under Yasir Organization) starts under Yasir Arafat’s leadershipArafat’s leadership

First Attempt for First Attempt for Peace: Peace: Camp David AccordsCamp David Accords Peace negotiations Peace negotiations

between Egypt and between Egypt and IsraelIsrael

Leaders:Leaders:

Egypt- Anwar SadatEgypt- Anwar Sadat

Israel- Menachem Israel- Menachem BeginBegin

United States- United States- President CarterPresident Carter

Oslo Peace AccordsOslo Peace Accords

Peace talks begin Peace talks begin between Israel and between Israel and PalestinePalestine

Palestine wants Palestine wants their own their own governmentgovernment

Israel wants acts of Israel wants acts of terrorism to endterrorism to end

Leaders- Rabin, Leaders- Rabin, Arafat, ClintonArafat, Clinton

1987 and 2000 Intifada1987 and 2000 Intifada

Protests led by Palestinian Protests led by Palestinian students turn violentstudents turn violent

Israeli police and soldiers attempt Israeli police and soldiers attempt to break up proteststo break up protests

Delays the peace processDelays the peace process

2004 Death of Yassir 2004 Death of Yassir Arafat Arafat His death led to a delay of the His death led to a delay of the

peace processpeace process Caused a conflict within Caused a conflict within

Palestinian leadershipPalestinian leadership 2005 Mahmoud Abbas (moderate) 2005 Mahmoud Abbas (moderate)

elected president of Palestinian elected president of Palestinian AuthorityAuthority

2005-Current 2005-Current Issues in Gaza StripIssues in Gaza Strip Israel withdraws from Gaza StripIsrael withdraws from Gaza Strip Hamas takes control of GazaHamas takes control of Gaza Hamas begins Rocket attacksHamas begins Rocket attacks Israel responds with massive air Israel responds with massive air

strikesstrikes

Current Situation Current Situation

Still tension over Still tension over Gaza Strip, Golan Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, Heights, Jerusalem, and Jerusalem, and West BankWest Bank

Jewish Jewish settlementssettlements

Palestinian acts Palestinian acts of terrorismof terrorism

Current Israeli GoalsCurrent Israeli Goals

More Jewish settlements in More Jewish settlements in Jerusalem and West BankJerusalem and West Bank

Prevent acts of terrorismPrevent acts of terrorism Safety from surrounding countriesSafety from surrounding countries End to rocket attacks from Gaza End to rocket attacks from Gaza

StripStrip

Palestinian GoalsPalestinian Goals

Independent PalestineIndependent Palestine Freeing of prisonersFreeing of prisoners End to Jewish settlements in West End to Jewish settlements in West

BankBank End to blockade of Gaza StripEnd to blockade of Gaza Strip