ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

1937-1945 Holocaust

May 14, 1948 Establishment of the modern

State of Israel“Al-Nakba” Arab for catastrophe

May 15, 1948Several Arab nations attack

Israel

1964Palestinian Liberation

Organization (PLO)Goal is to drive Israel out of Palestine

Terrorist in natureFamous leader: Yasser Arafat

1969 till death in 2004

1967 Six Day WarArab nations attack IsraelIsrael doubles its land size5000 Palestinians displaced

Fighting continues to present day over this land

How do you read a political cartoon? Take a look at

these cartoons. What clues tell you who is represented in the cartoon?

Are these Arab or Israeli cartoons?

Were the predicted outcomes correct?

1972Munich Olympic Games

11 Israeli athletes taken hostage by Palestinian terrorist and murdered

1978Camp David Accords

Prime Minister Begin, President Carter, President Anwar Sadat

Peace talks were Sinai Peninsula given back to Egypt

Travel restored and economic trade began

Arab nations saw this as betrayal

1981Anwar SadatAssassinated

1982Israel invades Lebanon to

drive out PLO

Mid 1980’sHamas and Hezbollah founded

(terrorist in nature)Hamas based in West Bank and Gaza

StripHezbollah based out of LebanonOver last 25 yrs. both have led

frequent and violent attacks killing many civilians in the crossfire

HAMAS

2005Israeli’s leave Gaza Strip

2006War breaks out between

Hezbollah and IsraelHezbollah kidnapped 2 Israeli soldiers and

killed 8Israel responded with full scale attacks

Present Day

The clashes and violence still continue.