PPT-The UN and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

A lot of time has been spent at the UN relating to the Arab Israeli conflict The UN was the midwife of Israels birth The UN took over responsibility of Palestine from the British The UN recommended Partition of Palestine and the creation of the State of Israel . 1897 The World Zionist Organization was founded. Zionists believed that Palestine was rightfully the homeland of the Jews. Zionism. During World War I the British made three incompatible promises about the Middle East. Territorial or Existential?. Nevet Basker. March 2011. 1. 2. It’s Both!. Territorial. Existential. 3. TWO. Conflicts in One!. 4. Different objectives. Different players. Different themes. But…. Same land. We are learning about a conflict in the Middle East. Another way to refer to the Middle East is Southwest Asia.. Two groups of people are fighting over the same piece of land. The land is today called Israel, but it used to be called Palestine.. Great Powers in the Middle East. Galen Jackson. April 15, 2014. Agenda. Background. Ike’s “New Look” in the Middle East. The Baghdad Pact and Tensions with the Arabs. The Road to the Suez Crisis and Its Aftermath . The dominant landforms of the Arabian Peninsula are hills and low tablelands.. Most of the Arabian Peninsula is a rocky plateau with mountains along the west coast.. The Dead Sea lies 1.312 feet below sea level and is the lowest point on earth not covered by ocean waters. It is the saltiest body of water in the world. The Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea.. Great Powers in the Middle East. Galen Jackson. April 22, 2014. Agenda. Briefly wrap up the Israeli nuclear program. The War of Attrition and . t. he Rogers Plan . The Jordan Crisis. The Road to War. 1967: 6-day war; acquisition of the occupied territories. 1973: Yom Kippur war, a . scare for Israel. 1977: Likud triumph in the Knesset. 1979: Peace with Egypt. 1982: Invasion of Lebanon. 1984-1992: Government of National Unity. We are learning about a conflict in the Middle East. Another way to refer to the Middle East is Southwest Asia.. Two groups of people are fighting over the same piece of land. The land is today called Israel, but it used to be called Palestine.. At first the Egyptian air force struck Tel Aviv. Soon after that forces from Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia all attacked. Most analysts felt the more numerous and better equipped Arabs would overwhelm the Israelis easily. Territorial Conflicts . When 2 or more groups want to occupy the same territory . Most common source of fighting. Because= Natural Resources & Strategic location . Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Israel . Keep your video question sheet out once I hand it back. Chronology-Put the Following Events in Order . Six Day War. 1. st. Arab-Israeli War. Holocaust. Camp David Accords. Balfour Declaration. Yom Kippur War. Origins to Today. Beginnings. Historical animosity among groups for control of the holy land. Judaism. Christianity. Islam. Israel became state in 1948. Desired Jewish state after WWII. Unwelcome in mostly Arab region. 270ers theconflict between and in and in 1970 major pro-majorconten-is of the Arabhave brought them to present 1970 the on of instruments withof the quite trying from empirical to the Arab position mo The League of Arab States was established by a pact signed on March 22, 1945 at the conclusion of a . conference. held in . Cairo. , Egypt, . attended. by representatives of . Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria .