Israel/Palestine Conflict

By: TJ R., Travis R., Riley B and Cherin O.

Religion

• Main religions– 76.2% Jewish– 16.1% Muslim – 2.1% Christian – 1.6% Druze– 4.0% not classified

• Jerusalem • Similarities

– Monotheism– Place founded Palestine except for Islam– Jerusalem – Holy land

http://wikitravel.org/en/Jerusalem/Old_City

Religion

• Religious claims – Christian

• Nazareth• Church of Saint George, lod

– Jewish• Four Holy Cities

– Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, and Safed

• Western Wall• Temples Mount

– Muslim• Al-Aqsa Mosque• White Mosque• Ramla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_mount.JPG

Religion

• Religious obstacles – Holy land – Land marks – After WWII– United Nation– Hate– Palestine

http://www.friendsofsabeel.org.uk/Story.shtml

Palestine

• Palestine has been settled for tens and thousands of years.

• The Levant is defined as the geographical region bordering the Mediterranean,

•  Palestine has been settled continuously for tens of thousands of years.

• There is a lot of tension between Israel and Palestine, because Isreal has been pushing them off of there land for many years. The Isrealis have total control over the Palestinians.

Palestine

• Mahmoud Abbas is the current leader of Palestine, since January of, 2005.

• The Palestinians have been pushed into smaller and smaller areas.

• Forcing some to take action.

newsrealblog.com

What is terrorism

• Terrorism- is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.

• Both Palestine and Israel practice terrorism towards each other.

Terrorist groups in Israel and Palestine

Hamas perpetrated 425 terrorist attacks of various kinds, in which 377 Israelis were murdered and 2,076

civilians and soldiers were wounded.

HezbollahThe party's rhetoric calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. It views the Jewish state as

occupied Muslim land and it argues that Israel has no right to exist. They also back hamas

Taliban are against Israel

Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad are Al Qaeda — who kill innocent civilian men, women and

children,"

Israel

• Zionism

• Persecution

• Israel– How, when, and why

• Current leadersShimon Peres

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shimon_Peres_at_2009_WEF.jpg

Israel

• obstacles of a peace settlement

• Israelis feel about Palestinians

• US relationship with Israel

Peace Solution

• Jewish people move to Greece

• Greece sells land to get economy better

• Israel = 8,019 sq mi

• Move landmarks

• Funded by Israel, UN,

and other Countries

http://www.exportimportgreece.com/country.php

Peace Solution

• Close to Home land• Palestine pays • Palestine has to let Jewish people go and

worship

http://www.simnia.com/film/potc2/potc2_footnotes_l.htm

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• "Religion in Israel." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Israel>.

• "Brief History of of Palestine, Israel and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict (Arab-Israeli Conflict, Middle East Conflict)." Middle East: MidEastWeb. Web. 21 Mar. 2011.

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