The Israel-Palestine Conflict: 75 Years of War, Faith, and Survival

What has Palestine become for more than seven decades?

Center of one of world’s most bitter, heartbreaking conflicts

Is Palestine or New Jersey bigger?

New Jersey

What is the Israel-Palestine conflict a stroy of?

Faith, identity, war, survival

What was Palestine part of in the early 1900s?

Ottoman Empire

What was the Ottoman Empire home to in the 1900s?

Muslim Arabs, Christians, small Jewish minority

What did Jewish communities across Europe face in the 1900s?

Persecution

What emerged as Jewish communities across Europe faced rising persecution?

Zionism

What was Zionism?

A movement

What did Zionism call for?

Jewish homeland in ancient land of Israel

What did the British do after WWI?

Took control of Palestine

What did British take control of Palestine under after WWI?

Mandate from League of Natons

Who did the British promise land to?

Both Jews and Arabs

What did the British’s promise of land to both Jews and Arabs create?

Promise that would become curse

What happened to Jewish immigration after British promised a part of Palestine to them?

Increased

What especially catalyzed the increase in Jewish immigration into Palestine in the 1900s?

Deaths of 6 million Jews in Nazi camps

What did Palestine represent for survivors of Nazi camps?

Hope and place to rebuild

What did Jews immigrating to Palestine following the Holocaust mean for the Arabs already living there?

Displacement, fear, anger

What did the United Nations propose doing in 1947?

Dividing Palestine into two states

What would the two states that the United Nations proposed dividing Palestine into in 1947 be?

One Jewish and one Arab

What would Jerusalem be when the United Nations divided Palestine into two states?

International city

Did the Jewish community accept the United Nations’ proposal of dividing Palestine into two states?

Yes

Did the Arab nations accept the United Nations’ proposal of dividing Palestine into two states?

No

What did the Arab nations see the United Nations’ proposal to divide Palestine into two states as?

A betrayal

Why did the Arab nations see the United Nations’ proposal to divide Palestine into two states as a betrayal?

This represented a foreign power dividing their homeland without consent

What happened when the state of Israel was declared?

Five Arab countries invaded

When was the state of Israel declared?

May 14th, 1948

What did the invasion of five Arab countries following the declaration of the state of Israel become?

First Arab-Israeli war

Did Israel survive the first Arab-Israeli war?

Yes

What did Israel do after the first Arab-Israeli war?

Expanded territory

What was the first Arab-Israeli war for Palestinians?

al-Nakba

What does al-Nakba mean?

The catastrophe

How many people fled or were expelled from their homes during the al-Nakba?

70000

Where were generations born in following the al-Nakba?

Refugee camps

What were the generations born in refugee camps following the al-Nakba waiting to do?

Return to a land they may never see again

What happened in the decades that followed the first Arab-Israeli war?

Wars erupted again and again

When did wars erupt following the Arab-Israeli war?

1956, 1967, 1973

What did the wars between Arabs and Israelis in 1956, 1967, and 1973 do?

Reshape the map and deepen the wounds

When did the 6-day war happen?

1967

What did Israel do during the 6-day war?

Captured West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights

Who had Jerusalem been sacred to before the 6-day war?

Jews, Christians, Muslims

What did Jerusalem become following the 6-day war?

Divided and contested

What did the Israel occupation of Jerusalem spark?

Resistance

What movement began in 1987?

Movement known as the First Inifatada

What did the First Inifatada involve?

Protests, civil disobedience, clashes between Palestinian civilians and Israeli forces

What were thrown against soldiers during the First Inifatada?

Stones

What did the generation of the First Inifatada grow up knowing?

Only checkpoints and fear

What briefly returned in 1990s?

Hope

What are the Oslo Accords?

Peace agreement between Israel and Palestine Liberation Organization

What did the Oslo Accords promise?

Two states living side by side

Who shook hands with who in front of the world at the announcement of the Oslo Accords?

Yetsak Robin and Yaser Arafat

What happened the the dream of the Oslo Accords?

Collapsed

What destroyed what could have been peace from the Oslo Accords?

Extremists on both sides, political division, continued settlement building

What came in the early 2000s?

Second Inifatada

Was the first or second Inifatada more violent?

Second

What did the Second Inifatada involve?

Suicide bombings, air strikes, walls dividing cities and families

How many people died from the Second Inifatada?

Over 4000

What was gone after the Second Inifatada?

Trust

What was split by 2007?

Palestinian leadership

Who controlled the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority and Gaza after Palestinian leadership was split in 2007?

Hamas

What has Israel and Hamas done since the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority and Gaza began to be controlled by Hamas?

Fought multiple wars

When did Israel and Hamas fight wwars?

2008, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023

During the Israel-Hamas wars, what rain from the sky?

Missiles

During the Israel-Hamas wars, what collapse?

Buildings

During the Israel-Hamas wars, who pay the price?

Civilians

What do children born under siege during the Israel-Hamas wars only know?

Fear

During the Israel-Hamas wars, how long does electricity last a day in Gaza?

Hours

What do families live under in Israel during the Israel-Hamas wars?

Constant threat of rockets

During the Israel-Hamas war, what happened to Jerusalem?

Divided

During the Israel-Hamas war, what divided Jerusalem?

Walls, checkpoints, suspicion

What has the Israel-Hamas war become a symbol of today?

Something larger

What is the Israel-Hamas war a test of today?

Humanity’s ability to coexist

What is the Israel-Hamas war a story of for the soldiers?

Occupation and oppression for some and struggle for survival in hostile region for others

What is the Israel-Hamas war a story of for the people living there?

Loss of land, trust, and peace

What does the world keep asking after 75 years since the Israel-Palestine conflict started?

Can there ever be a solution?

When can there be a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict?

When both sides see each other as humans who have suffered too much for too long instead of as enemies

What are there beyond politics, religion, and borders?

Mothers who just want their children to live

What is the real heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict?

Mothers who just want their children to live

Is a flag or faith the real heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict?

No