Arab-Israeli Conflict Vocabulary

Flashcards covering key vocabulary from lecture notes on the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

Armistice

A formal agreement to stop fighting; not necessarily a permanent peace.

Haganah

Jewish para-military force operating since 1921, had a comprehensive training program and central arms depot

Palmach

Jewish fighting force incorporated under one command into Israel Defence Force on 26th may 1948

Irgun

Jewish fighting force incorporated under one command into Israel Defence Force on 26th may 1948

Lehi

Jewish fighting force incorporated under one command into Israel Defence Force on 26th may 1948

Plan Dalet

A controversial plan devised by the Haganah in March ‘48, while British forces were still in Palestine, to take control of mandatory Palestine once the British removed troops in order to declare a Jewish state and defend its borders.

Fedayeen

Palestinian freedom fighters who commenced attacks on Israeli border settlements to destabilize the state.

Al Nakba

The catastrophe; refers to the 1948 war and its consequences for Palestinians

PLO

Palestinian Liberation Organisation which increased terrorist activity to attract international attention to the plight of the Palestinians

Pan-Arabism

A movement advocating the unification of all Arab countries.

Law of Return

A law passed in 1950 granting all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel and gain citizenship.

Baath Party

A Syrian political party that sponsored and armed Fatah and attempted to divert the Jordan River from Israel.

Fatah

A Palestinian militant organization formed in 1959, sponsored and armed by the Baath Party.

United Nations Resolution 181

UN resolution to partition Palestine

United Nations Resolution 242

Became the basis for peace negotiations in the future.

Allon Plan

Looked to a future Israeli-Jordan Peace treaty and became the official labour policy towards the occupied territories.

Gush Emunim

The Bloc of the Faithful, called for the absorption of the WB into greater israel.

Likud Party

Hebrew for consolidation

Hezbollah

Islamic para-militant organization committed to the destruction of Israel