ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

1948-1979

Issues involved

Water: control of sources of water

Shipping routes

Oil

Religion

Immigration

refugees

Cold War HomelandWhose it , anyway?

Historic animosities

Weapons sales

Terrorism

Great power politics

Pan Arab nationalismZionism

Holocaust

Players involved

Pre 1947Great BritainFrance USAPalestinians Jews

Post 1947USSREgyptSyriaLebanonIraq

UN and PLO

Other key players

• Notable Palestinian families: The Arab Higher Committee, PLO Fatah and the palestinian refugees

• Jewish National Agency ,Jewish migrants and refugees

• Religious extremist groups on both sides: Hamas, Hezbollah and religious parties on the right

A region of 5 wars in 50 years

1948 1st Arab War

1956Suez war

1967 6 Day War

1973 Yom Kippur War

1982 Lebanese Civil war

X Camp David Accords

So what is the fuss about? Where did it start? How did it start?

Israel is we know it today