Goals

• I can identify the major cultural groups in Israel and the roles they have played in the nation’s history.

• I can list the steps that Israel and its Arab neighbors have taken to prevent conflict.

• Drip irrigation- a process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants form pipes, thus preserving precious water resources.

• Potash- a mineral used in explosives and fertilizer.

Expansion of Israel

• Series of wars between Israel, neighbors has led to expansion of Israel

• Israel controls more land now than in 1948 when created

• Result: many Palestinian Arabs live under Israeli control; another source of tension, conflict in region

Conflicts with Israel

• 1948, Israel established; since then most Middle Eastern countries have refused to recognize its right to exist

• Some countries have repeatedly attacked Israel, funded militant groups that conduct raids, terrorist attacks against Israelis

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Six-Day War (1967)Six-Day War (1967)

UN Resolution 242

UN Resolution 338

Palestine Liberation Organization

Palestine Liberation Organization

Yassir Arafat

Yom-Kippur War (Oct., 1973)

Yom-Kippur War (Oct., 1973)

Camp David Accords (1979)

Camp David Accords (1979)

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Camp David Accords (1979)

Camp David Accords (1979)

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(1987-1993)

Palestinian Intifada-Part I

(1987-1993)

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