Arab-Israeli Conflict- Brianna Martin

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    Palestine 3,000 Years Ago

    Jews and Arabs settled in Palestine (or Israel to the Jews) 3,000 years ago. Jews claim God gave the land to them (remember the promise to Abraham?).
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    Jews Forced Out

    Jews Forced Out
    n A.D. 73, the Roman Empire forced the Jews to leave
    Palestine. Jews scattered
    throughout the world (the “Diaspora”). The Arabs stayed in Palestine, later becoming Muslims.
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    Conflict

    Palestinians were furious at
    Great Britain and the Jews.

    Fighting broke out in
    Palestine. It got so bad that Great Britain finally gave the whole problem over to the United Nations to solve.

  • Racism

    Racism
    Jews were mistreated wherever they went. In
    Russia, people attacked
    Jews and burned their villages. Later, in Germany, 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Jews began planning to return to Israel.

  • Immigration

    Immigration
    Jews began returning to Israel in 1882, buying land and building villages. When Great Britain won WWI, they took control of Palestine and said they supported the Jews returning to their homeland