Israel - Palestinian Conflict

Jerusalem is a holy city for which group of people?

• Christians

• Jews

• Muslims

• all of these people

What did the 1947 UN Partition Plan call for?

• a Jewish state

• an Arab state

• Jerusalem as an international area

• all of these

How did the Jewish community respond to the UN Partition Plan?

• they rejected it & attacked Palestinians

• they accepted it

• they ignored it

• they rejected it and attacked Israel

Immediately after Israel declared independence in 1948...

• they kicked out all of the Palestinians

• they were attacked by neighboring countries.

• they tried to conquer the Middle East.

• they went to war with Great Britain.

Israel gained control of East Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the West Bank & the Gaza Strip as a result of which of the following?

• WWI

• WWII

• Six-Day War

• Yom Kippur War

What has been a common goal of the Jews and Muslims in this area?

• To unite all Middle eastern nations as one

• To become leaders in the world economy

• To have their own independent countries

• To impose their religion on others

Which of the following describes the relationship between Israel and the United States?

• friendly

• suspicious

• opponents

• rivals

Which holy site contains an item that is important to Jews, Christians, and Muslims?

• Church of the Holy Sepluchre

• Western Wall

• Dome of the Rock

• Temple Mount

Which holy site in Jerusalem is located in a further away than the other two sites?

• Western Wall

• Church of the Holy Sepluchre

• Haram-al Sharif

• Dome of the Rock

President Trump's decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem most likely seems to favor which group?

• people who live in Jerusalem

• Christians

• Palestinians

• Israelis