History of Palestine and Israel Conflict Reading

When was Palestine placed under British mandate?

• 1948

• 1937

• 1922

• 1917

What did the Balfour Declaration of 1917 include?

• The end of the British mandate

• Independence of Palestine

• Establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine

• Partition of Palestine

What was the result of the 1948 war?

• End of the British mandate

• Division of Jerusalem

• Independence of Palestine

• Expansion of Israel to include 77% of Palestinian territories

What happened in the 1967 war?

• Declaration of Israel's independence

• Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

• End of the British Mandate

• Establishment of the United Nations

What are the inalienable rights affirmed by the United Nations General Assembly for the Palestinian people in 1974?

• Building settlements

• Ending the Israeli occupation

• Return to Palestine

• Self-determination and national independence

What caused the first intifada in 1987?

• The Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

• The declaration of Palestinian independence

• The Oslo Accords

• The Madrid Peace Conference

What was the goal of the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference?

• Achieving a peaceful settlement through direct negotiations

• Ending the first intifada

• Building the separation wall

• Declaration of the State of Palestine

What led to the Second Intifada in 2000?

• Ariel Sharon's visit to the Noble Sanctuary of Jerusalem

• Oslo Accords

• Madrid Peace Conference

• Recognition of Israel

What is the separation wall that Israel began building in 2002?

• Expand Jerusalem

• Protect settlements

• New international borders

• Wall inside occupied Palestinian territories

What is the Arab peace initiative adopted by the Arab League in 2002?

• Recognition of Israel

• Two-state solution, Israel and Palestine

• Ending the Arab-Israeli conflict

• Building the separation wall