Creation of Israel and Struggle for JerusalemCreation of Israel and Struggle for Jerusalem

• ZIONISM

– political movement; founded by Theodor Herzl (1897)

– objective: secure a homeland for the Jewish people

• BALFOUR DECLARATION (1917)

– supports the concept of a Jewish homeland

• 1922 – British mandate to govern Palestine.

• 1947- United Nations creates the Israeli Jewish state.

• ZIONISM

– political movement; founded by Theodor Herzl (1897)

– objective: secure a homeland for the Jewish people

• BALFOUR DECLARATION (1917)

– supports the concept of a Jewish homeland

• 1922 – British mandate to govern Palestine.

• 1947- United Nations creates the Israeli Jewish state.

ISRAELISRAEL

ARAB – ISRAELI CONFLICTS

– 1948-49: Conflict begins…

– 1967: SIX-DAY WAR – Israel gains control of:

GAZA STRIP

SINAI PENINSULA

WEST BANK OF THE RIVER JORDAN

EAST SECTOR OF JERUSALEM

GOLAN HEIGHTS IN SYRIA

ARAB – ISRAELI CONFLICTS

– 1948-49: Conflict begins…

– 1967: SIX-DAY WAR – Israel gains control of:

GAZA STRIP

SINAI PENINSULA

WEST BANK OF THE RIVER JORDAN

EAST SECTOR OF JERUSALEM

GOLAN HEIGHTS IN SYRIA

–1973: Yom Kippur War – Arab countries failed to force Israel to give up territories gained in 1967.

–1973: Yom Kippur War – Arab countries failed to force Israel to give up territories gained in 1967.

Israel vs. PalestineIsrael vs. PalestineCategoryCategory IsraelIsrael West BankWest Bank

PopulationPopulation 6.5 million6.5 million 2.5 million2.5 million

Life ExpectancyLife Expectancy 8080 7373

Infant MortalityInfant Mortality 6.8/1,0006.8/1,000 18.7/1,00018.7/1,000

% living in poverty% living in poverty 21.6%21.6% 45.7%45.7%

UnemployedUnemployed 8.3%8.3% 20.3%20.3%

LiteracyLiteracy 97%97% 92%92%

Per Capita GDPPer Capita GDP $28,600$28,600 $1,500$1,500

From CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

STRUGGLE FOR JERUSALEMSTRUGGLE FOR JERUSALEM• 1947- United Nations did not include Jerusalem

as part of Israel.

• 1947- Palestine partition resolution designated

Jerusalem as an “open city.”

• 1948-49- War and transfer of Israeli government

from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

• 1967- War and aftermath changed boundaries

again.

• 1980- Jerusalem reaffirmed as the capital of Israel

• 1947- United Nations did not include Jerusalem

as part of Israel.

• 1947- Palestine partition resolution designated

Jerusalem as an “open city.”

• 1948-49- War and transfer of Israeli government

from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

• 1967- War and aftermath changed boundaries

again.

• 1980- Jerusalem reaffirmed as the capital of Israel