Creation of Israel

Israel Today –

The Religious

BattleChurch of the Holy Sepulchre –

Christians believe it is the location where Jesus was

eventually buried

Dome on the Rock – Muslim Temple - believed to be the second holiest place

on Earth and the site where Muhammad ascended into Heaven

Wailing Wall – The remainder of the Holy Temple for Jewish

believers.

Conflict in Palestine• A movement to settle Jews into Palestine

began in the late 1800’s– Jews believed that it was their home because it

had belonged to them thousands of years ago– However, Muslims had lived there for the past

thousand years• Britain gained control of the area following

WWI and declared that the Jews should have a national homeland in Palestine– This became known as the Balfour Declaration

Israel Divided• After World War II, Britain left the area and

the United Nations divided the area into two sections, one each for Jews and Palestinians– Islamic nations opposed the plan, as did the

Palestinians– In 1948, the Jews in Palestine declared the

Jewish Nation of Israel– Six neighboring Islamic nations attacked Israel

the very next day– With help from the United States, Israel was able

to fight off these Islamic nations

Palestine Loses Their Land to Jews

Camp David Accords• In 1977, Egypt and Israel signed the Israel

gave land back to Egypt Both receive U.S. money

• Egypt recognized Israel, the first Islamic nation to do so

• This angered many Arabs and Sadat was assassinated in 1981

Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menahem at the Camp David Accords

document signing