Arab-Israeli Terms Iii And Iv

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Aliyah

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immigration of Jews to the land of Israel

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Knesset

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the unicameral legislative branch of the Israeli government

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Fedayeen

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the voluntary militant Palestinians trained to carry out guerrilla raids

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King Farouk

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ruler of Egypt before Nasser that was deemed corrupt and overthrown

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Egyptian Revolution 1952

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began with the Free Officers Movement, looked to overthrow King Farouk and abolish the constitutional monarchy and establish a republic

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Free Officers Movement

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this was the organization of young army officers who were committed to unseating the Egyptian army, founded by Nasser

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Col. Gamal Abdul Nasser

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second president of Egypt serving from 1956 until his death in 1970

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Aswan Dam

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dam situated across the Nile River constructed between 1960-70 that contributed a lot to Egyptian economy and culture. US funding for this infrastructure project was withdrawn after the Suez Crisis

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Suez Canal, Nationalization

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Nasser decided to nationalize the Suez canal looking to charge tolls that would pay for his prospected Aswan dam idea

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Straits of Tiran

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narrow sea passages between the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas

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Gulf of Aqaba

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large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea, its coastline is divided between Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

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Port of Eliat

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the only Israeli port on the Red Sea located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba

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Port Said

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city that lies in north east Egypt, site of many battle in the Sue Crisis. The city where the Suez canal meets the Mediterranean

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Sevres Protocol

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secret agreement between Israel, France, and the UK addressing their military collusion to bring down Nasser

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Kibbutzim

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collective community of Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture that looked to establish a Jewish state

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Arabism

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an ideology espousing the unification of the Arab peoples

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PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)

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an umbrella group headed by Yasser Harifat with the purpose of unifying the Arab people under one organization

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Fatah

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formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a leading secular Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party PLO

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Occupied Territories

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term used to identify land under Israeli control

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Settlements

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the Jewish civilian communities built after the Six Day War, considered illegal

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UN Resolution 242 1967

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the resolution adopted after the resolution of the Six Day war, still used today

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Munich Massacre

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this term describes the terrorist attacks of the 1972 Olympic games

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Anwar Sadat

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Egypt's 3rd president who makes a shift away from Nasserism

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Ariel Sharon

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11th prime minister of Israel, led Israel's military campaign through the Yom Kippur war

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Shuttle Diplomacy

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diplomatic negotiations conducted by a mediator

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Golde Meir

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4th prime minister of Israel and the first female

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Moshe Dayan

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Israeli military leader and politician, he was the second child born on the first Kibbutz

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UN Resolution 338

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adopted on October 22, 1973, called for a ceasefire in the Yom Kippur war in accordance with a joint proposal by the United States and the Soviet Union

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Camp David Accords

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agreements between Israel and Egypt signed on Sept. 17, 1978 that led in the following year to a peace treaty between those two countries

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Framework for Peace

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this describes the two agreements reached at the Camp David Accords

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Jimmy Carter

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39th president of the US; helped with the Camp David Accords

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Kissinger

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secretary of state under Nixon and Ford

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Menachem Begin

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leader of the Irgun, founder of the Likud party

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Likud Party

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the major right wing party in Israel, founded by Begin

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Yom Kippur War

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war fought by the coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel from October 6 to 25, 1973.

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Six Day War

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fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known at the time as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria.

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Egypt-Syria Defense Agreement 1966

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each state in the system accepts that the security of one is the concern of all, and therefore commits to a collective response to threats and breaches to peace