Historical Facts

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Historical Facts

• Jews developed civilization for gt2000yrs before
  Christ
• Holy Land successively conquered by
• Babylonians in 586 B.C.
• Persians in 593 B.C.
• Romans in 63 B.C.
• Byzantines in 324 A.D.
• Muslim Arabs in 634 A.D.
• Ottomans in 1517 A.D.
• Europeans in 1900 A.D.

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Major Events That Led to the Creation of a
Jewish Homeland

• Formation of the Zionist Organization, 1897
• The Balfour Declaration, 1917
• The Holocaust, WWII
• The UN Partition, 1947
• Declaration of Independence, 1948

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THE 1993 OSLO ACCORDS

• ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN LIBERATION
  ORGANIZATION (PLO) AGREED
• 1) THE PLO TO END TERRORISM
• 2) TO RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER
• 3) ISRAEL TO WITHDRAW FROM THE WEST BANK AND THE
  GAZA STRIP
• 4) TO CREATE A PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
• 5) TO RESOLVE REMAINING ISSUES IN FUTURE TALKS

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MAJOR UNRESOLVED ISSUES BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE
PALESTINIANS

• 1) THE QUESTION OF JERUSALEM
• 2) JEWISH SETTLEMENTS IN THE WEST BANK AND THE
  GAZA STRIP
• 3) TERRITORIAL CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE WEST BANK AND
  THE GAZA STRIP
• 4) THE RIGHT OF RETURN FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEES
• 5) EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF WATER

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The Dome of the Rock marks the spot where the
Prophet Muhammad is believed to have ascended to
heaven. It is also where Jews believe that
Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son
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The Temple Mount
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Jerusalem Dome of the Rock Western Wall