Theme 2: Arab Israeli conflict

• Who began land purchases for Jews in Palestine?

  Chaim WeizmannLobbied GB govt for Balfour too
• Jewish Immigrations stats?

  1919 60k1929 160k1939 450k
• Which body was recognised by the British in Palestine?

  Jewish National Council
• When was the Supreme Muslim Council formed?

  1921Grand Mufti led this
• When was an Arab Higher Committee rejected by the British?

  1936Demanded the same rights as the Jewish council
• How did the GAR get GB attention?

  Sept 1937Assassinated Galilee CommissionerRejected Peel Commission that proposed Partition
• What did the White Paper suggest?

  Integrated PalestineNeed arabs onside for WW2Jews reject and King David and Hang
• Why was there tension between the Jews and Arabs in Palestine?

  Arab investment 1/6 of Jewish Arab farmers not protected by tariffs 1/2 growth of Jews
• When was there violence in Jaffa?

  1921 Riots between Arabs and Jews Main port for Jewish immigration, focal point of Arab anger Violence in Tel Aviv followed
• What was the impact of the Jaffa riots?

  British stopped Jewish immigrationImmigration slowed
• What was the cause of violence in 1929?

  Tension over Jerusalem explodedAugust, Arabs attacked Jewish crowds133 Jews killed throughout the country
• When was the Great Arab Revolt?

  1936-39April 1936 Arab Higher Committee called for general strikeCalled for attacks on Jewish settlements
• How did the Peel Commission fail to deal with the GAR?

  1937 Suggested Partition Something that the Arabs rejected 10k involved, angered by injustice of last 30 yrs
• How did the GAR lay the ground work for future conflict?

  1940 Stern Gang establishedExtreme Zionist terror group that attacked Palestinians
• When was the Arab League formed?

  1945 Strengthened Arabs in face of Jewish influence taking over Palestine
• When was there Civil War in Palestine?

  1947-8Violence against Jews as part of 3-day-strike by Arabs against UN partition plan voteGB leaving led to intensification of the fighting
• When was the Deir Yassin Massacre?

  April 1948245 killed in villagePart of drive to widen road to Jerusalem
• Where are the notes 1948-56?


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• When did Yasser Arafat found Fatah?

  1959
• When did Arafat become chairman of the PLO?

  1969
• When was Arafat elected President of the Palestinian authority?

  1996
• What was the Fatah?

  Founded in 1959, Pal guerrilla organisation that became military core of PLO
• When did Nasser establish the PLO?

  1964
• Why did Nasser establish the PLO?

  Create fighting organisationUnified Arab nation led by himNeeded Pal refugee support
• What was the main aim of the the PLO?

  Unite Pals, win back their land
• When was the first PLO-Fatah raid?

  1965
• Why did Jordan and Lebanon restrict the PLO?

  Feared Israeli reprisals
• When was a radical government elected in Syria, how they respond to PLO?

  February 1966 Supported and encouraged raids
• Why were there not any raids from Egypt?

  UNEF force in the Sinai since the Suez Crisis
• Following the 1948 war, how many Pal refugees were there and where did the reside?

  700,000West BankGaza
• When did Israel absorb a further 300,000 Jews from Arab nations, whilst simultaneously refusing return of Palestinian refugees?

  1953
• What else was done about Pal refugees?

  Put in campsCreated huge discontent, perfect for PLO recruiting
• What was the impact of the 1967 war on the PLO?


  Surrounding Arab nations suffered heavy losses, more concerned about recovering their own lost land (Golan Heights, Sinai) than PalsPLO on its own, turned to international terrorism to get attention
• Which acts of terrorism brought the PLO International attention?

  1970 Dawson's Field1972 Munich Olympics 9 athletes killed
• How did the International community react to the PLO change in policy?

  Arafat to UN 1974Olive Branch or Rifle speech
• In 1967, what proportion of the Jordanian population did Pals make up?

  50%
• When did the Jordanian government call for an end to PLO raids? What did this result in?

  September 1970PLO began attacking beyond authority, publicly armed and set-up roadblocks in Amman
• What did the PFLP do in September 1970? What did this result in?

  Hi-jacked several planes and brought them to a base in Jordan, demanding prisoner release As a direct challenge to King Abdullah's authority, order take-over of all PLO bases
• Where did the PLO resettle after 'Black September'?

  Syria and Lebanon
• How did the PLO react to being kicked out of Jordan?

  Assassinated PM