Notes
· Palestinians unhappy · Zionist immigrates · Palestinian VS Jewish conflict o Protests à British o 1920-1940 1939 white paper o Calm down the Arab’s o British suspend Jewish immigration to Palestine o Around 75000 reduced immigration o Contributing factor the holocaust o Did not know about repercussions at the time o Named “Black paper” · 1945 o 2:3 population is Arab o Post war British give up · 1947 UN has a plan o 50/50 division of land o Administer Jerusalem o People will not tolerate o UN says best solution o Palestine plan came into effect post British removal o Not in effect until 1948 when British mandate ends · 1948 o Israel is created officially o David Ben Gurion first president of Israel · Arab VS Palestinian o Everyone who lives in the middle east o Palestinians are Arab’s but not all Arab’s are Palestinians. o Palestine are from former state of Israel -Seaks have their own land claims wanted their own lands · The Arab world arms o Drive Israel into the sea o Israel arms as well in defence o First Arab Israeli war. o Israel was armed by the US because they created them. o Modern guns, tanks, jet aircraft o US wont allow another Jewish slaughter o Arabs were ill-equipped and were walked on o Loss of Jerusalem major impact religiously o Palestinians want their homes back · Terror attacks o Attacks on Israeli civilians o Shooting a mosquito that bit you with a bazooka · Israel has flourished o Major help from the US o 100% conscription o Basic 5 year training o Surrounded by hate so they must defend themselves · 1970s politics o 2 state solution · King Faruk o Throne of Egypt o Secular à split between god and government o US puppet o Becomes very unpopular after the Israeli war o Sees Faruk as supporting Israel due to his support from the US o Gets removed by Gamal Nasser · Gamal Nasser o Energy problem o Cole, hydro, oil energy o Hydro power from the Nile River o Build a dam on the Nile o Becomes a major public works project o Need money à US has money o Talks to the US o Allows the country to go completely Muslim o Plays both sides (USSR and US) o Aswan Dam largest until the Three Gorges dam o US pulls out money o Calls china for money à offered to move to communism · Suez Canal - Owned by English and French corporations o Ties to take the Suez Canal o French and English not happy. · Israel bombs Egyptian airfields o Gaza strip o Where the POW camp · New form of warfare is born Terrorism -Developed by the PLO in response -Only way Palestine think they can be hurt is through terrorism -Hijacking is developed -Munich Olympics of 1972 -Germanys chance to restore themselves -Israeli people take athletes and execute them -Nasser Dies n 1970 -End of an era Anwar Sadat o Proves everyone wrong in 1973 o He says “this is our year of decision” o With Syria Sadat launches an attack o Across the Sinai Peninsula o Golan Height’ · Yom Kippur war o USSR back Syria o USA backs Israel o Galvanizes Arab opinion OPEC -Economic Warfare -1967 -West increasing oil use 5% -Low costs -Shah of Iran (King of Iran) -Backfires- trade relations 1973 -Vietnam war wrapping up -In the Cold War -In Detente period: USSR and USA meeting (Richard Nixon and Brechnev) -Also meeting between USA and China (Mao and Nixon): Ping Pong diplomacy -USA and USSR open massive oil trading agreement -USA explore the Gulf of Mexico and find masses amount of oil 1979 -Iran's economy downfall -Islam (fundamentalist) -Ayatollah Khomeini "Great Satan" -Saudi Arabia becomes a US ally -1980 oil declines -United States sends billions to Iraq to fight Iran -1980 Iraq invades Iran (8 year war) End of Young Kippur War -Sadat considered hero -American support -Israel vacates Suez Canal -P.L.O -1977 Sadat leader of Egypt visits Israel -Impacts the Middle East -Visited for a diplomatic negotiation -Camp David Accord-> met with Jimmy Carter -PLO and Jerusalem -Agreement reached at Camp David -Part of the agreement: Egyptian control of Sinai and Gaza -Egypt recognizes Israel -Egypt ostracized -Sadat assassinated in Egypt |
Question?What would have happened if the Israeli-Palestinian problem had not been handed over to the UN?
Quote“The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left—the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.”
-King Farak |