Geography 2142A/B Lecture Notes - First Intifada, Six-Day War, Palestinians
19 Mar 2014
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It"s not just a fight with two countries; it"s about occupation. End of ottoman empire (1919-22) middle east divided up by france and britain after first. World war (1914-1919) league of nations gives control of palestine and trans-jordan to. 5% jews, 10% christians, and 85% muslims lived in what later would become the palestinian. European zionism supports the creation of a jewish homeland in palestine united nations approves the creation of separate jewish and arab states in palestine european countries, usa and others support a jewish homeland. European jews struggle to obtain control of the mandated palestine. In 1949, a truce if secured and boundaries established by the armistice line (1949) Un recommends partition of mandatory palestine into a jewish and an arab state. 1964 establishment of the palestinian liberation organization (plo) in exile. West bank and gaza captured by israeli forces.
