10/6 Warm-up
Islam
Definition:A religion whose followers believe in one God (Allah) and practice the teachings of the Koran, their sacred text. People who follow Islam are called Muslims.
Context:Islam is the dominant faith in Arab countries.
Israel
Definition:A Jewish state established in 1948
Context:Located in southwest Asia on the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Israel is the Jewish homeland.
Palestine
Definition:A historical region at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Context:Palestine is holy to Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization)
Definition:A political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; founded in 1964 as a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah.
Context:Yasser Arafat became chairman of the PLO in 1968.
Zionism
Definition:A Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century to reestablish a Jewish homeland
Context:Although opposed by most Arabs, Zionism has gained support by other nations.
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