A volatile region.This summer, war broke out between Israel and Palestinian Arabs. Both Jews and Arabs have long claimed the same land as their homeland. Israel is the world's only Jewish nation. Bordered by Arab countries, it is the Middle East's only democracy. Find the West Bank and Gaza Strip For the West Bank and Gaza Strip please see one of the following:
The Militant Group was an early British Trotskyist group, formed in 1935 by Denzil Dean Harber, former leader of the Marxist Group, as an entrist group that many Westerners consider terrorist, kidnapped Israeli soldiers. The small map shows countries in the Middle East, and which side each takes in the Arab-Israeli conflict The Arab-Israeli conflict (Arabic: الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي, . The map also shows the religion that most people in each country follow: Sunni Islam Noun 1. Sunni Islam - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam Sunni Islam, Muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and , Shia Islam Study the maps, then answer the questions. Questions 1. Which is the world's only Jewish nation?-- 2. Israel is bordered by countries of which culture?-- 3. Which Arab countries have signed peace treaties with Israel?-- 4. Which group controls the Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority (PA) or Palestinian National Authority, interim self-government body responsible for areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip under Palestinian control. in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?-- 5. Which countries have a Shia majority?-- 6. Which branch of Islam makes up the majority in most Middle Eastern countries?-- 7. In which country on the map do Christians make up a significant minority of the population?-- 8. Which country is the main supporter of Hezbollah?-- 9. Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel from sites in which country?-- 10. The southern part of which country is now a UN security zone?-- ANSWERS 1. Israel 2. Arab 3. Egypt and Jordan 4. Hamas 5. Iran and Iraq 6. Sunni Islam 7. Lebanon 8. Iran 9. Lebanon 10. Lebanon |
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