ISRAEL

CHAPTER 23 SECTION 2

ENVIRONMENT AND CHANGE Early settlers arrived in Palestine to

mosquito/swamp infested land.

Other lands were desert

Negev desert is the driest region

TECHNOLOGY AND DESERT

Built pipelines, canals and tunnels to irrigate the Negev

Desert becomes farmland

Drip irrigation also develop to preserve water

ETHNIC DIVERSITY TODAY

80% are Jewish

Russian, German, Turkish and American descent

2 Groups of Jew-European and Sephardic

More Diversity

Recent immigrants are from Ethiopia and Soviet Union

Jews range from ultra-Orthodox to nonreligious

This can create conflict

Arabs

20 % of population is Arab

Includes Christians, Muslims and Druzes(broke from Islam in 11th century)

Arabs are the minority group

Arabs

Arabs feel discriminated against in several areas such as

Education, employment and other areas

Arabs are seeking a stronger voice in Society

Cooperation and Conflict

Conflict began in 1947 with UN plan

Spurred on by immediate war in 1948

Most Palestinians lost their homes in the war

1967 War breaks out again 200,000 Palestinians fled

More Conflict

1960’ PLO is formed PLO= Palestinian Liberation Organization

The PLO does not recognize Israel as a country

PLO gains attention by extremist acts of terrorism

Struggle for a Solution

Many groups and world leaders have sought to help with establishing peace in the 1970’s until today.

Peace plans always seem to break down and violence went on the increase in the early 2000’s