| A | B |
|---|
| PLO | Grassroots organization to support the state of Palestine |
| U.N. Res. 181 | Called for separate Jewish and Palestinian State |
| U.N. Res. 242 | Called for "land for peace" |
| Yasser Arafat | Leader of the PLO |
| Six Day War | Israel increased its territory by 30% |
| War of Independence | 5 neighboring states attacked Israel |
| Torah | The first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| Tanach | The Hebrew Bible |
| Rabbi | Jewish scholar |
| Kosher | Jewish dietary resctrictions |
| Balfour Declaration | Made by Britian and supported homeland for Jews |
| Hamas | Terrorist organization fighting for independent Palestinian state |
| Golan Heights | Israeli occupied area in northeastern Israel taken from Syria |
| Gaza Strip | Coastal Israeli-occupied territory in southwest Israel |
| West Bank | Israeli-occupied territory once belonging to Jordan |
| Camp David Accord | Peace agreement that returned Sinai Peninsula to Egypt |
| Oslo Accords | Called for limited Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories |
| Kibbutz | Settlement where work is shared |
| Diaspora | The global scattering of the Jewish population |
| Zionism | A movement calling for Jewish homeland in Palestine |
| Hanukkah | Jewish tradition celebrates the miracle of oil lasting for 8 days |
| Passover | Tradition that honors the Exodus from Egypt |
| Rosh Hashana | Jewish New Year |
| Yom Kippur | Day of atonement |
| Yitzhak Rabin | Moderate Israeli Prime Minister who negotiated with PLO |
| Anwar Sedat | Egyptian President assassinated for negotiating with Israel |
| Intifada | Palestinian uprising which means "shaking off" |
