| A | B |
|---|
| Mujahideen | Warriors for the faith of Islam |
| Intafada | Means “shaking off” or a resistance or rebellion to oppression |
| Hamas | Palestinian terrorist group, that through elections, has control of the Gaza Strip |
| PLO | Palestinian Liberation Organization whose goal is to destroy Israel and take back the Holy Land (terrorist organization, most famous leader was Yasser Arafat) |
| Zionism | Jewish Nationalism or the want to create a strictly Jewish country |
| Balfour Declaration | Stated by the British that said they would give the Palestinians and the Jews a homeland if they helped the British fight during WWI. |
| Land for Peace | The main phrase surrounding the possible peace solution to the Arab-Israeli crisis. |
| Extremist | Person with political views far outside of the accepted norms, many times they are willing to use force/violence to support their beliefs |
| Wadi | A dry riverbed that becomes flooded during rains and supports life inland from the coast |
| Bedouin | A desert nomad, usually animal herders |
| Kibbutz | A Jewish, collective farm |
| Pogroms | Mob attacks against Jews in Europe |
| Mesopotamia | Very fertile farmlands located between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers, also home to the Sumerians (1st cities) – Cradle of Civilization! |
