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2. River a river in the Middle East that connects to the Tigris River and empties out into the Persian Gulf
3. main religion of most Middle Eastern countries
7. Sea A sea below of the Arabian Peninsula
8. River This river connects with the Euphrates River and empties out into the Persian Gulf
11. the other more extreme group of Muslims
12. Over 6 million Jews were killed by Hitler's Germany
17. hatred of Jews
19. Oldest monotheistic religion
22. Group People with the same common belief system
23. Group a population of people that may share the same religion-culture-and ancestors
24. Canal Major canal making travel from the Middle East to Europe faster-Is in Egypt
26. Sea Moses parted this Sea in Jewish and Christian belief-Sea that is in between Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula
27. mainly inhabit Iran and speak Farsi
29. Gulf A major body of oil rich water- east of Arabian Peninsula

1. Gulf War In this war Iraq wanted to take over Kuwait's oil wells
4. Invasion The US invasion of Afghanistan because of thoughts to be aiding Osama bin Laden
5. Nationalism The Kurdish population did not receive their own country when the Ottoman Empire was partitioned
6. Strip Other Palestinian Territory on the Western Side
9. a Middle Eastern country created in 1948
10. the belief of Jews returning back to their Homeland
13. Iraqi Freedom, which lasted from 2003 to 2011 began the invasion of Iraq to get rid of Saddam Hussein
14. short for Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries
15. of Hormuz between The Persian Gulf and the Gulf Of Oman
16. Conflict conflict between Israel and two territories within it
17. biggest ethnic group in the Middle East
18. the largest ethnic group without a country
20. Bank one of the two Palestinian territories in Israel Eastern side of Israel
21. River River that acts as a border between Israel and Jordan
25. this major world religion has the most followers and has Jesus Christ as their messiah and savior
28. one of the two types of Muslims