Middle East

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Across
  1. 2. This organization represents Palestinians in political matters
  2. 6. This pillar of Islam tells people to give to the poor
  3. 7. This is the name for the Holy Land before the UN partition
  4. 8. This organization was given power after the British
  5. 12. These are people who were kicked off their land as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict after the UN Partition
  6. 16. His teachings inspired the creation of Islam
  7. 18. This organization has used violence against Israel in the past.
  8. 19. This country provided funding to mujahideen to help them resist
  9. 20. Israel attacked this country and stole the Sinai peninsula from them
  10. 21. He helped mujahideen resist the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
  11. 22. This type of Islam is the majority
Down
  1. 1. The death of millions of Jewish people during this event increaed support for getting a homeland
  2. 3. This group wants to extend and promote the power of white people in the United States
  3. 4. This British Declaration supported the idea of a homeland for Jewish people in Palestine (the Holy Land)
  4. 5. Egypt promised Israel this in exchange for the return of land (Sinai peninsula)
  5. 6. This was a Jewish movement to obtain a homeland for Jewish people
  6. 9. This is a terrorist organization that wanted to expell British forces from Ireland
  7. 10. These are people who believe the Islam
  8. 11. This country took control of Palestine (the Holy Land) after World War I
  9. 13. This organization seeks to create and independent country in present day Sri Lanka
  10. 14. This Palestinian uprising tried to end Israel from controlling Palestinian land
  11. 15. This act by Jewish people raised tensions between Arabs and Jewish people
  12. 17. Multiple versions of this term exist, including the internal struggle to do the right thing and external attack
  13. 23. This country invaded Kuwait to try and expand its ability to sell oil