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- 3. Both sides believe that ________ gave them the land and that o give it away or to give it up to another people is an insult
- 6. Good to the Muslims
- 9. Both groups of people are fighting because they both believe they are entitled to the ___________
- 10. The land is know as ____________ to the Palestinians
- 13. The conflict is between Israel and the ________________
- 15. Many Arabs were willing to sell land to the Jews when they returned but many others worried about becoming a ____________
- 17. were known as the more militant of the two Palestinian groups
- 18. The Jewish control over the land ended when the _________ destroyed the Jewish temple in Jerusalem
- 19. The Israelis are _____________
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- 1. The Jews believed they were given the land during the days of the Bible and the ____________
- 2. A movement that influenced many Jews from around the world to move to Palestine to reclaim their ancient land
- 4. The Palestinians are ____________
- 5. The two parts of Palestine that did not become part of the new Israel were ______________ and West Bank
- 7. The _____________ Revolt was a fight between the British and Jews vs. Arabs. The British put down the revolt.
- 8. During the time period when the Jews were gone the __________ speaking Muslims became the dominant ethnic group
- 11. Neighboring Arab nations invaded Israel to win back the land an create their own nation but _________ the war and fled
- 12. God to the Jews
- 14. The land was led by ______________ during the Jewish control
- 16. In 1948, the British left and the Jews declared the independence of the new state of ____________
