Across
- 5. Invasion to find Osama Bin Laden
- 11. Begins at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee & flows south until it reaches the Dead Sea
- 12. A strict denomination of Islam
- 13. on coast of Mediterranean sea, often unstable
- 15. A conflict against Palestine and Israel that has gone on for 54 years
- 16. Founded to set oil prices and policies
- 18. Largest group of Islam
- 19. Invasion led by US in 2003 to stop Iraq from developing nuclear weapons
- 23. Group of people who share a common culture
- 24. A gulf that is very important for a shipping route
- 25. Most live in Islam and are Shia Muslims
- 27. Huge ethnic group, most are Sunni Muslim
- 28. A war between Persian and the U.S.
Down
- 1. Hatred of jews
- 2. Body of water that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea
- 3. Belief in the same god (or gods)
- 4. Ethnic group found mostly in Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
- 6. 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods to and from all three continents
- 7. large sea between Africa and Asia
- 8. Third largest religion
- 9. Small land within Israel
- 10. Second largest religion
- 14. Movement for the world's Jews to return to a homeland in Zion
- 17. Over 6 milion Jews were murdered bu Hitlers='s Germany
- 20. Begins in Turkey and flows south through Iraq
- 21. A sea located north of the Indian Ocean
- 22. A jewish nation
- 26. Largest religion