Middle East Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. The _________ Declaration was issued by the British government in 1917.
  2. 5. Judaism, Christianity and this religion consider Jerusalem a holy city.
  3. 9. The currently own the land of Israel/Palestine.
  4. 10. They controlled the land of Israel/Palestine in 61 BCE.
  5. 12. By the end of the war, over 500,000 of these people fled Palestine.
  6. 15. This resulted in an increase in immigration of Jews to Palestine.
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  1. 1. He formally established the Zionist movement.
  2. 2. David Ben Gurion was Israel's first this.
  3. 3. They want more of Israel's land.
  4. 6. This war lasted for a short period of time.
  5. 7. This city became an international zone in 1947.
  6. 8. Countries in the Middle East use this process to purify ocean water.
  7. 11. We learn about the Middle East mainly through this.
  8. 13. Jews and these people shared the land of Israel/Palestine in 722 BCE.
  9. 14. Britain gave this up on May 14, 1948.