Middle East Crossword Puzzle

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