Middle East Crossword

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  1. 2. Organization of oil-producing states
  2. 4. A nationalist movement that called for Jews to move to their ancient homeland
  3. 5. Country formerly known as Persia, ruled by the shah
  4. 8. Key waterway in Egypt that was controlled by the British & French until 1956
  5. 9. Jewish holy day on which Arab states attacked Israel in 1973
  6. 11. The belief that there is only one ultimate God
  7. 14. Conference in 1920 where Britian established control over Palestine
  8. 17. Egyptian leader who made peace with Israel but was later assassinated by Muslim extremists
  9. 19. Leader of Egypt during the Suez Crisis
  10. 20. This religion's holy book is the Quran
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  1. 1. This religion's holy book is the Torah
  2. 3. Territory in modern Israel that seeks to become an indepedent nation
  3. 6. 1st Prime Minister of Israel
  4. 7. Areas controlled by British & French following WWI
  5. 8. Agreement between French & British to divide the Middle East after WWI
  6. 10. Site of the historic peace agreement between Egypt & Israel
  7. 12. This empire controlled most of the Middle East before WWI
  8. 13. Emir of Mecca who exchanged letters with the British in WWI
  9. 15. Considered the "Father of the Turks" who helped modernize the country
  10. 16. British diplomat who exchanged letters with the leader of Mecca
  11. 18. Country established after WWII as a safe haven for Jews