Across
- 2. A waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea
- 3. The country in Southwest Asia that was created in May 1948
- 5. The holy book of the Islamic religion
- 7. To stop all trade with a country
- 9. The basic obligations of Islam
- 10. Leader of Al-Qaeda terrorist group
- 11. Country invaded by Iraq in 1990
- 13. The largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia
- 15. A common form of execution in biblical times
- 16. Religion mixed with laws
- 19. The majority of Muslims are this type
- 20. The nationalist movement for Jews to go to their homeland
- 22. The escape by the Jews from slavery
- 24. The pilgrimage every Muslim should make in their lifetimes
- 25. The Islamic new year
- 28. The symbol of Christianity
- 30. The day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
Down
- 1. Country taken over by Jews and turned into modern day Israel
- 4. President of Iraq during Persian gulf war
- 6. The natural political boundary between Syria and Israel
- 8. The country given control of Palestine in 1922
- 12. Largest ethnic group without own homeland
- 14. What is the oldest religion in the world
- 17. The hate or discrimination against Jews
- 18. The reason Suddam Hussein wanted to invade Kuwait
- 21. The Arabic word for God
- 23. Moat people in Iran are this sector of Islam
- 26. The founder of Judaism
- 27. A holy site for Muslims and Jews centered in Israel
- 29. The holy book of Christianity