WORLD HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What 3 pieces of land are often the center of controversy in between Israelis and Palestinians?
A
East Bank, Gaza Strip and Western Heights
B
Gaza Strip, West Bank and Golan Heights
C
Eastern Hills, Western Hills and Golan Height
D
West Bank, Eastern Heights, and Gaza Strip
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The war ended in 1949 with Israel’s victory, but 750, 000 Palestinians were displaced and the territory was divided into 3 parts: the State of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River), and the Gaza Strip.

Detailed explanation-2: -The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. This conflict came from the intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine between Arabs and Jews from 1920, and erupted into full-scale hostilities in the 1947–48 civil war.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Oslo Accords divided the Palestinian West Bank into three administrative zones: Area A (18%), where the Palestinian Authority (PA) administers civil and security matters; Area B (22%), where the PA administers only civil matters; and Area C (60%) where Israel maintains full control.

Detailed explanation-4: -More than 50 years ago, the state of Israel shocked the world when it seized the remaining Palestinian territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, as well as the Syrian Golan Heights and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula, in a matter of six days.

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