DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Hundreds of thousands of Israeli refugees fled to Jordan
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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees came to Palestine
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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees went to neighboring nations
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. 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: -Many Palestinian Arabs ended up stateless, displaced either to the Palestinian territories captured by Egypt and Jordan or to the surrounding Arab states; many of them, as well as their descendants, remain stateless and in refugee camps.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Arab Israeli War in 1948 obliterated the Palestinian landscape, destroyed 531 villages, uprooted 800, 000 people, and resulted in millions of Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP). killed and women were raped and burned alive in front of their families.
Detailed explanation-4: -Final status issues include the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security and water rights as well as Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return.