Arab–Israeli conflict — impact and peace efforts
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What is the Nakba?
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Arabic for 'catastrophe' — the displacement of roughly 700,000 Palestinians during the 1948 war.
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How many Jews migrated from Arab and Muslim states after 1948, and where did most go?
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About 850,000, most settling in Israel between the late 1940s and 1970s.
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Who signed the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty and in what year?
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Anwar Sadat (Egypt) and Menachem Begin (Israel) in 1979, brokered by US President Carter at Camp David.
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What did Egypt gain and what price did Sadat pay for the 1979 treaty?
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Egypt regained the Sinai Peninsula; Sadat faced Arab League expulsion of Egypt and was assassinated in 1981 by Islamist militants.
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What were the Oslo Accords (1993)?
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Agreements from secret Norway-brokered talks in which Israel and the PLO recognised each other and created the Palestinian Authority for limited self-rule.
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What issues did the Oslo Accords leave unresolved?
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Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees, final borders and Israeli settlements — pushed to future 'final status' talks that never succeeded.
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Why did the Camp David Summit of 2000 fail?
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Talks between Barak and Arafat, hosted by Clinton, collapsed over Jerusalem, refugees and borders; historians debate whether Arafat's rejection or Barak's insufficient offer was more to blame.
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What did the Arab Peace Initiative (2002) offer?
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Full Arab League normalisation with Israel in exchange for full withdrawal to 1967 borders, a Palestinian state, and a 'just solution' for refugees.
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Compare the Egypt–Israel Treaty (1979) and the Arab Peace Initiative (2002) as peace approaches.
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1979 was a bilateral, land-for-recognition deal between two states; 2002 was a collective, region-wide offer from the whole Arab League — the 1979 deal succeeded, the 2002 offer was never accepted.
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How did Palestinian women contribute during the First Intifada (1987–1993)?
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They organised strikes, boycotts of Israeli goods and community food networks, becoming visible political organisers beyond domestic roles.
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Name three marginalized groups affected by the conflict.
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Palestinian Christians (displacement, emigration), Bedouin communities (disrupted by shifting borders/military zones), and Israeli Arabs (citizens facing discrimination).
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What immediately followed the collapse of the Camp David Summit in 2000?
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The Second Intifada, a major Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.
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