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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Knowledge Quiz

Published on February 12, 2021

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How was the mandate of Palestine supposed to be partitioned according to the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916?*
- 1. International control; 2. British protectorate; 3. Direct British control; 4. Direct French control
- 1. International control; 2. French protectorate; 3. British protectorate; 4. Direct Russian control
- 1. Russian protectorate; 2. International control; 3. Direct French control; 4. Direct British control
- None of the above
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Sykes-Picot Agreement
Representatives from France and Great Britain negotiated what came to be known as the Sykes-Picot Agreement, a tentative agreement on the division of spheres of influence in the territories of the disintegrating Ottoman Empire. The agreement was eventually concluded on 19 May 1916. However, The British gained control of Palestine in 1920 and ruled it from 1923 until 1948. They also ruled Mandatory Iraq from 1920 until 1932. The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon lasted from 1923 to 1946.

What was the Balfour declaration about?*
- It proposed a national home for Jewish people
- It proposed a state for Palestine
- It proposed a British mandate in Palestine
- It proposed a two state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict
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The Balfour Declaration: A Scrap of Paper that Changed History
A century on, the importance of the Balfour Declaration and the policies that accompanied it cannot be overstated. British rule of Palestine enabled massive Zionist immigration until the late 1930s. This laid the foundations for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that continues to this day. The interests of Palestinian Arabs were sacrificed for Britain’s own imperial interests.

When did the Great Arab Revolt in Palestine start?*
- 1936
- 1948
- 1987
- 2000
The Arab Revolt
According to some estimates, when the revolt had faded out at the end of 1939, more than 5,000 Palestinians had been killed, 15,000 wounded and at least 5,600 imprisoned.

Approximately, how many Palestinians were expelled from Palestine during the Nakba of 1948?*
- More than 1 million
- About 700.000
- Between 250.000 and 500.000
- Less than 10.000
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The Nakba
The declaration of the State of Israel on 15 May 1948 meant disaster for the Palestinians. In the previous months, a detailed campaign of ethnic cleansing had already been set into motion – Plan Dalet – which was meant to drastically modify in advance the demographic relations in the newly established Jewish state (see for references to Ilan Pappé and other historians al-Nakba under Israel).

What did the UN partition plan of 1947 consist of?*
- The division of the mandate of Palestine in two states
- The establishment of Jerusalem as internationally administered
- The end of the British mandate
- All of the above
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UNGA Resolution 181
The resolution called for a UN Palestine Commission to select and oversee provisional governments for both new states by 1 April 1948. The British Mandate was to end by 1 August 1948 at the latest. Shortly afterwards, London announced that the mandate would be terminated on 15 May 1948.

Why did the Arab League expel Egypt in 1979?*
- Because Egypt invaded Israel in 1973
- Because Egypt, led by President Sadat, signed a peace agreement with Israel in 1978
- Because Egypt attacked the Palestinian territory in 1977
- None of the above
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Sadat’s Egypt (1970-1981)
Sadat’s ambition was to reassert Egypt afte rits demoralizing defeat in the 1967 war. In cooperation with Syria he prepared for a surprise attack on Israel

What was the main consequence of the first Intifada in 1987?*
- Palestine gained control of the whole West Bank
- Israel occupied all Palestinian territories
- It bolstered the PLO’s position leading to the Oslo Accords
- None of the above
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The First Intifada
The intifada represented a strong outburst of protest from the heart of Palestinian society. Everywhere, local committees were established, led by a new generation of activists. In order to prevent detection by the Israeli army, they operated underground.

Who does govern the Palestinian territories?*
- Hamas
- The Palestinian Authority (PA)
- Hamas governs the Gaza Strip and PA governs the West Bank
- PA governs Gaza Strip and Hamas governs the West Bank
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Obstruction
Fatah, which for decades had been in charge within the Palestinian national movement, refused to submit to the election defeat. Its position was supported by Israel and the so-called Quartet (United States, Russian Federation, European Union, and the United Nations). In order to enforce its arguments, Israel stopped channelling tax revenues to the newly formed PNA government which was now dominated by Hamas.

In 2017 President Trump made an official recognition changing a long standing official US policy. Which one ?*
- Trump recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital
- Trump recognized Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital
- Trump recognized Jerusalem as a divided capital
- Trump recognized the existence of the Palestinian state
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Trump Provokes Abbas to Anger
Despite the intense emotions the issue evokes, the Palestinian leadership’s continued tiptoeing around the international grandstanding, while largely accepting a deteriorating political and humanitarian reality, has not gone unnoticed in Palestine.

What does the 2018 Nation-State Bill passed by the Isreali parliament consist of?*
- Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people
- The unified and complete city of Jerusalem is the capital of Israel
- The state views the Jewish settlements as a national value and it will promote its establishment.
- All of the above
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Wave of Opposition to Israel’s New Nation-State Law
Israel’s Arab neighbours universally condemned the law, calling it discriminatory and racist as well as being an obstacle to peace. The new law also elicited mixed reactions from the Jewish diaspora.

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