These easy-to-digest one-page fliers are an excellent tool to be used as an introduction to the history and issues of the Arab–Israeli and Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

You may view them individually below or can download all ten in a ZIP file by clicking here. (The file is 816KB)

All files are in PDF format.

1. Israel (Palestine) Before Zionism (57K)

What were the conditions in the Land of Israel (Palestine) in the 19th century when the Zionist movement began?

2. Zionism (87K)

Zionism is briefly explained as the movement of Jewish self-empowerment and national determination.

3. The Partition and The War of Independence (94K)

4. The 1967 Six Day War (96K)

5. UN Security Council, Resolution 242 (134K)

UN Security Council Resolution 242 is the basis of the “Land for Peace” formula governing the Middle East Peace process. This document contains a brief explanation of 242, and the actual text of the resolution.

7. Arafat�’s Rejection of Peace (131K)

Both at Camp David in the summer of 2000 and again at Taba in December 2000, Yasser Arafat rejected broad and generous offers from Israel for a final peace settlement aimed at ending the conflict. Nor did he offer any counterproposals.

8. Arafat�’�s Reign of Terror (104K)

After rejecting peace with Israel, Arafat and the Palestinian Authority planned and launched a war of terror against Israeli civilians.

10. The Forgotten Refugees:
Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (122K)

Some 940,000 Jews once lived in nine Arab countries. Fewer than 10,000 remain today. Arab governments, at the urging of Palestinian nationalist leadership, expelled or otherwise compelled their Jewish citizens to leave, confiscating their personal and communal property.

Also, visit the web site of JIMENA - Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa to learn in depth about this issue.