Intifada
Palestinian Authority (PA)
Hamas
Jihad
FATAH
Ethnic Cleansing/Genocide
Apartheid
internationally designated terrorist organization that governs the Gaza Strip.
Represents Palestinian nationalist and social democratic party. Civil control over West Bank areas A and B.
The governing body of the West Bank. Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), was elected president in 2005 to a four-year term.
A systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race. Indicates a decrease in the population.
An Arabic word that means “shaking off.” Has become a term representative of violence uprisings of Palestinians against Israel.
A policy or system of institutionalized racism or discrimination based on race. The term comes from the Afrikaans word for “separateness”.
struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam, justifying acts of violence and terrorism against western nations and civilians.