International Conflict - Israel/Gaza 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesContemporary Conflicts and ChallengesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: natatalieCreated on: 08-11-15 20:14 History/Background - Israel/Gaza 1930's, 1/4 million Jews moved to Palestine 1936, Palestinian Arabs rose up against the Jewish community 1947, the UN broke up the land into Arab (Gaza and the West Bank) and Jewish (Israel) sectors 1967, 6-day war, Arabs took over Gaza and the West Bank 1987, Arab uprising, more than 1200 died 2006, Hamas gained power in Gaza (militant group) 2014 July, 2200 killed (mostly Palestinians) during 50 days of violence 1 of 6 Environmental Impacts - Israel/Gaza Rubble from destroyed buildings in Gaza Over 1000 tunnels dug between Gaza and Egypt to get supplies like cement, car parts etc Tunnels bombed by Egyptians Large loss of agricultural land Some areas destroyed by explosions Mediteranean sea being polluted by Gaza from sewage Bad for fisherman Suffering from a lot of pollution Landfill sites not sanitary Waste can drain into water supply 2 of 6 Economic Impacts - Israel/Gaza Fishing boats restricted to 20miles from Gazan coast (Israelis are known to stop after only 2 miles) Those who die in the tunnels can no longer pay for their family (3 killed per week) Majority of Gazans live in poverty Conflict has affected the economic growth of the area Palestinians do not own a proper country, so they cant properly internationally trade Palestinians rely heavily on international aid 40% of Gazans are unemployed Food prices have risen during the blockade Rice is up 21% Wheat flour up 34% Iron Missile Dome System in Israel each system costs $50 million to install each missile costs $60 000 to launch 300 families without income in Beit Lahiya due to unplanted land only 275 acres of 625 acres planted with strawberries Tourism in Eilat, Israel down 42% since the year 2000 3 of 6 Social Impacts - Israel/Gaza Lots of psychological damage 300 children died in one assault on Gaza Lots of tunnel workers from Rahat die when the tunnels collapse Between 10,000 and 50,000 civilian deaths between 1948 and 1997 Places of religion have been destroyed - cultural loss People cant get from Gaza to Israel to get the hospital care they might need Hospitals occasionally experince power cuts for 8-12 hours Hamas have youth camps for 15-21 years to learn about weapons and hatred The UN say that 1/3 of Gazan children are traumatised by the war 4 of 6 Syria Conflict Causes Political repression - Assad runs a one party system - Many people only saw an uprising as leading to change Uneven economy Population growth 1/4 million new arrivals to job market every year Unproductive public sector Economic corruption Well placed payments by richer people People unhappy because of failure to produce long promised economic and political reforms Children killed after grafitiing anti-regime ideas 5 of 6 Syria - Impacts Social More than 200,000 Syrians lost lives in 4 years More than 11 million forced to leave homes Human Development Index reduced by 32.6% since 2010 Reduced life expectancy by 30 years Economic 4 in every 5 Syrians living in poverty Total economic loss of $202.6 billion at the end of 2014 50% of healthcare and infrastructure destroyed Environmental 60% of old city in Aleppo destroyed Chemical warfare affecting environment Toxic residue from artillery and other bombs 6 of 6
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