| Term | Definition |
|---|
| The Western-or-Wailing Wall | The only remaining wall of the 2nd temple; holy to Judaism |
| Zion | for Jews=Israel, for Christians= the heavenly city |
| Sepulcher | a tome cut into rock or stone |
| The Church of the Holy Sepulcher | the church where Jesus was ascended to heaven; holy to Christianity |
| The Dome of the Rock | First great work of Islam; where Abraham was to sacrifice son; holy to Islam |
| Pious | dutiful or loyal |
| Zealot | a person who is uncompromising or fanatical in his/her beliefs |
| Diaspora | the scattering, dispersion, of any people from their original homeland |
| Gentile | not a member of the dominant religion; not Jewish |
| Pogrom | "devastation" in Russian. An organized, often sanctioned persecution or massacre of a minority group, esp. against Jews |
| Czar/Tsar | A Russian emperor (man or woman) |
| Libel | a published, false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation |
| Zionism | a political and cultural movement (org.) to establish a national home for the Jewish in Palestine |
| Gaza | Palestinian territory bordered by Egypt and Israel; governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas; 1.5 million; has refugee status by U.N.; highly dependent on aid from Israel |
| Palestinian Authority | the name of the government of Palestinians headquarters in West Bank |
| Hamas | mean "zeal" in Arabic. Islamic, Palestinian movement and political party elected in 2006. Refuses to recognizes Israel's right to exist. Has a social service network that provides; had terrorist wing |
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