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October 7
Population
The Holocaust
Land
1948
Refugees
Antisemitism
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35 entries
October 7
About 1,200 killed. 251 taken hostage.
How many people were killed in Israel on October 7, 2023?
Population
About 15.8 million. Roughly 0.2% of humanity.
Roughly how many Jewish people are there in the whole world?
The Holocaust
About 6 million. More than 1 in 3 Jews alive in 1939.
What share of the world's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?
Land
About 6%. Ownership and control are not the same thing.
In 1945, how much of Mandatory Palestine's land was owned by Jews or Jewish institutions?
1948
Jordan held the West Bank. Egypt held Gaza. For 19 years.
After the 1948–49 war, who controlled these two areas?
Refugees
About 850,000 Jews. Alongside about 700,000+ Palestinian refugees.
From 1948 to the early 1970s, how many Jews fled or were expelled from Arab and Middle Eastern countries?
Antisemitism
Criticism of Israel isn't antisemitism. Blaming all Jews for Israel is.
Which statement matches the most widely used definitions of antisemitism?
Proportionality
It's not about equal casualties. It's a test applied to each attack.
Under the laws of war, what does 'proportionality' actually mean?
Genocide
No fixed number. The legal core is specific intent.
Does genocide legally require killing a fixed percentage of a group's worldwide population?
Beyond borders
Three locations. Different circumstances. A disturbing connection.
What connects the attacks against people at these locations?
Slogans · “From the river to the sea”
The Jordan to the Mediterranean — all of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
Which river, and which sea?
Slogans · “Jews are colonizers”
Judea. The land is in the name.
Where does the word “Jew” come from?
Slogans · “Go back to Europe”
Roughly 850,000 — and almost all of them left or were forced out.
In 1948, about how many Jews lived in Arab and Middle Eastern countries?
Slogans · “Apartheid state”
About 1 in 5 — 2.1 million Arab citizens and residents.
Roughly what share of Israel's population is Arab?
Slogans · “End the occupation of Gaza”
Zero inside. Every settlement was dismantled.
After Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, how many Israeli settlers and soldiers stayed inside the Strip?
Slogans · “Globalize the intifada”
Buses. Cafés. A pizzeria. A Passover seder.
What was the Second Intifada best known for?
Slogans · “Israel stole Palestine”
No independent state. Ottoman rule, then a British Mandate.
Before 1948, which independent country ruled the land?
Slogans · “Israel never wanted peace”
At least five: 1937, 1947, 2000 (twice), 2008.
How many times has a Palestinian state been formally proposed since 1937?
Slogans · “Hamas is a liberation movement”
Article 7: the Jew hiding behind the stones and trees.
What does Hamas's founding charter (1988) say about Jews?
Slogans · “Zionists off campus”
That's where criticism of Israel turns into antisemitism.
A Jewish classmate wears a Star of David. Is it fair to demand they denounce Israel before joining your club?
The Numbers Challenge · Population
32 to 1.
For every Jewish person worldwide, approximately how many people live in Arab-world countries?
The Numbers Challenge · Population
About 128 to 1.
Approximately how many Muslims are there worldwide for every Jewish person?
The Numbers Challenge · Casualties
32 to 1. Again.
Using the reported snapshot of 2,347 Israeli-side deaths and 74,609 Gaza deaths, what is the approximate numerical ratio?
The Numbers Challenge · Casualties
3.55%.
Using approximately 2.1 million Gaza residents, what percentage does 74,609 reported deaths represent?
The Numbers Challenge · International law
Proportionality isn't a body-count competition.
What does military proportionality mean under international humanitarian law?
The Genocide Challenge · The Holocaust
16.6 million.
Approximately how many Jews lived worldwide before World War II?
The Genocide Challenge · The Holocaust
Six million Jews.
Approximately how many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?
The Genocide Challenge · The Holocaust
36.1% of the world's Jews.
Approximately what percentage of world Jewry was murdered in the Holocaust?
The Genocide Challenge · Genocide
Genocide has a legal definition.
What is essential to the legal definition of genocide?
The Genocide Challenge · Genocide
The worldwide percentage isn't the legal test.
Can comparing worldwide Jewish Holocaust deaths with Gaza deaths as a percentage of worldwide Arabs or Muslims establish whether genocide occurred in Gaza?
The Land Challenge · Geography
About 1 to 605.
Approximately how does Israel's land area compare with the Arab world's land area?
The Land Challenge · 1947
Two proposed states. One special status for Jerusalem.
What did the 1947 UN partition proposal envision?
The Land Challenge · 1948
Jordan: West Bank. Egypt: Gaza.
Who controlled the West Bank and Gaza immediately after the 1948–49 war?
The Land Challenge · 1948
Approximately 77–78%.
Approximately what percentage of Mandatory Palestine west of the Jordan River came under Israeli control following the 1948–49 war?
The Land Challenge · History
The seventh century.
When did the early Arab-Muslim conquests of Byzantine-controlled Palestine, Syria and Egypt occur?