CONFLICTIVE AREA
• It attracts world attention for three reasons.
• Oil. One-third of the world’s crude oil production, 10 % of refined production. Most
of the world’s reserves of oil are in the area.
• Long-standing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, which led to
three wars and created a displaced community of Palestinians throughout the Arab
world.
• Sept. 11. The region has been scenario of the rise of extremist and terrorist
movements related to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in New York city