Explore the facts

Every explanation from the quiz, with its sources and the date it was last checked.

20 entries

• October 7About 1,200 killed. 251 taken hostage.How many people were killed in Israel on October 7, 2023?
• PopulationAbout 15.8 million. Roughly 0.2% of humanity.Roughly how many Jewish people are there in the whole world?
• The HolocaustAbout 6 million. More than 1 in 3 Jews alive in 1939.What share of the world's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?
• LandAbout 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?
• 1948Jordan held the West Bank. Egypt held Gaza. For 19 years.After the 1948–49 war, who controlled these two areas?
• RefugeesAbout 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?
• AntisemitismCriticism of Israel isn't antisemitism. Blaming all Jews for Israel is.Which statement matches the most widely used definitions of antisemitism?
• ProportionalityIt's not about equal casualties. It's a test applied to each attack.Under the laws of war, what does 'proportionality' actually mean?
• GenocideNo fixed number. The legal core is specific intent.Does genocide legally require killing a fixed percentage of a group's worldwide population?
• Beyond bordersThree 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?