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Palestinian and Israeli Conflict. The Parable of the Family with an Orphan. Large Family - Countries of the World House - Middle East Orphan - Jews Weak Child - Palestinians Attic - Palestine / Israel Parents - U. N. Strongest Son - United States
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The Parable of the Family with an Orphan • Large Family - Countries of the World • House - Middle East • Orphan - Jews • Weak Child - Palestinians • Attic - Palestine / Israel • Parents - U. N. • Strongest Son - United States • Other Children - Egypt, Syria, etc. • Cabinet - Jerusalem
Family takes in the orphan and puts him in the attic • Balfour Declaration • Supports Jewish people moving to Palestine • More Jews immigrate after WWII
Sharing the attic room & the parents leave • 1947 the U.N. divides Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state • Nation of Israel created in 1948
The other children attack the Orphan • 1948 War • Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq attack Israel
The other children attack the orphan again & the orphan takes more room • The Six-Day War (1967)
The weakest child fights unfairly • PLO • Al-Fatah • Yasir Arafat
Other Children attack again • Anwar El Sadat is the new leader of Egypt • 1973 Yom Kippur War
The strongest son tries to bring peace • President Jimmy Carter meets with Sadat and Menachem Begin at Camp David
The weakest child continues to fight unfairly and the orphan takes more of the attic Hamas Hezbollah
Strongest son tries to make more peace • Bill Clinton makes peace with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat
Which outcome do you think is best? • Which outcome do you think is most likely to occur? • Which outcome do you think most Israelis would like to see? • Which outcome do you think most Palestinians would want?