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Israel: A House Divided

Israel: A House Divided. 1947: UN votes to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab sectors. Original Israeli Boundaries Previous Palestinian Lands Lands Taken From Neighboring Nations Occupied Territory. Palestinian Exodus. 12% left as a result of expulsion by Jewish forces

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Israel: A House Divided

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  1. Israel: A House Divided

  2. 1947: UN votes to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab sectors

  3. Original Israeli Boundaries • Previous Palestinian Lands • Lands Taken From Neighboring Nations • Occupied Territory

  4. Palestinian Exodus • 12% left as a result of expulsion by Jewish forces • 59% because of direct military assault • 15% because of fear of imminent attack • Accusations of massacres • “Whispering Campaigns”

  5. 4,942,121 dispossessed Palestinians • Over 1 million in refugee camps • Acquired lands largely unused (78% of Jews live in only 15% of land) • Israeli attempts at agriculture failed

  6. Israeli Position • Refugees cannot return to a country of which they are not a citizen • Palestinian land cannot be well defined • Jewish citizens would be uprooted • Returning Palestinians would present a security problem • Palestinians left on Arab orders • Israel claims right of occupation and legitimizes it because it was attacked

  7. The Old City • Haram al Sharif on Mt. Moriah • Jewish expansions in the Old City • Extremists determined to “redeem” the city • Terrorist attacks on the Haram • Government turning a “blind eye” to agitators

  8. Peace? • Both Israel and Palestine need moderate, rational leadership • Israel must make some concession for Palestinian refugees to return to their lands • Occupied territories must be given either citizenship or independence. Free elections must be held. • Israel must cease attempts to destroy the Haram al Sharif • U.S. and Britain withdraw military support from Israel

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