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An Examination of a Selection from Thomas Friedman’s From Beirut to Jerusalem. The Fault Line. Mido Aly. The Palestinian Nation. From 1949 - 1967, Palestinian territories of Gaza and West Bank divided; Gaza controlled by Egypt, West Bank by Jordan Palestinian identity divided, lost?
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An Examination of a Selection from Thomas Friedman’s From Beirut to Jerusalem The Fault Line Mido Aly
The Palestinian Nation From 1949 - 1967, Palestinian territories of Gaza and West Bank divided; Gaza controlled by Egypt, West Bank by Jordan Palestinian identity divided, lost? 1967, West Bank and Gaza (nearly 2 million Palestinian Arabs) come under Israeli Control Shift in Palestinian behavior
The Palestinian Problem Attempts at Assimilation (Economic vs. Social) Palestinian identity shifts, though personal belief does not coincide with communal action Life for Palestinians… Difficult (Work, Home) Life for Israelis… Difficult (Home, Frustration)
Solutions in Sight? No way to organize mass civil disobedience (Leaders, Economy) Palestinian Violence (18:1 Spontaneous) Israeli Courts (held without charges, Shin Bet) Samson option?