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Conflict in the Holy Land:

Conflict in the Holy Land:. The Israel-Palestine Conflict. Learning Objectives. Locate key places Explain the events that shaped the nation of Israel after 1914, including the main political documents of that time

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Conflict in the Holy Land:

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  1. Conflict in the Holy Land: The Israel-Palestine Conflict

  2. Learning Objectives • Locate key places • Explain the events that shaped the nation of Israel after 1914, including the main political documents of that time • Describe the actions of the main participants in the creation of the Israeli nation • Describe what occurred during the four main conflicts between Israel and Palestinian peoples

  3. Glossary for the Unit • anti-Semitism • Arab • assimilation • deportation • discrimination • exodus • ghetto • haganah • insurrection • intifada • Hebrew • Jew • jihad • mandate • massacre • mufti • nationalism • Palestine • partition • protectorate • refugee • secular • state • terrorist • Zionism

  4. Our resolutions…. • I promise to keep an open mind to all the information presented in this unit • I understand that this issue is very sensitive, and I will carefully select my words when giving my opinions • I will not make any racially or religiously insensitive remarks during this unit • I will listen to the opinions of my classmates and make the effort to understand their position

  5. 9 Questions about Israel-Palestine

  6. Question 1 What is the capital of Israel? (a) Jerusalem (b) Palestine (c) Tel Aviv (d) Haifa

  7. Question 2 Which of the following countries doesn’t share a border with Israel? (a) Egypt (b) Syria (c) Jordan (d) Iran

  8. Question 3 The Occupied Palestinian Territories generally refer to which two areas? (a) Jerusalem and Golan Heights (b) Israel and Jordan (c) The West Bank and Gaza Strip (d) Middle East and northern Africa

  9. Question 4 In what year did Israel become independent? (a) 1908 (b) 1928 (c) 1948 (d) 1968

  10. Question 5 What is the population of Israel? (a) 4.1 million (b) 7.5 million (c) 10.2 million (d) 85.6 million

  11. Question 6 What is the main religion of Israel? (a) Christianity (b) Judaism (c) Islam (d) Druze

  12. (a) (b) (c) (d) Question 7 Which of the following is the Palestinian flag?

  13. Question 8 What is the name of the political party that currently has control in Palestine? (a) Labour (b) Haifa (c) Bahai (d) Hamas

  14. Question 9 What is the main language of Israel? (a) English (b) Hebrew (c) Yiddish (d) Jewish

  15. Cartoon Analysis • Is your cartoon pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, anti-Israel, anti-Palestine or neutral? • Describe what is happening in the cartoon. Who and what is pictured, and what are they doing? • What is the key idea expressed in this cartoon? • Write two questions you would like answered based on the cartoon.

  16. 1. Mapping the Middle-East

  17. Which way up?

  18. Focus Questions: 1. What two areas make up Palestine? 2. What is the name of thearea of Syria that Israel occupies? 3. Where is Israel building its border wall? 4. Why is the West Bank called the West Bank? NZ = 268,680 km2, 4.2 million people Israel = 20,770km2, 7.1 million people West Bank = 5,640 square km2 2.9 million people Gaza Strip = 360 square km2, population 1.4 million people Auckland = 6059 km2

  19. Mapping the Middle-East Checklist • MUST • I can find Israel and Palestine on a map • I can name the four countries that share a border with Israel • I can locate Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran on a map • I can mark the Persian Gulf and the Suez Canal on a map • I can mark on a blank map of Israel where Jerusalem, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank are. • SHOULD • I can name the six districts of Israel • I can mark Nazareth, Tel Aviv and Bethlehem on a map of Israel • I can name the capital cities of these countries: Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia • COULD • I can name and locate all the countries in the Middle-East on a blank map • I can name all of the capital cities of these countries

  20. 2. The Conflict Today

  21. Israeli Perspective Palestinian Perspective Current Issue: Jerusalem Sees united Jerusalem as its capitol Sees East Jerusalem as its capitol

  22. Israeli Perspective Palestinian Perspective Current Issue: Settlements For religious, political, and security reasons a large number Israeli settlements exist in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. 270,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank Israeli settlements go against the idea of a future Palestinian state.

  23. Israeli Perspective Palestinian Perspective Current Issue: Security Barrier Israel is building a barrier between it and the West Bank. Israel sees this as a way to prevent further suicide bombings. The barrier goes beyond the border between the West Bank and Israel. The barrier route is 723 km, while the “Green Line”—the “border” between the West Bank and Israel is 320 km.

  24. Israeli Perspective Palestinian Perspective Current Issue: Movement Palestinians need permission to leave West Bank. Israelis see this as needed security to prevent terrorism. The restriction on movement limits jobs, health care, education, etc. contributing to standard of living in West Bank being significantly less than that of Israel.

  25. Israeli Perspective Palestinian Perspective Current Issue: Security and Terrorism Terrorist organizations like Hamas (which controls the Gaza Strip) and Hezbollah (based in Lebanon and who was at war with Israel in the summer of 2006) continue to fire rockets into Israel. Individuals also continue to commit other acts of terror. Can’t stereotype all Palestinians as terrorists as the majority are not terrorists. Palestinian government denounced terrorism.

  26. Israeli Perspective Palestinian Perspective Current Issue: Right of Return If Palestinians living in Arab nations or in the Occupied Territories return to Israel to reclaim land, it can mean the end of Israel as a Jewish state. As refugees, Palestinians believe they should be able to return to their or their families land in Israel.

  27. 3. A Little Bit More about the Neighbourhood

  28. Country 1: _______________________ This Arab State is divided into Christian and Muslim areas Since 1948, there have been large Palestinian refugee camps in ______________ PLO fighters were based in ______________ from 1971 to 1982 They were forced to leave when Israel invaded ____________ in 1982 The country was devastated by civil war between 1975 and 1991 The Syrian army finally brought the fighting to an end, and now dominates politics in ____________ Since 1982, Israel and its Christian allies have controlled a small strip of southern __________

  29. Country 2: _______________________ Between 1954 and 1970, __________ was seen as the leading Arab state by many people However, __________ was humiliated by the Israeli victory in the war of 1967 between the two nations _____________ pride was restored during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. _________ made peace with Israel in 1979, and were criticised by many Arab states The President of ____________ was assassinated in 1981 and replaced by a military general _________ was only allowed back in to the Arab community of nations in the late 1980s Some Islamic radicals today are still unhappy that there is peace with Israel.

  30. Country 3: _______________________ _________ has taken a leading part in the Arab struggle against Israel. The ___________ government claims that Palestine should be part of Greater _________. The ____________ area of Golan Heights has been controlled by Israel since 1967. _________ has been known to provide shelter for Palestinian terrorist groups, and Israel has launched attacks on alleged terrorist training camps in __________ Unlike Egypt and Jordan, ___________ has refused to make peace with Israel, though informal talks took place in 2008. ____________ dominates the state of Lebanon.

  31. Country 4: _______________________ This state has a large Palestinian refugee population. __________ controlled east Jerusalem and the West Bank between 1948 and 1967. These areas were conquered by Israel in the Six Day War of 1967. King Hussein has ruled _______________ since 1953. PLO fighters were based in _____________ from 1967 to 1971. They were expelled for threatening to overthrow the government of _______________ King Hussein signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.

  32. Country 5: _______________________ _______________ is a wealthy oil state. _____________ is the heartland of the Islamic faith and contains the holy city of Mecca _________ provided financial support for Palestinians for many years. However, the ___________ government was angered by the way the PLO sided with Iraq in the Gulf War Relations have improved between the Palestinian government and _____________ in recent times. As with many other Arab countries, _____________ participates in an active economic boycott of Israel.

  33. Country 6: _______________________ ________ does not share a border with Israel, but the state has been heavily involved with Arab-Israel politics The Israelis bombed an _________ nuclear installation in 1981 to stop __________ developing nuclear bombs Under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, ___________ fought against Iran from 1980 to 1988 and invaded Kuwait in 1990. During the Gulf War of 1991, _______ launched long-range missiles against Israeli cities. Many Palestinians supported ___________ during the Gulf War. Hussein was defeated and the _______ were forced to leave Kuwait.

  34. Country 7: _______________________ Most people from ________ are Muslims but they are not Arabs Before 1979, ________ was a pro-Western monarchy, and had good relations with Israel. During the revolution of 1979, the monarchy was overthrown and a radical Islamic government came to power The new government was strongly opposed to Israel. The ________ government encouraged radical Islamic fighters in other countries of the region. It also supplies support and weapons to Hamas The current President of _________ has said many times he wants to see Israel disappear from the Middle East

  35. Country 8: _______________________ This small oil-rich state provided employment for many Palestinians before the Gulf War of 1991 The war was caused by an Iraqi invasion of __________ In 1990, there were 400,000 Palestinians in __________ The PLO expressed solidarity with Iraq during the Gulf War Most Palestinians were therefore expelled from ___________ during the Gulf War ___________ remains hostile to Israel, though their stance may have softened when Israel left Gaza in 2005.

  36. TASKS 2. Colour code each sentence by shading it according to the following key: Blue: pro-Israel (or support for Israel) Green: pro-Palestine (or support for Palestine) Red: anti-Israel (or conflict with Israel) Yellow: anti-Palestine (or conflict with Palestine) Orange: internal conflict Purple: conflict with another country (not Israel or Palestine) No shading: other information 1. Read the short description for each country. By finding links between each description, and using your general knowledge, decide which country is being referred to on each card. Write it into the spaces provided. 3. Cut out the cards and glue them into your book, arranged in such a way that you can draw arrows between the countries. Draw in a box for Israel in the centre. Use different arrow styles (and a key) to show: - wars - occupations - peace treaties

  37. Hints 1: Current Leaders Country 1: Michael Suleiman Country 2: Hosni Mubarak Country 3: Bashar al-Assad Country 4: Abdullah II bin al-Hussein (king) Country 5: Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Country 6: Jalal Talabani Country 7: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President) Country 8: Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

  38. Country 2: Country 5: Country 3: Country 8: Country 1: Country 4: Country 6: Country 7: Hints 2: Flags

  39. Hints 3: Capital Cities Country 1: Beirut Country 2: Cairo Country 3: Damascus Country 4: Amman Country 5: Riyadh Country 6: Baghdad Country 7: Tehran Country 8: Kuwait City

  40. Hints 4: Famous Facts Country 1: The handle to Israel’s machete (look at a map!) Country 2: Pyramids! Country 3: one of Israel’s neighbours Country 4: Famous ex-basketball player! Country 5: Member of the royal family owns Manchester City Country 6: Mission Accomplished…? Country 7: ….but he just walked. Country 8: do you really need another clue after the capital city? Really?

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