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Day 1. ESSENTIAL QUESTION. What ’ s a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1948 - ???. Promised Land. The Destruction of the Second Temple. In 70 CE, the Romans destroyed the Second Temple. Jewish Diaspora.
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION • What’s a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The Destruction ofthe Second Temple • In 70 CE, the Romans destroyed the Second Temple.
Jewish Diaspora • The Jews left the Promised Land • This scattering of Jews across the world is called the Jewish Diaspora Everywhere Jews went, they were not welcomed…
Zionism • In the late 1800s, some Jewish people began talking about moving back to the Promised Land • This idea to move back to the Promised Land was called Zionism
The Holocaust During World War II (1939-1945), Nazi Germany killed 6 million Jews
Israel • After the Holocaust, the United Nations decided to help the Jews return to the Promised Land • The United Nations helped them set up a new country called Israel • However, a group of Muslim people called the Palestinians already lived there… • The Israeli Jews and the Palestinian Muslims have been fighting over the land ever since.
DO NOW: Political Cartoon #1 • The cartoonist is sympathetic toward the Palestinians. • Directions: Analyze this political cartoon using COPS. You will write four complete sentences. If you have extra time, sketch the cartoon. • The occasion is the media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. • C = Who is the cartoonist? • O = What is the occasion for drawing? • P = What is the cartoonist’s purpose for drawing? • S = What is the significance of the symbols in the cartoon? • The cartoonist wants to show that the media often shows Israelis as victims of the conflict, but in reality, Palestinians may be suffering much more. PALESTINE • The blood represents the great suffering of the Palestinians while the tiny bandage represents the relatively small suffering of the Israelis. The TV screen represents what countries like the USA see in the media.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION • What’s a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict • We will make a foldable with six sections • Timeline • Venn Diagram • Flow Chart • I Am ___________ • Political Cartoon • Peace Proposal
But Mr. Booms, this is happening on the other side of the world…Why should we care?
Why did Al Qaeda attack the United Stateson 9/11/01? • Al Qaeda declared a holy war against the United States because of the United States' support of __________ • “We declared jihad against the US government, because the US government is unjust, criminal and tyrannical. It has committed acts that are extremely unjust, hideous and criminal, whether directly or through its support of the Israeli occupation of Muhammad’s Night Travel Land.” - Osama Bin Laden • Jihad = holy war Israel
Why does Al Qaeda care that the United States supports Israel? • Israelis (who are Jews) and Palestinians (who are Muslims) have been fighting over Jerusalem since 1947 • Since the United States supports Israel, Al Qaeda holds the United States responsible for the deaths of many Muslims Tell your neighbor why we should care about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Arab No. The Arabs would have to give up land to the Jews. The Israelis won. After the war, the Israelis occupied the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, and Jerusalem. The Israelis have built most of these settlements in the West Bank. The Israelis won. After the war, the Israelis controlled even more land than the United Nations had planned Israel would control. Jews Yes. The Jews would have their own country. Israelis Palestinians
1896: A Jewish journalist named Theodor Herzl published “The Jewish State.” 1948: War broke out. 1896: Theodor Herzl argued that Jews should move back to the Promised Land. Write down the MAIN IDEA for each event!
ESSENTIAL QUESTION • What’s a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
DO NOW: Political Cartoon #2 • C = Who is the cartoonist? • O = What is the occasion for drawing? • P = What is the cartoonist’s purpose for drawing? • S = What is the significance of the symbols in the cartoon? Israelis control the water supply, so Israelis have a lot of water but the Palestinians have a little bit. The cartoonist is sympathetic toward the Palestinians. Israelis are being unfair. The Israelis already have enough water. The Israelis also ignore the Palestinians’ problem. The faucet and the pipes look like the Israeli flag, which shows that Israel controls the water.
Israeli vs. Palestinian A 12-year-old Israeli settler and a 12-year-old Palestinian boy get in a fight…
Palestinian Boys Marching Next to Mural of Mohammad al-Durrah
Label the details so that I can understand your illustrations!
Key Issues in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict • 1. Refugees • 2. Checkpoints • 3. West Bank wall • 4. Settlements • 5. Curfews
Refugee After the war in 1948, many Palestinians became refugees. Generations later, over 4.6 million Palestinians are still refugees. These refugees live in refugee camps, such as DheishehRefugee Camp, as seen in the film Promises. (noun): someone who leaves their home during a war to go to a safer place I would not want to be a refugee because… Palestinian refugees leaving their home after the war in 1948
In order to pass from the West Bank to Israel, Palestinians must pass through a checkpoint. Checkpoints Checkpoints remind me of…
West Bank wall In order to keep Palestinians out of Israel, Israel built the West Bank wall. The West Bank wall reminds me of…
Israeli settlementsin the West Bank Israelis have been building villages throughout the West Bank. Israeli settlements make the Palestinians upset because…
Curfews You’re supposed to be inside your house right now!!! Do you have a curfew? If so, what time is your curfew?
DO NOW: Political Cartoon #3 • C = Who is the cartoonist? • O = What is the occasion? • P = What is the purpose? • S = What is the significance of the symbols? IRAN SYRIA EGYPT LEBANON PALESTINE JORDAN
After the Six-Day War, Palestinians were not strong enough to fight the Israeli army. Israelis became less willing to negotiate with the Palestinians.
Intifada • Arabic for “shaking off” • Dog: • Flea: • Shaking off: Palestinian Israeli Throwing stones
Some Palestinians thought the peace process was unfair and wanted to end it.