Israeli Palestinian conflict

1. Israeli Palestinian conflict HOOK YOUR AUDIENCE HERE! VISUALLY, QUESTION, QUOTE, STATISTICS, STORY ETC

2. Focus question • Is it possible that the Palestinian Israeli Conflict can be resolved bringing peace to the region? • Communicate your thinking process by stating your question or series of questions that you had surrounding your topic

3. ThePalestinian Israeli crisis will not be solve in the near future because of: • Borders: Controversy over both Palestinian and Israeli claims to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip • Refugees: living in camps across the occupied territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; • Jerusalem: Desire of both sides for Jerusalem as their political and religious capital • Hatred: A deeper-than-ever hatred is poisoning both sides. • Clearly state your Thesis Statement and 3 subtopics. I have four subtopics here for my example.

4. Historical context • For your presentation you will want to add in some context for your presentation. Typically this comes in the introductory section of an essay to help the reader gain insight into some of the key understandings of your topic. • Without this ‘primer’ your reader will not have a framework of understanding. You will therefore want to take some slides to provide the necessary background succinctly. • Use bullet points, maps, terminology, timelines and dates, concepts, stakeholders, (political, environmental, economic, social considerations)

5. The Main CauseSof the Arab-Israeli Conflict • It is a primarily land ownership conflict • (lands and borders) in an historic context of ancestral homeland. • It is also seen as a clash of religions, cultures, and unequal distribution of resources, wealth and affluence and ultimately POWER.

6. Middle East Prior to WW1

7. What is Zionism? • GOALS:The spiritual andpolitical renewal ofthe Jewish peoplein its ancestralhomeland ofPalestine. • Freedom from Western anti-Semitism

8. 1949 Creation of the state of Israel

9. Israel isolated in an Arab World

10. Formation of the state of Israel • According to The Balfour Declaration (dated 2 November 1917) sent from United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Baron Rothschild a leader of the British Jewish Community: “His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.” (Balfour Declaration,2013,para 1)

11. “The formation of Israel depended on the suppression of another people” (Stetson, n.d., para 1)

12. Borders (Subtopic 1) • Point: The original borders defining the State of Israel (and the Palestinian Territory) have changed over the last 50 years in terms settlement, border location, and the nature of border crossing itself.

13. Israel’s annexation of Palestinian land (proof 1) According to According to Americans for Peace Now, "Facts on the Ground" Map Project, “Israel currently has 163 Jewish only settlements and 97 outposts built on confiscated Palestinian land while the Palestinians have none”. (APA citation) (read from script)yacynuk (APA Citation)

14. Contested Land AND BORDERS: Israel isolates gaza and the west bank • (APA Citation)

15. The Wall (proof 2) • COMMENTS: (IN SCRIPT AND/OR SLIDE) • This is important because: Although it was to prevent suicide bombers from entering Israel it isolates Palestinians from each other, their fields and means of livelihood. • Started in 2002

16. Israeli Settlements In West Bank

17. Militarized borders (Proof 3)

18. Checkpoints: Gaza and west bank

19. Gaza strip

20. Refugees (Subtopic 2) • Point • Proof x3 • Comments

21. Refugees Syria Lebanon Jordan

22. Hatred (Subtopic 3)

23. The Players • Israel: Jewish State created after WWII to act as a homeland for the Jewish diaspora that suffered persecution of the Holocaust and other historic anti-semetic acts. • Supported by the United States through financial aid, military aid (weapons), technology, to act as a ‘beach head’ in the Islamic / Arab world to protect the United States geopolitical interests in the region. • (access to oil, markets, promotion of democratic and capitalist system etc)

24. The Players • Hezbollah: (The Party of God) Islamic Military Group and Political party based in Lebanon • Was set up by the Iranians • Anti U.S. and Anti Israeli

25. Palestinians • Arab and Islamic in culture, language and religion • Claim historic Palestine as their rightful homeland • Culturally and religiously connected to the Arab Islamic states of the middle east unlike Israel. • There are two factions:

26. Two Factions who are not aligned in methods • Palestinan Authority: based in the West Bank (Government) • Fatah: • The Political Party in Power is Politically motivated and seeks goals by diplomacy primarily – recognized as the legitimate government of the Palestinians • Leader is Mahmoud Abbas

27. Hamas: • Based in Gaza • Branded as terrorists by Israel and the U.S. they use militancy and terrorism to achieve goals • Intifada: is an Arabic word which literally means "shaking off", though it is popularly translated into English as “uprising”. • It is the name associated with the Palestinian violent uprisings against the Israelis

28. Palestinians are: • Supported by neighbours Lebanon in the north, Syria to the West and Egypt to the south. • Weapons, Food, Financial support are ‘smuggled into Gaza primarily from Egypt to the south by tunnels

29. Iran • Ideological and Theocratic leader in the region as well as financial backer and sponsor of anti - U.S. terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza • Engaged in a secret war against the United States through the use of surrogate organizations who are also in conflict against the Israeli / United States Alliance • Primary tactic is suicide bombing and terrorist activities

31. the four chief obstacles to peace in the Middle East. • Borders: Controversy over both Palestinian and Israeli claims to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip • Refugees: living in camps across the occupied territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; • Jerusalem: Desire of both sides for Jerusalem as their political and religious capital • Hatred: A deeper-than-ever hatred is poisoning both sides.

32. Martyr • Person put to death for adherence to a religion • One who suffers or is a victim – devotion to a cause • Someone who willingly commits suicide performing a violent act in the name of the cause, and not for personal gain • Martyrdom (The Act)

33. Conclusion • This should wrap up your presentation, state key points and draw conclusions. • It may also want to infer possibilities for the future.

34. United nations resolution 29 November 2012 • The General Assembly voted to grant Palestine non-member observer State status at the United Nations • 138 in favour to nine against with 41 abstentions by the 193-member Assembly • The United States voted against it • It means it is one step closer to being recognized as a nation.

36. Script • A script must accompany your presentation • It can be in many formats but should suit your speaking presenting style • - it may be word for word or key speaking points • All scripts must contain: • All your proof with lead proof citation It must also have a properly formatted References Page It should be paper copy It must have a title page APA format

37. PRESENTATIONS • Presentations must not go longer than 20 min!! (may include video clips, slides, webpage displays, google earth, interactive sites etc) • You must go on the day assigned! Missing your Summative must be accompanied by a doctors note.