Transcript Israel

Class Discussion
Tuesday, March 26th
Why is the Arab / Israeli conflict
so problematic for the United
States of America? Name every
US President since 1948.
Here is the plan…
Students will understand the political
and religious systems of Israel.
 Students will be able to differentiate
religious from secular Jewish citizens.
 Students will comprehend the
connection between Israel and the
United States.

Israel
Is an MDC (high GDP
per capita) with a
stable, democratically
elected government.
 The United States is
a strong ally of Israel.
 PM Benjamin
Netanyahu

Success?

The Israelis have
used technology and
hard work to develop
industry and
agriculture – the land
is not rich in natural
resources.
 Much $ and effort is
spent on national
defense.
What’s wrong with this ad
promoting Israel’s technology??
Traitor?

Bar Rafeli is a
supermodel,
businesswoman who
dated Leonardo
DiCaprio.
 However she is
controversial in Israel
because she received an
exemption on her
required military service.
Palestine
There is NO
country called
Palestine.
 The Palestinian
Territories are the
Gaza Strip & The
West Bank.
 Impoverished (low
GDP per capita)
and crowded.

Palestinian Split
Mahmoud Abbas is the
leader of the Palestinian
Liberation Organization
(PLO).
 Head of the Fatah wing of
the party and the
recognized leader of the
West Bank.
 Rival group (Hamas)
controls the Gaza Strip.

Evening News…
Terms
Oslo Accords
 Balfour
Declaration
 Theodor Herzl
 Mahmoud Abbas
 Yasser Arafat
 UN Partition Plan

Two State
Solution
 Anwar Sadat
 Benjamin
Netanyahu
 Hamas
 Yitzhak Rabin
 Gilad Shalit

Judaism
Zionism

The movement to
create a Jewish
state was begun in
the late 1800’s by
Theodor Herzl.
 The idea of a Jewish
state really gained
momentum after the
Holocaust.
Holocaust

Anti Semitism is prejudice,
hatred, or discrimination
against Jews.
 The Holocaust was a
genocide committed against
the Jewish people by Nazi
Germany.
 Between 1933-1945 over 6
million Jews plus additional
undesirables were executed
by the Nazis
Israel
Israel is about 75%
Jewish – much of the
remaining population
are Arab / Muslims
 NOT all JEWISH
people are the same!
Orthodox and secular
Jews often look at
issues very
differently.

Orthodox Jew
Secular Jew
Oslo Accords
Gaza Strip

Overwhelmingly Arab
(99%) and
overwhelmingly
Muslim (99%)
 Self rule was granted
to the Palestinians on
a temporary basis in
1993.
 Extremely crowded
and very
impoverished.
West Bank

83% Palestinian
Arab and 17%
Jewish.
 The Jewish “settlers”
of this area are a
major issue of
contention in any
possible peace talks
between the two
sides.
Settlers – a source of contention
Intifada

The first Palestinian
uprising took place in
1987. Periodic outbreaks
of violence between the
two sides have occurred
many times since.
 Peace has been elusive
because both sides have
elements who don’t agree
or would like to derail the
process.
Why cant’ we be friends?
Get into groups of
4 and discuss what are some of
the obstacles to
peace?
 Now let’s play a
little game.

Two State Solution
Also known as Land for Peace.
 Who will control Jerusalem?
 What will be the actual borders?
 Right of Palestinian return?
 The Jewish settlers?
 Can the PA ensure peace?
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Anwar Sadat - 1981
Yitzhak Rabin - 1995
Political Cartoons
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Here is the plan…
Students will understand the political
and religious systems of Israel.
 Students will be able to differentiate
religious from secular Jewish citizens.
 Students will comprehend the
connection between Israel and the
United States.
