1. Lesson 6: A Clash Between Right and Right

2.  Review religious origins and ties.  Research, synthesize, and create a timeline of key events and issues surrounding the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict.

3.  What is meant by the term “People of the Book”

4.  1400 BCE - Hebrew Kingdom in Land of Canaan  70 CE – Romans capture Jerusalem, destroy Second Temple  90 CE - Diaspora: Jews flee Holy Land, spread to all Euro  620 CE Muhammad & followers bring Islam to region  Ottoman Turks control Middle Eastern empire 1517-1917  Local Arabs control “Palestine”  Jews return beginning mid-1800’s

5.  End WW1 – British given control of region  Balfour Declaration 1917 : Jewish homeland in Palestine  Jewish peoples return (Zionism)  Violence as Arabs feel outnumbered  Brits ask UN to fix

6.  UN Resolution 181  Jewish State  Arab State  Internationalization of Jerusalem  Jewish accept, Arabs reject, and so it begins…

7. With a partner – create a timeline of key events:  1948 War  1956 Suez Crisis  1967 Six-Day War  1973 Yom Kippur War  1979 Camp David Accords  1987-90 First Intifada  1993-94 Oslo Accords & Peace with Jordan  2000-05 Second Intifada  2002-03 Arab Peace Initiative & The Roadmap  2003 Security Barrier  2005-06 Israeli Withdrawal / Hamas Victory  2006 Lebanon War  2007-09 Gaza War & Blockade  2012 – UN Non-Member Observer Status Palestine  2014 – Israel/Gaza Conflict http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline

8. 1948 WarWhen Israel declared its independence in May 1948, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon declared war. Israel defeated the combined Arab armies and enlarged its territory. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/ http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar027260&st=arab- israeli+conflict http://www.merip.org/primer-palestine-israel-arab-israeli-conflict-new

9.  Creation & defense of Israel  Foreign aid ($3b/yr)  Buy US goods/services  Military assistance  Strategic ally  “Double bind”  Tension

10.  What are some of the issues that have prevented an agreement between the Israeli’s and Palestinians?  Boundaries  Jerusalem  Security  Settlements

11.  WIKI POST  “Two peoples and one land… caught up in a clash between right and right.” Israeli novelist Amos Oz What is meant by the author in this statement? Is anyone right?