Lesson 4: A Clash Between Right and Right

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

 What do you know about the Israelis and the Palestinians?

 Jews  Roots as far back as 35 centuries  Identity formed  Jewish State 1948 after 2000 yrs exile  No “Palestine” state when Israel was formed  Palestinians  uninterrupted possession and occupation  Jews not in the land in over 4000 years, Muslims took this land

 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  Local Arabs control “Palestine”  Jews return beginning mid-1800’s

 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

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

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  First Intifada  Oslo Accords & Peace with Jordan  Second Intifada  Arab Peace Initiative & The Roadmap  Israeli Withdrawal / Hamas Victory  2006 Lebanon War  Gaza War  2012 Palestine UN non- member observer

 Creation and defense of state  Close and supportive relationship  Foreign aid $3 billion a year  They buy US goods and we provide them with military assistance  Strategic ally in the Middle East  Double Bind  Tension

 Israeli Settlements in Occupied Territories  Jerusalem  Palestinian Refugees  Israeli Security  Gaza Blockade  Water Resources  Contiguous State / Exact Borders

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

 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?

 What three issues do you see as central to negotiating peace?