Objectives Students will be able to identify on a map the location of Israel and other important countries and areas. Students will understand the competing religious and historical claims the Jews and Arabs have on the Holy Land Students will be able to summarize the history of Israel and explain how the modern-day country came to be Students will be able to identify the terms Zionism, Anti- Semitism, & the Balfour Declaration Students will be able to compare maps of Israel over time Students will be able to evaluate the UN Partition Plan Reason: This background information will help you understand the bigger picture of the war between the Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs.

ISRAEL EGYPT JORDAN LEBANON SYRIA Gaza Strip West Bank Sinai Peninsula Golan Heights Jerusalem Mediterranean Sea

History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israel’s Claim to Palestine – from 1200 BC 1 st Holy Temple (around 1000 BC) 2 nd Holy Temple (around 500 BC) Both located at the same spot – on an elevation called Temple Mount

Wailing or Western Wall Last standing wall of the 2 nd Holy Temple – Holiest site in Judaism

Palestinian Muslim’s claim to Palestine – 637 AD Dome of the Rock --- Temple Mount 3 rd holiest site in Islam Mohammad = journey to heaven

Anti-Semitism – around 1900 Persecutions – throughout European history, especially in Eastern Europe Discrimination – carried into the 20 th century even in Western Europe Pogrom in Russia Alfred Dreyfus – Fr. military

Making Predictions Where do you think the Jewish people are going to move? Who lived on that land prior to the Jews moving in? What do you think is going to happen between these two groups?

Zionism: movement to create a Jewish homeland

Moving to Israel/the Holy Land/Palestine/Canaan in increasing numbers

1920: Conflicting Promises Britain promised the land to the Arabs through their diplomat Lawrence of Arabia British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour promised the land to Chaim Weizmann the 1 st President of Israel in what became known as the BALFOUR DECLARATION Mandate of Palestine

Check for Understanding What are the four countries that border Israel? What is the name of the Holy City in Israel? What is the term for the discrimination of the Jewish people? What does the term Zionism mean? Why do the Jewish people want their own homeland?

Arab Revolt Britain backs out of Balfour Doctrine

Holocaust Post WWII/Holocaust many Jews looking for a homeland choose Israel for protection. Palestinians resent the influx. Due to the holocaust, the Jews have much sympathy

Making Predictions What do you think Holocaust survivors want after the end of the war? Where are they going to find it? Who will be unhappy about the Jews’ desires?

1947 UN Partition Plan: divide Palestine into an Arab & Jewish state

Making Predictions Is the UN Partition Plan practical? Who do you think agrees with and who do you think disagrees with the UN Partition Plan? Why do they agree/disagree? Based on your answers to the previous 2 questions, what do you think will happen next?

Check for Understanding What country controlled the land that is currently called Israel and promised the land to both the Arabs and the Jewish people? How did the Arabs respond to the above-named country’s promise to give land to the Israelis? What major world event led to a major increase in the number of Jewish people moving to the Holy Land? What was the name of the plan that the UN came up with to split up the land between the Palestinians and the Jews?

Objectives Students will be able to compare the different wars between Israel and Arab countries and the lands controlled by each side after the wars. Students will be able to compare maps of Israel over time. Students will understand the first peace deal made by Israel Students will be able to identify other types of violence (other than war) utilized by the Palestinians. Reason: Studying the wars between the Israelis and Arabs will help you understand how the state of Israel was formed.

First Arab-Israeli War 1948 Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon invade Israel. They all lose! = Nationalism

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Six Day War Israel afraid of attack so they attacked 1 st Israel destroys Egypt, Syrian, & Jordan forces in 6 days!

Israel added land: - Sinai Peninsula - Gaza Strip - West Bank (including East Jerusalem) - Golan Heights

Making Predictions If you were one of the the Arab countries surrounding Israel, what would you do in response to the Six Day War? How would you do it?

Yom Kippur War Surprise attack Initially Egypt rolls into the Sinai Peninsula Syria re-takes the Golan Heights But, Israel recovers and pushes the Syrians and Egyptians back into their own territories

Check for Understanding What was the outcome of the war of 1948 for the Israelis? After the war of 1948 did the Israelis gain or lose land? What was the outcome of the Six Day War? After the Six Day War did the Israelis gain or lose land? Why was the Yom Kippur War more worrisome for the Israelis?

Making Predictions The Arabs have been defeated 3 times, now what? The Jews were scared during & after the Yom Kippur War, how do you think the Israelis are going to plan for the future?

Camp David Accords – Israel & Egypt LAND for PEACE Anwar Sadat – EgyptJimmy Carter – USMenachim Begin – Israel Sinai Peninsula Israel $3 bil/Egypt $2.1 bilPeace

1979 Camp David Accords, Sinai Peninsula returned to Egypt

Check for Understanding List the four pieces of land that the Israelis gained after the 6 Day War of What is the name of the war between Arabs and Israel in 1973 and what is the significance of that name? What have you learned about the Israelis and war? What is the first Arab country to make peace w/Israel? What was the agreement Israel has to make with enemies to ensure peace?

Terror PLO terrorist group “Black September” at 1972 Munich Olympic games PLO hijacking of airplanes

Check for Understanding After 3 wars what new technique did the Arabs turn to in order to get their point across? What major symbolic event did the Arabs attack?

Objectives Students will be able to express the importance of and the reasons behind ongoing Palestinian violence. Students will be able to evaluate the peace agreements between Israelis and Palestinians. Students will be able to identify the reasons for conflict within the Palestinian community. Reason: It will help students determine how their countries will act in the model UN if they know how the two sides have reached some forms of peace, and how that peace broke down.

Settlements in Occupied Territories

First Intifada

Oslo Accords Israel – Yitzhak Rabin US – Bill Clinton PLO – Yasser Arafat Peace & Security Money to both Israel w/draws from territories & acknowledges PLO as Palestinian govt.

Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, 1995

Suicide Bombing

Making Predictions Terrorism is it working? If you were Palestinian what would be your next step? What do you think the Israelis should do?

Election of Mahmoud Abbas 2005

2005 Israeli pullout of the Gaza Strip and 4 West Bank communities

Gaza Withdrawal

Hamas wins control of the Palestinian Parliament

Who controls Palestine? Fatah Willing to negotiate with Israel Receives financial assistance from the United States and Europe Led by Mahmoud Abbas, elected president of the Palestinian authority in 2005 Palestinian party in power in the West Bank Hamas Dedicated to the destruction of Israel Considered a terrorist organization by the United States and Europe Won a majority of the seats in the Palestinian Parliament in 2006 elections Palestinian party in power in the Gaza Strip NOTE: Israel retains control of both the West Bank and Gaza Strip by controlling Gaza’s borders and maintaining troops in the West Bank.

Fighting between Hamas and Israel

Objectives Students will be able to identify the current issues that affect the Israelis and the Palestinians. Students will be able to rate the different issues in Israel based on importance to the Israelis and/or the Palestinians. Students will be able to discuss unresolved issues that still hamper Israel/Palestine. Reason: Connect the past with the present and assess the present issues between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Unresolved Issues

Palestinian Statehood

Status of Jerusalem

Settlements in Occupied Territories

Border b/w Israel & West Bank

Palestinian Refugees & the Right of Return

Security

Hatred and Distrust

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