Israeli Palestinian Conflict Web Quest

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Web Quest Directions: Follow the links (they’ll be in bold and green at the top of each page) to answer the corresponding questions. Write your answers for each question on the answer sheet given to you. You should turn in your answers at the start of Friday’s class.

Go to “One Land, Two Peoples.” Geography Go to “One Land, Two Peoples.” 1. What U.S. state is about the same size as Israel?

Go to Guardian: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – A History Interactive Geography Go to Guardian: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – A History Interactive 2. Who controlled Palestine/Israel from the sixteenth century until the end of World War I? 3. Why were many European Jews immigrating to Palestine/Israel around the period of World War II? 4. What happened during the Six Day War and what was the result?

Israel-Palestine Border Dispute Go to Challenges Defining an Israeli-Palestinian Border (Click on the video for “Part 1: The Key Issues Explained”) 5. What are the three areas of present-day Israel that Palestine would want to include for their own country? 6. What has Israel been building since 2002 that causes problems for a new Israel and Palestine border? 7. What problem does Jerusalem, especially the “Old City,” pose to border discussions between Israel and Palestine?

d. West Bank _____________ e. Gaza __________________ Geography Go to “United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (Refugee Camp Map).” 8. Looking at the map (click to zoom in). List the total amount of refugees (camps and not in camps) a. Jordan ________________ b. Lebanon _______________ c. Syria __________________ d. West Bank _____________ e. Gaza __________________

Go to “Middle East Information and Research Project Geography Go to “Middle East Information and Research Project “Palestinian Arab Refugees.” 9. About how many Palestinian refugees left during the fighting between 1947-48? ______________________ 10. Why did they leave their homes?

Go to Two Peoples, Divided Geography Go to Two Peoples, Divided (Click on the “Show Legend” button in the top right corner.) 11. What do the areas marked in BLUE represent and what problems might their locations cause given the hostility between the Palestinians and the Israelis? (Remember: The West Bank is supposedly Palestinian controlled)

Go to Pro-Israel.org – The Friends of Israel Portal Israeli Perspective Go to Pro-Israel.org – The Friends of Israel Portal (Watch the Flash video and answer the questions below). 12. For every dollar Israel spends on its military, the Arab/Iranian countries spend how much?

13. Why did Palestinian refugees flee according to this source? Israeli Perspective Go to Jewish Virtual Library: Index of Myths: Refugees: “One million Palestinians were expelled by Israel from 1947-49.” 13. Why did Palestinian refugees flee according to this source?

14. Why are Israeli settlements legal according to this source? Israeli Perspective Go to the Jewish Virtual Library: Index of Myths: Settlements “Israel has no right to be in the West Bank. Israeli settlements are illegal.” 14. Why are Israeli settlements legal according to this source?

Palestinian Perspective Go to Palestine Monitor: Israeli Settlements. 15. What does this source have to say about the Israeli settlements in the West Bank or Palestinian territory?

Palestinian Perspective Go to the BBC News Site on Palestinian Life (View the Flash slideshow. Browse through the different sections.) 16. What does life seem to be like for Palestinians? 17. What complaints might they have against Israel?

Palestinian Perspective Go to If Americans Knew: Home Demolitions. 18. Why does the Israeli government demolish some Palestinian homes?

Israel-Palestine Border Dispute Go to Challenges Defining an Israeli-Palestinian Border (Make sure you’re watching “Part 5: Lines in the Sand”) 19. After watching the video, what are the problems that exist for Israelis? 20. After watching the lines, what are the problems that exist for the Palestinians?

QUESTION 21 (EXTRA CREDIT) STEP 1. FIND A YOUTUBE VIDEO ABOUT THE ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFLICT. STEP 2: DESCRIBE WHAT THE VIDEO IS TALKING ABOUT (THE TOPIC AND MAIN IDEAS) STEP 3: WHAT SIDE LIKELY SUPPORTS THIS VIDEO (ISREAL) OR (PALESTINE). EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.