1. The Israel/Palestine Conflict “And the Walls Came…” A Powerpoint Presentation by Marjorie Sabnis PerceptionsPerspectivesProspects

2. The Berlin Wall 1961 Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! Ronald Reagan 1989 Map

3. A Controversial Construction The West Bank Barrier 2003

4. The West Bank Barrier 2003 A Controversial Construction

5. The West Bank Barrier 2003

6. What?Where? Who? When? How?Cost? How long? Why?Impact? What Questions Do You Have?

7. wall a work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, intended for defense or security, or for an enclosure vallum a wall set with palisades vallus a stake, pale, palisade LATIN Denotation

8. barrier a fence, stockade, or other obstacle in a passage or way, to stop an enemy; anything that hinders attack barriere bar OLD FRENCH Denotation

9. Connotations

10. Israel/Palestine The West Bank What river? Where is the West Bank? Jordan River

11. Maps The West Bank Barrier 2003

12. Perceptions What do you see? The West Bank Barrier 2003 Enclosure? Forced Annexation? Security?

13. Israeli Perspective “We have to decide upon separation as a philosophy. There has to be a clear border. Without demarcating the lines, whoever wants to swallow 1.8 million Arabs will just bring greater support for Hamas.” Yitzhak Rabin 1994

14. Israeli Perspective Suicide Bombings/Terrorism

15. Israeli Perspective 985 people have been killed by Palestinian violence and terrorism since September 2000. Suicide Bombings/Terrorism

16. Israeli Perspective There’s been a decrease in successful suicide bomb attacks from the West Bank. The barrier has saved lives!

17. “The construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime, are contrary to international law.” International Court of Justice, July 9, 2004 World Court Perspective

18. “This is a historic day and a historic decision…The court ruling is a major blow to those racists who built the wall with the false justification of security needs.” Palestinian Prime MinisterAhmed Qureia, 2004 Palestinian Perspective

19. We oppose the barrier. It has separated many of us from our lands, our work places, and our schools—our lives have been severely disrupted!

20. Palestinians Protest July 2004 The West Bank Barrier 2003

21. Pope John Paul II’s Perspective The construction of a wall between the Israeli people and the Palestinian people is seen by many as a new obstacle on the road to peaceful cohabitation. In fact, the Holy Land does not need walls but bridges.

22. Prospects For peace?

23. Prospects For quality of life?

24. Prospects For future generations?

25. FINIS

26. West Germany East Germany Soviet-controlled The Berlin Wall 1961 NEXT A Country Divided

27. The Berlin Wall 1961 U.S.S.R. West Berlin East Berlin Britain France U.S. communism capitalism Slide 2 A City Divided

28. The West Bank Barrier 2003 The Berlin Wall 1961 Compare & Contrast

29. The West Bank Barrier 2003 The Berlin Wall 1961 Compare & Contrast

30. The West Bank Barrier 2003 The Berlin Wall 1961 Walter Ulbricht Ariel Sharon Compare & Contrast

31. “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe…” metaphor

32. “…All these famous cities and the populations around them lie in the Soviet sphere and all are subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and increasing measure of control from Moscow.” Winston Churchill March 5, 1946 The Cold War