The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Introduction to the Conflict

• The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing
  dispute between two peoples, the Jewish Israelis
  and the Arab Palestinians.
• The reason behind the continuous fighting of the
  Israelis and Palestinians is that both peoples
  claim the right to sovereignty of Israel.
• The origin of this current conflict stems from
  post-World War 2 Zionism and the declaration of
  the State of Israel

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Geography of Israel

• At present, Israel has 10,000 square miles of
  land and is located at the Eastern end of the
  Mediterranean sea.
• The present state of Israel occupies all the land
  from the Jordan river to the Mediterranean ocean,
  bounded by Egypt in the south, Lebanon in the
  north, and Jordan in the East.
• The Gaza Strip is located just south of Israel
  and is under the control of the Palestinian
  authorities.

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Map of Israel and Surrounding Countries

• Lebanon and Syria in the North
• Jordan in the Right
• Egypt in the South
• Mediterranean sea on the Left
• Completely surrounded by Muslim Countries

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Map of the entire Middle East

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Zionism

• Zionism is a political movement that supports a
  homeland for the Jewish people in Israel. Zionism
  began organizing itself in the early 19th
  century. This movement was successful in
  establishing the state of Israel on May 14, 1948.

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The Gaza Strip

• The Gaza strip is a narrow strip of land along
  the Mediterranean sea. It is currently governed
  by the Palestinian Authority but Israel controls
  the strips airspace and maritime access.

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• PLO Palestinian Liberation Organization A group
  that represents Arab people of Palestine who were
  displaced by the establishment of Isreal

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Conflicting Ideals

• Jewish point of view
• After the holocaust and World War 2, Zionists
  wanted to reclaim Israel as a Jewish state.
• They also wanted to make Israel, then populated
  by Arabs, a state mostly, if not completely,
  populated by Jews.

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Conflicting Ideals

• Arab point of view
• As Arabs grew aware of the Zionist intentions,
  they opposed further Jewish immigration into
  Israel.
• The Arabs realized that this was a direct threat
  to the existence of Arabs and Arab society in
  Palestine.
• Since 700 C.E., Palestines population was mostly
  Arab. This meant a threat to 1200 years of
  history.

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Important Events after the declaration of the
Independence of the State of Israel

• The Balfour Declaration (1917) -
• Before Great Britain Conquers Jerusalem and
  Palestine, Britain issues the Balfour
  Declaration. The declaration states British
  support of the creation of a Jewish state in
  Palestine. This is a step forward for the Zionist
  movement but for the Arabs, this only makes their
  problem worse.

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Demographics

• Israel
• As of now, there are roughly 7,000,000 people
  living in Israel. About 5.3 million people are
  Jewish, 1.3 million are Israeli Arabs, and 300
  thousand are neither of the two.
• Jews 5,000,000 (76)
• Muslims 1,000,000 (16)
• Christians 150,000 (2)
• Druze 100,000 (1.5)
• Unclassified 300,000 (4)

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Clips

• Part 1 http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4KWHHuO_hm4
  
• Part 2 http//www.youtube.com/watch?v77-3RgXJYhc
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• Part 3 http//www.youtube.com/watch?vOriH2TpiSro
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• Part 4 http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQDJu-wJVIYY
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• Part 5 http//www.youtube.com/watch?vEhyvovHEHTQ
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Israel and Palestine The Roots of Conflict

• What region is at the heart of the conflict?
  Describe the claim that both groups have on this
  region.
• What effect did WWII have on the conflict?
• What is Israel? When was it founded and by whom?
• What is the Zionist Movement?
• What is the PLO? Whom does is represent?
• What was intifada? Who was involved and what
  caused it?
• What caused the rise of militant Islam? What is
  the link to modern terrorism? What is Hamas?

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Personal Account/Journal Entry

• Write a personal account from the point of view
  of an Israeli or Palestinian student. The account
  can be written in present day or the past, and
  must reflect a major event in the history of the
  conflict-Consider how it must feel to live in the
  midst of the conflict