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Introduction THE REGION OF ISRAEL AND
PALESTINE 20 questions that might help you
solve the presentation of the Israeli-Palestinian
issue...
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1. Is it in the Near or Middle East?
1. Near East Near eastern East derives from
the  Eastern question  the Ottoman lands,
viewed from the West, and the dangerosity of
Islamic repression onto Christians (Armenian
minority slaughtered in 1890s Hamidian
massacres ) Near proximity of the Turkish
power with West Europe ? Today, the  Near
East , as used in French, refers to the Eastern
part of Orient, bordering the Mediterranean
sea 2. Middle East The ONLY term used in English
Means  a junction place  between Europe and
Eastern Asia (China) Clearly corresponds to a
Eurocentric vision of the world (invented in
1850s by the British India Office)
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2. Can you fill in the map with its locations?
Locate correctly
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Mediterranean sea Golan Heights Jordan
river Lake Tiberias Dead sea Gulf of
Aqaba Red sea COUNTRIES...
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3. Is it mountainous?
Only two narrow strips of low lands (coast
Jordan Valley)
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4. How small is Israel?
The land of Israel is a narrow strip of land, of
the size of New Jersey, between the River Jordan
and the Mediterranean. It is so small that
Moses could view all of it standing on Mt Nebo
in Jordan.
Distances from... to... (in km) Jerusalem ??
Tel Aviv Jerusalem ?? Eilat Jerusalem ??
Tiberias Jerusalem ?? Dead Sea Jerusalem ??
Mediterranean
58?
68?
78?
309?
420?
502?
100?
150?
180?
22?
32?
42?
42?
52?
62?
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5. How are Near East inhabitants named?

• ISRAEL
• Israelis
• Israeli (adj)
• PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
• Gaza strip
• West bank
• Palestinians
• Palestinian
• NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
• LEBANON ? Lebanese
• SYRIA ? Syrians
• JORDAN ? Jordanians
• SAUDI ARABIA ? Saudians

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6. How many Israeli / Palestinian cities do you
know?
Label and mark the main cities

• Where would you locate...
• Nazareth?
• Eilat?
• Jerusalem?
• Tel Aviv?
• Hebron?
• Gaza?
• Ramallah?
• Haifa?
• Bethlehem?
• Ashqelon?
• Masada?

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Play with your memory again...
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DESCRIBE trends, main changes, ratios, measuring
method, result INTERPRET Possible causes /
consequences
7. How many people live there and where?
All lands
Israel except Palestinian lands
Gaza strip
La confession religieuse (le courant religieux)
church, denomination, faith
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Jewish enclaves / settlements 300,000 Israeli
settlers live among 2.5 million Palestinians
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8. Is Arab citizenship possible in Israel ?
Arab citizens of Israel are the Palestinian Arabs
who remained within Israel's borders after the
1948 War, as well as those who had left during
the exodus and who have since re-entered as
lawful residents (family reunifications)
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• The Druze Arab-speaking citizens of Israel
• Numbered 117,500 (2006)
• living in former British Mandate Palestine
• persecuted under the Ottomans
• became Israeli citizens in 1948
• some identify themselves as "Palestinian Druze",
  but most consider as Israeli rather than Arab
• Serve in the Israel Defense Forces
• Are represented in mainstream Israeli politics
  and business

Israel, being a  Jewish state  (i.e. using
Hebrew as the official language), is also a
secular place for everyone who wants to be an
Israeli citizen...
e.g. The Druze community (whose religion
Ismailism) a mystical and philosophical branch
inside of Islam God is "the whole of existence",
rather than "above existence"
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9. Why does E. Todd talk about a struggling
demography?
How come Jewish populations increased?
How come Palestinian populations increased?
 Aliyah  (ascent) Immigration to the Land of
Israel (Eretz Israel) Yerida (descent,
emigration) Ultra-Orthodox birth rates
(associated to allowances)
Islamic encouragement Financed
immigration Child allowances
Fertility rates
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israe
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Jewish people around the world have decided to
make their Aliyah Here are numbers by country
since 1948
From France since 1880s 51,000 people From
Morocco since 1880s 271,000 people
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The Jewish population growth and the
Haredim Once a tiny minority, ultra-Orthodox
Jews - also known as Haredim - now make up more
than 10 of Israels population and 21 of all
primary-school students. With the communitys
fertility rate hovering at more than three times
that of other Israeli Jews, demographers project
that by 2034, about one in five Israelis will be
ultra-Orthodox. (Haaretz,2012)