The Holy land Middle East lands… Sacred land for three faiths. N of Saudi Arabia S of Turkey E of Mediterranean Sea W of Iraq Sacred land for three faiths. Christianity Judaism Islam Size of Maryland.
Phase one: The Ottoman empire 1882-1917 Ottomans rule Arab Territories, including Palestine. Disputes religious, not national.
Israel and Palestine Palestine now consists of Israel, West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Claims: Jews: land claim dates back 3,000 years when Jewish Kings ruled the region Palestinians: Land belonged to them since the Jews were driven out around A.D. 135.
Phase two: British rule 1917-1948 Britain oversees area after Ottomans fall. Jewish-Arab Conflict over Palestine (Arabs) Israel (Jews) Balfour Declaration, 1917 – Establish home for Jews in Palestine.
Phase three: Israel 1948-1967 Holocaust UN, US recognize Israel Arabs attack Separate Israel Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) Gaza Strip (Egypt) West Bank (Jordan) Golan Heights (Syria)
Palestine liberation organization PLO, 1964 Arab League To champion and control Palestinian nationalism.
SIX DAYS WAR, 1967 Egypt seizes Suez Canal, denies Israel access to Red Sea. Israel surprise attack – Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan Heights, Sinai Peninsula UN Resolution 242 Israel withdraw from seized lands Does not recognize Palestinian self-determination
Israel, 1967
Phase four: Oslo accords 1967-1993 1973: Egypt recaptures parts of Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights. 1978: Egypt-Israel peace. 1987: Intifada “uprising” 1993 Oslo Accords Israel out of Gaza Strip “Self-governing” Palestinian Authority.
Phase five: palestinian authority 1993-2000 Israel alongside semi-sovereign Palestinian Authority. 2000 – Second Intifada
Phase six: gaza strip 2000-2013 Continued tension. Jerusalem Refugees Settlements 2005: Israel leaves Gaza Strip Palestine splits Gaza Strip – Hamas West Bank -- Fatah
Arguments for israeli state God’s promise. Homeland 2000 years ago. Romans forced out. Holocaust and persecution world support Arab attacks in 1948 and 1967 – spoils of war Intifadahs – surrounded by hostiles Jerusalem – Wailing Wall (Jewish Temple)
Arguments for palestinian state Haven’t left for 2000 years! (Jews left) We had a state 100 years ago. We don’t have a state now! Jews stole land in 1967 sneak attack. Refugees homeless; rights violated in territories Jerusalem – Temple Mount, Dome of the Rock