ESSENTIAL QUESTION What’s a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1948 - ???

Promised Land

The Destruction of the Second Temple In 70 CE, the Romans destroyed the Second Temple.

Jewish Diaspora The Jews left the Promised Land This scattering of Jews across the world is called the Jewish Diaspora Everywhere Jews went, they were not welcomed…

Meanwhile, a new religion began… ISLAM!

One night, Muhammad flew on a buraq…

Islam quickly spread to Jerusalem…

Here’s where the big problem comes in…

Zionism In the late 1800s, some Jewish people began talking about moving back to the Promised Land This idea to move back to the Promised Land was called Zionism

Nazi Germany killed 6 million Jews The Holocaust During World War II (1939-1945), Nazi Germany killed 6 million Jews

Israel After the Holocaust, the United Nations decided to help the Jews return to the Promised Land The United Nations helped them set up a new country called Israel However, a group of Muslim people called the Palestinians already lived there… The Israeli Jews and the Palestinian Muslims have been fighting over the land ever since.

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

But Mr. Booms, this is happening on the other side of the world… Why should we care?

September 11, 2001

Why did Al Qaeda attack the United States on 9/11/01? Al Qaeda declared a holy war against the United States because of the United States' support of __________ “We declared jihad against the US government, because the US government is unjust, criminal and tyrannical. It has committed acts that are extremely unjust, hideous and criminal, whether directly or through its support of the Israeli occupation of Muhammad’s Night Travel Land.” - Osama Bin Laden Jihad = holy war Israel

Why does Al Qaeda care that the United States supports Israel? Israelis (who are Jews) and Palestinians (who are Muslims) have been fighting over Jerusalem since 1948 Since the United States supports Israel, Al Qaeda blames United States for the deaths of many Muslims Now, ISIS also blames the United States for the deaths of many Muslims Tell your neighbor why we should care about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION What’s a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict We will make a foldable with six sections Timeline Venn Diagram Flow Chart I Am ___________ Political Cartoon Peace Proposal