Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Jerusalem: Holy City to Jews, Muslims, and Christians

Palestinian and Israeli propaganda maps Palestinian Map without Israel Israeli map lumping together Arab states; depicting tiny defenseless Israel

Israel Zionism: Jewish (religious) territoriality Israelis are multiethnic European, Middle Eastern, Newer Russian, Ethiopian immigrants Arab Israeli minority Palestinians (in West Bank and Gaza Strip) Arab (ethnic) territoriality Palestinians are multireligious Muslims and Christians Ethnic nationalist movement, but some newer Muslim groups

Zionism - Theodore Herzl, 1896 British Palestine Arab ethnic initial majority (90%) 1917, Balfour Declaration supports Zionism; immigration begins The “Great Uprising” - first Arab protests as Jews increase Jewish religious minority grew rapidly in s, especially during rise of Anti-semitism. British did not allow European Jewish immigration during WWII.

UN Partition Plan, 1948 Jewish State (Israel) Arab State (Palestine) International Zone (Jerusalem) - never implemented The day after the state of Israel was declared in 1948 five Arab armies from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq invaded but were repulsed and Israel took all of the U.N. designated lands plus much of Palestinian territory (see next slide). Jewish militia massacred scores of Palestinians. Moreover hundreds of thousands were displaced and have been refugees ever since.

Israeli Jews vs. Palestinians and other Arabs

Israeli Settlements and Palestinian towns in the West Bank, 2000 Israeli settlers see as historic Jewish homeland Palestinians compare illegal settlements to Apartheid

Palestinian Autonomy, 2000 Gradual turnover of Israeli- Occupied areas to Palestinians for “Two-State Solution” Plan collapsing as killings increase Second Intifada since Sept Israeli Defense Force reoccupies West Bank and Gaza

Jerusalem West (Israeli); East (Arab) with Israeli settlements

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 1970s Unable to win support in U.N. Palestinians turned to terrorism Munich Olympics, 11 Israeli athletes killed by PLO operatives 1974 Yasser Arafat speaks to U.N. "Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand." Financial support for many years came from surrounding Arab nations and the U.S.S.R PLO (Arafat) and Israel (Yitzhak Rabin) formally acknowledge one another as part of the Oslo Accord talks with Clinton. Splinter Groups: Hamas, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Hezbollah

Main Issues Palestinian Land Right of Return End to Settlements Water Rights Economics Self-determination End of Occupation Access to Jerusalem Israeli Land Security Access to Jerusalem Right to exist

Demographic Data Palestinian Pop: 3,500,000 Migration: 2.1/1000 Infant mortality: 26/1000 Fertility rate: 6.55 Life expectancy: 70.8 GDP per capita: $625 GDP growth rate: - 35% Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6% Israeli Pop: 6,000,000 Migration: 1/1000 Infant Mortality: 6.55/1000 Fertility rate: 2.54 Life Expectancy: 78.8 GDP per capita: $19,000 GDP growth rate: -1% Religions: Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)

Things to consider when designing your map: location/borders population physical features (lakes, seas, cities,etc.) land use/ vegetation promises of land/conflicts/treaties birthplace of religion(s) Then on the BACK of your map… Explain the reasons behind your new partition plan including how you factored in resources and religion and what your thoughts are about JERUSALEM!!! THINGS TO DO… Create a legend ( using the same symbols from all 3 resources maps taped on the board ) showing population, land ownership & water resources on the front of your map. NAME YOUR STATES COLOR Like a Political Map & color all water BLUE!

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