THE U.S. AND THE MIDDLE EAST DR. D. SCHWARTZ SVUSD TAH MARCH 6, 2013
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST DURING WW I The Armenian question Zionism European imperialism
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER 1945 Oil Thwarting Soviet influence Israel
Mohammed Mosaddeq
Gamal Abdel Nasser
SUEZ WAR 1956
EISENHOWER DOCTRINE
CIACIA Analysis of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. The first page of the draft of the "special estimate" that predicted the outcome of the war
USS LIBERTY
IRAN-IRAQ WAR
SADDAM HUSSEIN Invaded Iran Harbored terrorists Sought nuclear arms Used chemical weapons
IRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL
OSLO ACCORDS
ARAB SPRING
PALESTINIAN POSITION MODERATE DEMANDS Independent statehood Capital in Jerusalem Right of return End to Jewish settlements MILITANT DEMANDS An end to the Israeli state A unified Palestinian state under Hamas control
ISRAELI POSITION MODERATE DEMANDS Security - End to terrorist attacks Recognition from Palestinians Capital in west Jerusalem Continued existence of a democratic, Jewish state MILITANT DEMANDS A ‘Greater Israel’ extending from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River, or ‘biblical Israel’ of Judea and Samaria Expulsion of Palestinians to Jordan and other Arab states
OUTSTANDING ISSUES ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS THE RIGHT OF RETURN ISRAELI SECURITY ASND AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE EAST JERUSALEM
THE TWO STATE SOLUTION