1. 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.

2. Phase one: The Ottoman empire
Ottomans rule Arab Territories, including Palestine.
Disputes religious, not national.

3. 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.

4. Phase two: British rule
Britain oversees area after Ottomans fall.
Jewish-Arab Conflict over
Palestine (Arabs)
Israel (Jews)
Balfour Declaration, 1917 – Establish home for Jews in Palestine.

5. 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)

6. Palestine liberation organization
PLO, 1964
Arab League
To champion and control Palestinian nationalism.

7. 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

8. Israel, 1967

9. Phase four: Oslo accords
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.

10. Phase five: palestinian authority
Israel alongside semi-sovereign Palestinian Authority.
2000 – Second Intifada

11. Phase six: gaza strip 2000-2013 Continued tension.
Jerusalem
Refugees
Settlements
2005: Israel leaves Gaza Strip
Palestine splits
Gaza Strip – Hamas
West Bank -- Fatah

12. 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)

13. 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