1. Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Is Peace Possible?

2. 3000 Year Conflict! ABRAHAM - The father of all 3
MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS

3. Many Claims to the Land... JEWS PALESTINIANS (Christian & Muslim)
3000 years ago, when Jewish Kings ruled from Jerusalem
135 CE - Jews were driven out violently

4. The Holy Land As you watch the clip, think of these 2 questions…
1. Why is Jerusalem holy to all 3 monotheistic religions? (Jews/Christians/Muslims)
2. How does the Dome of the Rock site have different meaning to all 3 religions?
Jerusalem Video Clip

5. 1880’s ’s
Zionism - A movement that favored a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.
Land Proposal 1918

6. After WWII - Israel Becomes a State
Palestine gets divided into a Palestinian State and a Jewish State (Israel)
The city of Jerusalem will be “international” and not owned by either state.
Safe homeland for Jews
No local countries voted in favor of this partition.

7. 1917-2006 Observe the maps and answer the questions on your guide.
Be prepared to share out!

8. Next Step
Use the reading guide to explore what happened from Current Day.

9. PEACE
“Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict.”
Do you agree?