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Dr. Todd Bradley Williamson College
Understanding the Middle East Crisis The Background, the Crisis, and the Church Dr. Todd Bradley Williamson College
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict
But first, a story…
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict
This is a complicated subject Too much to cover in a few hours There are two sides to this story The common evangelical position How does God see it? Israelis but also Arabs Issues but also people To inform, not to argue Goal: informed understanding
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How Did It All Come to… THIS?!
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OVERVIEW
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Theodore Herzl, Father of Zionism ZIONISM AND THEODORE HERZL
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THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT The Court-Martial of Capt Alfred Dreyfus
Theodore Herzl and The Jewish State The First Zionist Congress, Basel SZ Political efforts to gain support, funds WWI and the Ottoman Empire The Balfour Declaration, 1917 Jewish immigration to Palestine
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The Balfour Declaration
His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
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Palestine Under British Mandate -Note Palestine included
both sides of the Jordan River -Transjordan was created from the east bank of the Jordan in 1921 by the UK -Transjordan gained its independence in 1928
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United Nations Partition Plan For Palestine 1947 -Orange is Arab Land
-Blue is Jewish Land -Greater Jerusalem would be internationally governed
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Palestine After 1948 War Territories controlled by: -Israel (blue)
-Jordan (orange) -Egypt (red) -Jerusalem divided between Jordan & Israel
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Israel and Territories After 1967 War
-Israel before the war (light blue) -Israel after the war (blue)
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Israel Today 1967 War (light blue) -Territories acquired
-Israeli land prior to 1967 War (light blue) -Territories acquired after 1967 War *Gaza Strip *West Bank *Golan Heights *Sinai returned to Egyptian control after Camp David
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