1. Lesson 6: A Clash Between Right and Right

2.  Review religious origins and ties.  Research, synthesize, and create a timeline of key events and issues surrounding the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict.

3.  What is meant by the term “People of the Book”

4.  1400 BCE - Hebrew Kingdom in Land of Canaan  70 CE – Romans capture Jerusalem, destroy Second Temple  90 CE - Diaspora: Jews flee Holy Land, spread to all Euro  620 CE Muhammad & followers bring Islam to region  Ottoman Turks control Middle Eastern empire 1517-1917  Local Arabs control “Palestine”  Jews return beginning mid-1800’s

5.  End WW1 – British given control of region  Balfour Declaration 1917 : Jewish homeland in Palestine  Jewish peoples return (Zionism)  Violence as Arabs feel outnumbered  Brits ask UN to fix

6.  UN Resolution 181  Jewish State  Arab State  Internationalization of Jerusalem  Jewish accept, Arabs reject, and so it begins…

7. With a partner – create a timeline of key events:  1948 War  1956 Suez Crisis  1967 Six-Day War  1973 Yom Kippur War  1979 Camp David Accords  1987-90 First Intifada  1993-94 Oslo Accords & Peace with Jordan  2000-05 Second Intifada  2002-03 Arab Peace Initiative & The Roadmap  2005-06 Israeli Withdrawal / Hamas Victory  2006 Lebanon War  2007-09 Gaza War  2012 – UN Non-Member Observer Status Palestine http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline

8. 1948 WarWhen Israel declared its independence in May 1948, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon declared war. Israel defeated the combined Arab armies and enlarged its territory. from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/middle_east_c risis/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/middle_east_c risis/ http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar027 260&st=arab-israeli+conflict

9.  Creation & defense of Israel  Foreign aid ($3b/yr)  Buy US goods/services  Military assistance  Strategic ally  “Double bind”  Tension

10.  What are some of the issues that have prevented an agreement between the Israeli’s and Palestinians?  Boundaries  Jerusalem  Security  Settlements

11.  WIKI POST  “Two peoples and one land… caught up in a clash between right and right.” Israeli novelist Amos Oz What is meant by the author in this statement? Is anyone right?