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Israel: How It Got Complicated Zionism, Mandates & World Wars Should Israel Give Up Land in Exchange for Peace?
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What have we learned thus far? Anti-Semitism runs deep Persecution Scapegoating Outsider Status
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Theodor Herzl’s Zionism Goal: A Jewish nation in Palestine “Next Year in Jerusalem” Why? Escape Anti-Semitism in the West Trigger event? Dreyfus Affair Emile Zola exposes corruption Divides Europe
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WW1 makes it Complicated… Ottoman Empire v. Allies in Middle East Arabs help Allies defeat Ottoman Empire Why? TE Lawrence
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WW1 makes it Complicated… Hussein – McMahon Letters (1915) GB agrees to give land to Arabs lost by OE GB agrees to Arab independence Misunderstanding: Palestine “pure” Arab or not? Sykes – Picot Secret Agreement (1916) GB + France “spheres of influence” in Middle East Balfour Declaration (1917) GB supports a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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Post – WW1 Mandates… More Complications Arabs disappointed b/c Mandates = GB + French control
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The British Mandate: Created 1922 Palestine + Transjordan
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1920s Jewish Immigration… Complications In 1920: 10 Arabs to 1 Jew 1947: 2 Arabs to 1 Jew Jews settlements formed “kibbutz system” = communal life Arabs felt they were losing their land!
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1920s Jewish Immigration > Arab Riots 1929 Jewish ImmigrationTo Palestine 1919 1806 1920 8223 1921 8294 1922 8685 1923 8175 192413892 192534386 192612855 1927 3034 1928 2178 1929 5249 Izbah Al-Yahud! Slaughter All Jews! Afraid they were losing their land
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Arab Goals: End Jewish immigration to Palestine Stop land sales to Jews Create a new elective government Jewish ImmigrationTo Palestine 19304944 19314075 193212533 193337337 193445267 193566472 193629595 1930s Jewish Immigration > Arab Riots 1936-39
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Arab Riots lead to Peel Commission Partition Plan 1937… A Solution? Rejected!
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British White Paper 1939… Complications Limited Jewish Immigration to 75k over next 5 years Ended Jewish land purchases Palestinian Independence within 10 years GB Policy Change Palestine NOT to be a Jewish State
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Essential Question: How did Great Britain’s actions in Palestine contribute to conflict between Jews and Arabs? Answer this Q in a well-written Paragraph
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WW2 Erupts 1939! Nazi Germany Attacks! GB creates the “Arab Legion” to fight Nazis & their allies GB creates “Jewish Brigade” to fight Nazis & their allies
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Hitler’s “Final Solution” = genocide! the Jewish population circa 1942
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Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camps
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The Nazi Holocaust: 6 Million Jews murdered plus others…
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WW2 Ends, Nazis Defeated… Now What?
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Where can the Jewish Refugees / Displaced Persons go?
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Aliyah Bet: Illegal Jewish Immigration 1940s
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Palestine Population 1946 Red = Palestinians Blue = Jews
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Aliyah Bet: Illegal Jewish Immigration 1940s Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine SS Exodus 1947 GB refuses Jews entry into Palestine Mass Protests
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British Detention Camps: Cyprus 1946-48 Jews intercepted & denied access to Palestine
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Jewish “Freedom Fighters” or “Terrorists?” Avraham Stern & The Stern Gang Irgun Zvai Leumi [Natl. Military Org.]
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The Underground
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UN Partition Plan 1947 Arab nations Reject the Plan! Arabs do not believe Jews should be allowed a State!
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Israel Declares Independence: May, 14, 1948
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Arab-Israeli War: May 15, 1948 5 Arab Nations Attack Israel Israelis WIN!!! Israel established but… neighbors are hostile!
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Palestinian Arab Refugees 1948: Palestinian Diaspora
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Arab- Israeli Armistice 1949 Jordan controls West Bank Egypt controls Gaza Strip Syria owns Golan Heights
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Six Day War 1967 Israel anticipates attack by Egypt Israel strikes 1 st ! Israel crushes Egypt and seizes land! Gaza, Golan & West Bank now Israeli More Arab & Palestinian refugees!
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Israel vs. PLO ’72 Munich Olympics Black September Terrorist Group Captures 11 Israeli Athletes Murders all 11 PLO & Yasir Arafat Demands a Palestinian State Global Terror Hijack, assassinate, bomb, murder
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Yom Kippur War 1973 Jewish Holy Day Israel attacked by Egypt & Syria Egypt and Syria catch Israelis off-guard Israelis rally to win Israel withdraws from Sinai Other Borders remain
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Peace Attempted Camp David Accords 1979 Anwar Sadat (E) + Menachem Begin (Is) Israel gives back Sinai in xΔ for peace Egypt recognizes Israel Israel keeps Golan Hts Palestinian Rights guarantee Sadat assassinated 1981
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Intifada: Palestinian Uprisings Intifada: ’87 - today Civil Disobedience Protests Uprisings Rocket attacks Pressure Israel to: Recognize Palestinian rights Create a Palestinian State Remove Jews from Gaza & West Bank
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Israeli Border Fence in West Bank
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Peace Attempted… Again Oslo Accords 1993 Yitzak Rabin (Is) + Yasir Arafat (PLO) Palestinian self-rule in Gaza + West Bank No more PLO Terror Israel can exist Terror continues Rabin assassinated ’95 Current Debate Israeli Settlements in Gaza & West Bank? Rights? Terror: Hamas? Hezbollah?
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Essential Question: Should Israel give up land in exchange for peace? Use your document evidence and class notes to establish the case for both the YES and NO responses
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