1. CASE STUDY IN PROSPERITY, SOCIAL DIVISION AND POLITICAL CONFLICT: ISRAEL Compiled by Max Fanwick

2. INTEREST IN ISRAEL The ‘Western Style Democracy’ in the middle East Visits to Israel Family in Israel http://www.jewishlifeseries.com/israel/israel.jpg

3. ISRAEL IN THE FREEDOM TABLE Criteria United States Israel Political Rights 11 Civil Liberties 12 Freedom Rating Free 2013 GPI Score* 2.132.73 2013 GPI Rank* 99150 Both Electoral Democracies http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013 /jun/11/global-peace-index-2013

4. CAUSES OF POLITICAL CONFLICT INTERNAL ISRAELI AFFAIRS What is Israel? What should the laws be based on? Should there be a nation at all? ISRAELI PALESTINIAN CONFLICT Who was their first? Should the Palestinians have their own nation? Do they have the ability for self determination?

5. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY http://thomasinisrael.files.wordpr ess.com/2011/02/csr8241.gif 2009 Growth at 1.2 (US at - 2.9%)* Self Sufficient Economy First Sign of Natural Resources *http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

6. DIVISIONS WITHIN THE NATION Religious Right Extreme Orthodox Moderates Modern Orthodox Conservative Secularists Reformed Religious Right A Jewish Nation Halacha as Law Moderates A Nation of Jews Judeo Based Law Secularists A Nation that is Jewish Western Style Laws

7. DRIVING FORCES IN CONFLICT Parliamentary Republic Self Sufficiency Promoting Need to Co-Exist Laws Based on Common Law, Civil Codex & Jewish Law Separate Religious Courts for some Issues Religious and Ethnic