15 February 2017
Reading Quiz #1
1. What was the purpose of the 'Jordan is Palestine' campaign in 1981-82?
2. Name at least two reasons why the situation in Israel-Palestine can be regarded as 'Apartheid'
3. What role did the Irgun play in creating a Jewish state?
4.What was Plan D?
5. What is the meaning of Al-Nakba?
Theodore Herzl
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Since 1948
The years from 48'-87'
Diverse Jewish communities of the Middle East dwindled or disappeared entirely.
The June War 1967
the 6-day war
Resolution 242
The years from 48'-87'
West Bank and Gaza
The West Bank and Gaza are on 6,020 sq.km. In that area 4,654,421 palestinians live.
West Bank: 5,655 sq. km
Gaza: 365 sq. km
West Bank: 2,785,366
Gaza: 1,869,055
Break down of area and population:
Israel: 20,770 sq.km (commonly compared to the size of New Jersey)
Population: 7,817,174 within 1948 borders
(An additional 232,140 settlers reside in occupied East Jerusalem and Golan Heights.)
Palestinian Refugees
United Nations Relief Works Agency: " Nearly one-third of the registered Palestine refugees, more than 1.5 million individuals, live in 58 recognized Palestine refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem."
"The remaining two thirds of registered Palestine refugees live in and around the cities and towns of the host countries, and in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, often in the environs of official camps. "
"Efforts by the Government of Israel can mitigate the stress of economic stagnation. Israeli restrictions remain the main constraint to Palestinian economic competitiveness and have pushed private investment levels to amongst the lowest in the world, particularly the ones on Area C (agricultural areas) which could increase Palestinian GDP by 35 percent and lead to a similar increase in employment. GDP losses in Gaza since the blockade of 2007 are above 50 percent."- World Bank
"Israel consistently ranks high among the world’s economies in terms of its technological readiness, venture capital availability, and the quality of its research organizations. The country ranks 1st in availability of scientists and engineers, number of start-ups per capita, and venture capital investments per capita."
Israeli Society
Society:
Economy:
GDP per capita 34, 800
Internet usage 70.8%
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Services: 69% of GDP
Industry: 27.3%
First Intifada (1987)
Oslo I(1993)
Oslo II(1995)
The Oslo Accords
Yitzak Rabin, Yassir Arafat, Clinton Administration
Israeli Settlements
Israeli Settlements
The second Intifada
Mohammad Durrah
Internationally:
The United States and Israel
With the promises of President Harry Truman to Help a Jewish state develop, the U.S. and Israel has maintained a strong bilateral relationship
Israel, Palestine and the world
Middle East: Palestine occupies a high position socially with the people of the MENA.
Representative of:
Yet, politically, Palestine has been neglected as a major issue.
Record! I am an Arab
Mahmood Darwish
What does the word 'home' mean to you?
Do you have a place you would consider your homeland?
You've read Michel Aflaq and his ideas for the Arab nation. Have you ever felt so strongly about your home/homeland?
Is the concept of a nation outdated?
Aftermath of World War II
Largely resisted attempts by British Mandate government for compromise:
Hajj Amin al-Husayni
Before the violence of partition and displacement was the violence of British Colonialism
British control 1917-1948
exile and killing of Palestinian leadership
Promise of the British to Jewish Zionists
Military expertise of Jewish soldiers vs. Arabs
Factors that led to the creation of Israel:
1936-1939