CURRENT ISSUES IN ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE

Lesson 5

OBJECTIVES Identify key obstacles in current talks

to achieve Middle East peace.

WARM UP What has

the international community done to resolve the conflict?

UN Resolution 181 Israeli-Palestine-Jerusalem Internatl

Called for end of 6-Day War (67) and Yom Kippur War (73)

Camp David (w/Egypt) & Oslo Accords (W.Bank & Gaza to Pal)

Arab Peace Initiative & Roadmap

2010 Talks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmaQaN_3T4&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdXT3F7oFc8&feature=channel

CURRENT ISSUES Israeli Settlements in

Occupied Territories Jerusalem Palestinian Refugees Israeli Security Gaza Blockade Water Resources Contiguous State Exact Border

CURRENT ISSUES Settlements

Israeli’s who move into West Bank (& Gaza).

Israel lifted 10 month ban on settlement construction right after talks began in Sept 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7XtT91yO6g&feature=fvwCBS 60 Min Jan 27, 2009 “Is Peace Out of Reach?”

CURRENT ISSUES Jerusalem

Second Temple Wailing Wall

Dome of the Rock Al Aqsa Mosque

Internationalized?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1ZcYwQQ4zE&feature=channel

CURRENT ISSUES Refugees

4 million

Right of Return Limited? Compensation?

Nahr al-Bared camp, Lebanonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-2YGAInH5ohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InrYxgQ1OvY&feature=related

CURRENT ISSUES Gaza Blockade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXx4ag2focc

CURRENT ISSUES Israeli Security

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPYIuWNyxsM&feature=related

CURRENT ISSUES Water Resources

Fresh H20 scarce

Center of talks w/Syria over Golan Heights

Access limited in occupied territories http://www.youtu

be.com/watch?v=Qt59LVx5oIg

CURRENT ISSUES Exact Borders

Contiguous State?

CLOSURE What three issues do you see as central

to negotiating peace?

HOMEWORK Select one of these

issues that you find interesting and find 2 resources that address the Israeli viewpoint and the Palestinian viewpoint on the issue.

Summarize each sides point of view and cite your resources!