Israel & Palestine – A Project for Peace

Middle Eastern StudiesWayne Hills High School

Mr. Mohan

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Table of Contents

General Resources page 3

Documents page 4

Places page 5

Groups page 6

People page 7

Final Status Issues & Peace Plans page 8

Events page 9

Videos page 10 – 14

Issues page 15 - 16

Articles page 17

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General Resources:The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict –Crisis Guidehttp://www.cfr.org/publication/13850/crisis_guide.html

Bitter LemonsAn internet forum for an array of world perspectives on the Middle East and its specific concerns. It aspires to engender greater understanding about the Middle East region and open a new common space for world thinkers and political leaders to present their viewpoints and initiatives on the region. Its audience is the interested public and policymakers.http://www.bitterlemons-international.org/

MIDDLE EAST: Peace Plans Backgroundhttp://www.cfr.org/publication/7736/middle_east.html

BBC Middle East Crisishttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/default.stm

Washington Post Israeli-Palestinian Conflicthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/mideastpeace/

Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Primerhttp://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/toc-pal-isr-primer.html

PBS Newshour – Israel-Palestinian Conflicthttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/index.html

Foreign Policy – Middle East Channelhttp://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/

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Documents:

History of failed peace talksIn the 40 years since the Middle East war of June 1967, there have been many peace plans and many negotiations.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6666393.stm

The Middle East 1916-2001 : A Documentary Recordhttp://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/mideast.asp

Balfour Declarationhttp://bit.ly/a94HkW

The Khartoum Resolutionshttp://bit.ly/96Tdkk

Oslo Accordshttp://bit.ly/9VcatL

Camp David Accordshttp://bit.ly/akC0U3

UNSCR 181http://bit.ly/dicFBw

UNSCR 194http://bit.ly/9lZMZH

UNSCR 242http://bit.ly/c5t6eM

UNSCR 338http://bit.ly/9TBRFa

UNSCR 1397http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N02/283/59/PDF/N0228359.pdf?OpenElement

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Annapolis Conferencehttp://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/98093.pdf

Arab Peace Initiative http://bit.ly/9eajNY

Places:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/

GazaWest Bank

Golan HeightsDead Sea

Jordan RiverStraits of Tiran

Negev DesertJerusalemRamallahTel Aviv

Gaza CitySinai Peninsula

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Groups:

Fatahhttp://www.cfr.org/publication/13391/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1371998.stmhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/f/fatah_al/index.html

Hamashttp://www.cfr.org/publication/8968/

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http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/h/hamas/index.html

PLOhttp://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/plohistoryofrevolution/2009/07/200974133438561995.html

Labourhttp://www.cfr.org/publication/8912/israels_political_system.html#p3

Likudhttp://www.cfr.org/publication/8912/israels_political_system.html#p3

Kadimahttp://www.cfr.org/publication/8912/israels_political_system.html#p3

Palestinian Authorityhttp://www.cfr.org/publication/9645/palestinian_authoritys_government.htmlhttp://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/organizations/p/palestinian_authority/index.html

Middle East Quartethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartet_on_the_Middle_East

People:Current:

Shimon Peres

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Binyamin NetanyahuMahmoud AbbasIsmail HaniyehEhud BarakMarwan BarghoutiTzipi LivniGeorge MitchellAvigdor Lieberman

Historical:

Yasser ArafatAriel SharonYitzhak RabinMenachem BeginDavid Ben GurionGolda MeirKhaled MashaalIsmail HaniyahMahmoud ZaharAnwar Sadat

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Final Status Issues

Jerusalemhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6668603.stm

Bordershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6669545.stm

Settlementshttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-big-question-what-are-israeli-settlements-and-why-are-they-coming-under-pressure-1692515.html

Refugeeshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6659239.stm

Waterhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6666495.stm

Peace Plans

Clinton Parametershttp://www.mideastweb.org/campdavid2.htm

Road Maphttp://www.cfr.org/publication/7831/middle_east.html

Arab Peace Initiativehttp://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/189/38003.html

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Events:

1948 War of Independencehttp://www.cfr.org/publication/CGME_transcript.html

1956 Suez Crisishttp://www.cfr.org/publication/CGME_transcript.html

1967 Six Day Warhttp://www.sixdaywar.org/index.asp

1973 Yom Kippur Warhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/73_War.html

Sabra and Shatila Massacreshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1779713.stm

1987 First Intifadahttp://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/intifada-87-pal-isr-primer.html

2000 Second Intifadahttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/intifada2.htm

2006 War with Lebanonhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/July_War06.asp

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Videos:

Israel

Israel’s Orthodox women clamor for the right to divorce

In Israel, the rabbinical courts decide when couples can marry and divorce. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Himel speaks with Orthodox Jewish women who are protesting the Jewish law that states husbands must consent to divorce.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/11/18/israels-orthodox-women-clamor-for-the-right-to-divorce/8481/

Israel thrives as the Silicon Valley of the Middle East

The high-tech industry has become the backbone of Israel’s economy with 46 percent of exports coming from the industrial high tech sector. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Himel takes a look at the businesses and entrepreneurial players of the Middle East’s Silicon Valley.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/11/17/israel-thrives-as-the-silicon-valley-of-the-middle-east/8458/

Israeli films explore realities of warfare, faith

Israel’s robust film industry is funded primarily with state grants, even though the themes can be highly critical of the government and at odds with conventional Israeli values.

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http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/09/29/israeli-films-explore-realities-of-warfare-faith/7504/

Palestine

Ancient Palestinian craft still intact amid globalization

Earlier this year while I was reporting from the West Bank, I visited the historic Palestinian city of Hebron where a craft that dates back to the times of the Phoenicians may be headed for extinction.

Pottery, glass and ceramic making are ancient industries in Hebron, Palestine. The city’s leather, stone, glass and ceramic goods are found throughout Palestinian, Israeli and Arab markets — but this is changing with the advent of economic globalization and fierce competition from inexpensive Chinese goods. Additionally, the political instability that has plagued the region for many years scares away tourists.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/11/03/ancient-palestinian-craft-still-intact-amid-globalization/8111/

Palestinian economy helped and harmed by globalization

After the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, for the first time, Palestinians began to take control of their own economic destiny. Foreign money soon began pouring into the West Bank.

But while the West Bank has reaped the benefits of globalization, it has also seen hardship. Businessmen are complaining less about Israel and more about cheap exports from China, sometimes known in the West Bank as the “beast from the East.”

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/06/palestinian-economy-helped-and-harmed-by-globalization/5296/

Gaza E.R.In Amman, All Eyes on Gazahttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/gaza-er/in-amman-all-eyes-on-gaza/4095/

Palestinian Territories: Inside Hamas After winning the vote, can they govern?http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/palestine503/

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Israel & Palestine

Territories

Israelis settle in occupied West Bank for economic reasons

The peace process between Israelis and Palestinians remains in crisis with no sign that the building of Israeli settlements in the West Bank will cease. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Himel visits an Israeli settlement and a Palestinian refugee camp on the other side of a wall that divides them.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/11/19/israelis-settle-in-occupied-west-bank-for-economic-reasons/8506/

THE FAULT LINE (8:21) In the Occupied Territories of the West Bank, barriers to communication inevitably mean barriers to peace. In this compelling video, Charles Annenberg Weingarten and his crew make their first venture into the West Bank, landing in the contentious border town of Gilo. When Charlie attempts to interview an elderly woman — one of Gilo's last Palestinian holdouts — he quickly discovers that in such a politically charged landscape, communication is never neutral.http://www.explore.org/videos/player/me-the-fault-line

Occupied MindsA Palestinian and Israeli on the roadhttp://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2005/08/occupied_minds.html

In the Line of FireFRONTLINE/World reviews the dilemmas and dangers reporters have faced covering the violence in the West Bank and Gaza over the past several years.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/israel.palestine/

The Faces of Israel

One in five Israeli citizens is Arab

The history of conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors is well-documented. A story told not nearly as often is the relationship

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between Arabs and Jews within Israel. It is a question with serious repercussions, as approximately one in five Israelis is Arab. How are they faring?

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/05/one-in-five-israeli-citizens-is-arab/3930/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8165338.stm

Immigrants and religions redefine Israeli society

Israel is commonly referred to as the Jewish state, but the label may not capture Israel’s rapidly changing demographics. A wave of immigration over the past few decades has created ethnic and religious diversity. Also, some 20 percent of Israelis are Muslims, Christians and other minorities.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/04/immigrants-and-religions-redefine-israeli-society/3914/

Take a walk down Tel Aviv’s most diverse street

Years ago, when the central bus station in Tel Aviv dropped passengers off near Neve Sha’anan Street, shops and markets lined the avenue. But in 1993, a newer bus station opened up away from Neve Sha’anan, relocating the station, business and neighborhood bustle.

Today, the neighborhood has revived with the influx of lower-income immigrant workers. The street’s store fronts now serve the vibrant ethnic communities that have folded into contemporary Israeli society.

http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/02/04/take-a-walk-down-tel-avivs-most-diverse-street/3913/

Pickles, Inc.In the Arab Israeli village of Tamra, in Galilee, widows lead a cloistered and restricted life, and often live below the poverty line, struggling to raise their children on a monthly social security allowance from the state. But in February 2003, eight widows of Tamra decided to challenge convention by starting up a business venture — the Azka Picklehttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/pickles-inc/introduction/945/

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Seeds of Peace

Heart of JeninWhen 12-year-old Palestinian Ahmed Khatib was killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli soldiers who mistook his toy gun for the real thing, his death could have been just one more blip on the news. Instead, Ahmed’s parents’ decision to donate his organs turned tragedy into hope for six Israelis and created a rare moment of optimism amid the violence and entrenched hatred surrounding an intractable conflict.In Heart of Jenin, WIDE ANGLE tells the story of Ahmed’s tragic death and his father Ismael Khatib’s journey to visit three of the organ recipients two years later.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/heart-of-jenin/videofull-episode/5120/

No Child is Born a TerroristZacharia Zubeidi, head of the al-Aqsa Martyrs brigade in Jenin, has survived four assassination attempts by Israeli forces. While interviewing him, I expected to be gunned down at any moment. http://explore.org/videos/player/me-no-child-is-born-a-terrorist

PROTEST OR PUNCHES (4:09) In the Palestinian refugee camp of Baqa'a lives one of Jordan's greatest athletes. "Faraj the Boxer" trains at the Baqa'a Boxing Club with other local youth, but unlike most, he has Olympic potential. Join the explore team as they visit the gym and learn how Faraj struggles to live down the consequences of one very controversial decision.http://www.explore.org/videos/player/me-protest-or-punches

HEBRON (7:37) In Hebron, a human rights organization called B'Tselem is giving children video cameras to document their daily lives, hoping that it will lessen violence between Palestinians and Jews.http://www.explore.org/videos/player/me-hebron

OASIS OF PEACE (5:45)

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Problems arise when people simply do not understand one another. At the community school in Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam — named in both Hebrew and Arabic — children learn both languages at a very young age, thus cultivating a spirit of communication and mutual understanding. The village is a true rarity, as Jews and Palestinian Arabs live together in cooperation and respect.http://www.explore.org/videos/player/me-oasis-of-peace

Special: Occupation or Apartheid (5:42)Two journalists, a Palestinian-American and an Israeli, journey to Jerusalem, their mutual birthplace, to offer new solutions and insights into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.http://www.linktv.org/video/5236/occupation-or-apartheid-the-israeli-perspective-of-security

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Issues

Israeli Defense

Israel’s Nuclear Program and Middle East Peacehttp://www.cfr.org/publication/9822/israels_nuclear_program_and_middle_east_peace.html

Israel and the Doctrine of Proportionalityhttp://www.cfr.org/publication/11115/israel_and_the_doctrine_of_proportionality.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2Fpublication_list%3Fgroupby%3D0%26type%3Dbackgrounder%26filter%3D406

The Logic of AssassinationWhy Israeli murders and Palestinian suicide bombings make sense.http://www.slate.com/id/113987/

Gaza’s Tunnels

In the Tunnels: Gaza's Underground EconomyArticlehttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1929050,00.htmlPhotoshttp://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1931308,00.htmlVideohttp://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1931308,00.html

Reporter's diary: Gaza's tunnels

Articlehttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/2009126192357186589.htmlVideohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B32W7BhAXg

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/gazas-smugglers-start-digging-new-tunnels/

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The Underground War in GazaAs the peace process lurches forward (and backward),towns like Rafah are still at war. A comic-book journalist reports on the battleover Palestinian tunnels and Israeli bulldozers.http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/UndergroundWarGaza_Sacco.pdf

Israel’s Barrier

Q&A: What is the West Bank barrier?http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3111159.stm

Two Peoples Dividedhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/barrier/

Hamas –Fatah Divide

The leaderships of the warring Fatah and Hamas Palestinian factions were dealt a resounding vote of no-confidence by fellow Arabs in a surprise ballot at a special Doha Debates event.http://www.thedohadebates.com/debates/debate.asp?d=74&s=6&mode=details

War between brothersThe Palestinians' two main groups are on the verge of a struggle that could split the two parts of a putative Palestinian state in halfhttp://bit.ly/comb9k

Gaza

Gaza Burning - Link's In-Depth Look at the Gaza Crisishttp://www.linktv.org/gaza

Gaza Strip

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5122404.stmhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/gaza_strip/index.html

Articles:

The False Religion of Mideast PeaceAnd why I'm no longer a believer. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/19/the_false_religion_of_mideast_peace

Middle East Peace: So Why Have We Failed?FP speaks with leading Americans, Israelis, and Palestinians who've tried to bring this decades-long conflict to an end. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/19/so_why_have_we_failed

History of a HandshakeA short account of the Middle East's longest war.http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/23/history_of_a_handshake

Middle East Peace by Any Means Availablehttp://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/kuttab22/Englishhttp://www.project-syndicate.org/contributor/564

Palestine: Think Again

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http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/09/24/think_again_palestine

Israel: Think Againhttp://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2008/04/10/think_again_israel

Holding Obama to His Word in the Middle EastPalestinian peace activist Mustafa Barghouti explains why statehood is devolving into apartheid.http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/07/holding_obama_to_his_word_in_the_middle_east

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