The Geopolitics of the Middle East

The Geopolitics of the Middle East

The Arab Israeli ConflictThe Arab Israeli Conflict

Things you gotta know!Things you gotta know!

WARS• 1947 - 49• 1956 Suez Crisis• 1967 Six Day War• 1973 October War• 1987, 2000, 2002

Intifada

WARS• 1947 - 49• 1956 Suez Crisis• 1967 Six Day War• 1973 October War• 1987, 2000, 2002

Intifada

Peaces• 1949 establishes

Israeli borders• 1967 Expanded

Israeli borders. West Bank, Gaza, Sinai, Golan Heights

• 1978 Camp David Accords

• 1993 Oslo Accords• 1998 - 2000 Camp

David II (Wye River)

Peaces• 1949 establishes

Israeli borders• 1967 Expanded

Israeli borders. West Bank, Gaza, Sinai, Golan Heights

• 1978 Camp David Accords

• 1993 Oslo Accords• 1998 - 2000 Camp

David II (Wye River)

People you gotta know!People you gotta know!

• David Ben Gurion• Menachem Begin• Yitzak Rabin• Ehud Barak• Ehud Olmert

• David Ben Gurion• Menachem Begin• Yitzak Rabin• Ehud Barak• Ehud Olmert

• Yasir Arafat• Anwar al-Sadat• Mahmoud Abbas

(Abu Mazen)• PLO, Hamas,

Hezbollah, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade

• Yasir Arafat• Anwar al-Sadat• Mahmoud Abbas

(Abu Mazen)• PLO, Hamas,

Hezbollah, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade

Places you gotta know!Places you gotta know!

• West Bank• Gaza Strip• Golan Heights, Sinai Peninsula,

Suez Canal• Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon• Nablus, Jericho, Gaza City, Hebron• Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa

• West Bank• Gaza Strip• Golan Heights, Sinai Peninsula,

Suez Canal• Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon• Nablus, Jericho, Gaza City, Hebron• Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa

Palestinian TerritoriesPalestinian Territories

Groups you gotta know!Groups you gotta know!

• Likud Party• Labor Party

• Likud Party• Labor Party

• Palestine Liberation Organization

• Palestinian National Authority

• Hamas• Hezbollah

• Palestine Liberation Organization

• Palestinian National Authority

• Hamas• Hezbollah

Unresolved IssuesUnresolved Issues

• Recognition of Israel by Arab States

• Situation of Palestinian Refugees

• Right of Return• Borders--pre-1967? Road Map? • JERUSALEM!

• Recognition of Israel by Arab States

• Situation of Palestinian Refugees

• Right of Return• Borders--pre-1967? Road Map? • JERUSALEM!

JerusalemJerusalem

The Arab Israeli conflict in context

The Arab Israeli conflict in context

Regional IssuesLand

Identity

International IssuesHistory

Cooperation or Conflict

Religious IssuesIslamic Nationalism

West v. East

Israeli Arab WarsArab Israeli Peace

Regional IssuesLand

Identity

International IssuesHistory

Cooperation or Conflict

Religious IssuesIslamic Nationalism

West v. East

Israeli Arab WarsArab Israeli Peace