The+Israel+Palestine+Question

**Essential Questions**:
Yes, it would be harder than if they already believed in the same thing No because they would be constantly fighting and not have anytime to discuss peace No, why should a new country receive help when the older ones were fine without any help. Yes, I think the international community should play a role No because they should know what its like to be victimized and treated poorly No it would not be OK for the roles to switch Yes, if you really need something at some point you have to go and get it yourself if no one else is. No, while I do have sympathy for the inhumane things that happened durin g the holocaust it does not give them the right now to take more land than they need.
 * ** Can people live in peace together when deeply held beliefs and views are in conflict? **
 * ** Should the international community play a role in helping countries establish self-determination? **
 * ** Is it ever OK for victims to become the persecutors? **
 * ** Is violence justified when access to resources is cut off? **
 * ** Does the Holocaust excuse Israel from overreaching partition boundaries with Palestine? **



Reflection: Identify and explain the bias of this video clip The video was bias towards the Palestinians, it made them out to seem like the Jews attacked them and stole their land with help from the united states, it also said that the Jews took all the agricultural land from the Palestinians but didn't explain how the Jews made the land agricultural to begin with. The video said the Jews would not allow Palestinians back into the land of israel and treated them as second rate citizens.



Israel V Palestine cartoon video

The video shows that whenever Palestine attacks/harasses Israel no one notices or just doesn't care. But when Israel fights back it turns into a big scene, and people are usually in favor of Palestine.

The video favors the Israels and shows that they're simply defending themselves from the pokes and prods from Palestine.


 * "The Bride is beautiful but she is married to another man" **


 * What was meant by this quote: It think it means that even though he sees how beautiful the "bride" is, it doesn't matter because she's already with someone else

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 * Reflection: Part 1 Guide questions: **

the information I found most interesting was that 3 of the most popular religions claim that this place is the "holy land"
 * 1. What information did you find most interesting about the conflict from this portion of the reader? **


 * 2. Explain and give examples of how other nations and international organizations impacted the conflict. **

one example would be how the United states definitely worsened the situation by providing Israel with military power to protect the land that they now own.


 * Directions: Look at the map that spans 1917 to the present, make five observations about the changes you see and why they happened **


 * 1) **at first the land belonged entirely to the Palestinians**
 * 2) **during 1946 the Israelis moved in to their new homeland**
 * 3) within a year the **Israelis took over more than 50% of Palestine**
 * 4) **Israel is now an independent state and has taken over even more land than before**
 * 5) **Israel controls 78% of what used to be Palestine in 2012, they launch a massive air campaign on the Gaza strip**

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They attempted to make peace by giving both Palestine and Israel a fair portion Israel continued its campaign to take land from the Palestinians throwing the ratio off balance causing even more war. When Palestinians returned to their homeland they were denied entrance by the Israelis, they were also treated second to the Jews.
 * ** How did the UN try to keep peace in the region? **
 * ** How did war impact the region? **
 * ** Reflect on the treatment of Palestinian refugees **

the role that the community played was that they were the ones that forced Israel to give land back .They ended up instigating the war, however they attempted to be the peace maker with resolution 242 The resolution was not entirely equal in all the translations of the UN resolution, so it was up to interpretation, one version said all land must be returned while another stated that land owned by the Palestinians had to be returned .they never intended to give the land back to the Palestinians The Palestinian refuges were treated like second hand citizens, they lacked basic rights that the Jewish people had, some people theorize that it was because they occupied the land that rightfully belonged to the Jews. .They wanted to make Israel entirely Jewish.
 * 1. What role did the international community play in the 1967 War? **
 * 2. How can "language be used to one's advantage? (UN resolution 242) **
 * 3. Evaluate the treatment of Palestinian refugees by Israelis after the war? what are some possible reasons for this treatment? **




 * ** What additional information did you learn about the Six Day War from the Video Below: ** Syria charges Israel for the cease fire that they did not follow. thousands of prisoners where taken. Israels take even more land as a result. The Gaza Strip surrenders to Israel. The Israels did not destroy anything in the holy city. They took Bethlehem as well as Jerusalem, Jews believe that they will decide their own future. Russia wanted the Israelis to go back to their old boundaries. Russia is willing to put sanctions on Israel.

In response Israel reacted violently, they would do anything in order to prevent them from being beaten which resulted in over 1000 deaths. A negotiation would have been suffice. -The Israel gov could have done a less drastic approach, perhaps diplomatic.
 * ** Evaluate Israel's response to the 1st Intifada. How could it have been handled differently? **

The role the US had was to
 * ** Evaluate the US role in the peace attempts in the region. What were the causes of successes and failures? **
 * ** Assess the role of Israel and the PLO in attempts at peace. **

The Israeli never wanted ti create peace in the middle east they simply wanted to expanded and regain their rightfully owned territory



__**Reflection**__ **__questions on Guide Questions 5:__ (Copy and paste into your wiki)** **1. Discuss the viewpoint of the Israelis and the Palestinians on the barrier between Israel and the West Bank.** It changed travel routes between communities, the Palestinians thought they where being closed in **2. What do you see as the major stumbling blocks in the attempted peace talks discussed in this section?** The wall was presented as a block in the attempt of peace talks because it separated the two, posing as a literal block.
 * The Israelis accepted it because they saw it as protection, but the Palestinians saw it as being closed in
 * The two sides didn't want to cooperate, the united states favored the Israelis.

**__Reflection Questions on Guide Questions 6:__ (Copy and paste into your wiki)** **1. Do you think Palestine should be a full member of the UN? Why or why not****?** *The Palestinians want to be a part of the UN but they don't see that being possible because of the multiple terrorist groups. **2. Evaluate how a lasting peace could be achieved in this conflict. Give specific evidence from your work**
 * To achieve peace, the superpowers must not takes sides in this situation to avoid conflicts