What would you do if your brother, sister, or other family member came into the room later today and

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What would you do if your brother, sister, or
other family member came into the room later
today and said that you have to make room for
them and their stuff or find another place to
sleep? Who should get the room? Suppose you go
t pressured? How could you solve the problem pea
ceably?
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Palestine Israel 101
At the heart of this conflict is a dispute over
land and boarders.
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The land of Palestine was inhabited by
Palestinian Arabs 400,000 Muslims 80
75,000 Christians 15 25,000 Jews 5
1850
For centuries these groups had lived in harmony
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Zionism

• In the late 1800s Extremist European Jews
  decided to colonize Palestinian land
  
• They wanted to create a Jewish homeland
• As more and more Zionists immigrated the
  indigenous population became increasingly
  alarmed
  
• Eventually, there was fighting between the two
  groups.
  

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1947 The UN gets involved

• In the aftermath of WWII and the Holocaust the UN
  gave 55 of Palestine to a newly created Jewish
  State Israel
  
• Zionist Jews were 30 of the population and
  owned only 7 of the land
  

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1948 Arab Israeli War

• 90,000 European-trained Zionist soldiers
  possessing modern weaponry
  
• 30,000 ill-equipped, poorly trained Arab
  soldiers
  

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• Israel conquered 78 of Palestine
• Created nearly 1 million Palestinian refugees
  Nakba
  
• Over 400 towns and villages were destroyed
• Every city, river, and hill received a new
  Hebrew name
  
• Denied the existence of Palestine

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Brief Historical Background
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1967 Six Day War

• Israel conquered more land by launching a highly
  successful attack
  
• Occupied additional 22 of Palestine The West
  Bank and the Gaza Strip

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Recognizing the Two Sides

• The Palestinian Side
• Fear of Dispossession / 20th Century Jewish
  Immigration
  
• Nakba of 1948
• The 57-year Occupation
• Spiritual connection to the Holy Land

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Recognizing the Two Sides

• The Jewish Side
• History of Jewish Persecution
• Holocaust
• Israel as Jewish Safe Haven
• Spiritual connection to the Holy Land

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The Composition of the Holy Land
Source 2003 CIA World Fact Book - Palestine data
consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Economic Comparative Analysis
In the land between the Mediterranean sea and the
Jordan river

• Israel
• Unemployment 1 out of 10
• Growth rate -0.8

Palestine Unemployment 1 out of 2 Gro
wth rate -18
GDP Per Capita Annual Budget UN HDI Rank
117.4 Billion 19,500 45.1 Billion 22 out of
177
GDP Per Capita Annual Budget UN HDI Rank
2.4 Billion 700 1.2 Billion 102 out of 177
A Palestinian has to work for 28 years to earn
what an Israeli does in one year
Sources United Nations 2004 Human Development
Index (HDI), 2003 CIA World Fact Book.
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Military Comparison
Israel
Palestine
Israel continues to maintain tens of thousands
of troops in the West Bank and Gaza Israel
invaded and occupied those areas in the 1967 war
Main Battle Tanks Combat Aircraft Ar
tillery 2001 Military Expenditures
Official Active Forces
3,950 438 1,542 10.1 billion 167,600
0 0 0 85 million 35,000
Source Center for Strategic and International
Studies
We can argue with the Palestinians about whos
to blame but about who is suffering worse
there is no argument. They are a destitute nation
living in an elaborate prison under the guns of
the Israeli army. Jerusalem Post Editorial,
March 3, 2004
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Demographic Analysis

• The total population today between the Jordan
  river and the Mediterranean Sea is just under 10
  million. This area includes Israel and the
  Occupied Palestinian Territories. In contrast,
  the census taken in 1931 shows a total population
  of 1,035,821.

The 2004 population is 4.9 million Jewish, 4.9
million Palestinian (Muslim Christian)
Sources Israel Central Bureau of Statistics,
American Jewish Committee. CIA World Fact Book.
1931 British Census.
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The Conflict has taken 4,000 lives in 4 years
From September 29, 2000 to January 5, 2005
Sources Middle East Policy Council, The Guardian
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The Path of the Israeli Barrier
The barriers path has been projected to annex
between 7 45 of Palestinian land. This will

• Completely surround 100,000 people in 42 towns
• Reduce the available water supply by 1 billion
  gallons
  
• Confiscate hundreds of thousands of acres of
  land
  
• Severely restrict travel to jobs, hospitals and
  schools
  
• Adversely affect 4 out of 10 Palestinians

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A Look at the Israeli Barrier from Space
Before
After
CLOSE UP Qalqilyah was a relatively rich
Palestinian town, nicknamed the bread basket.
After the Wall was constructed around it the cost
of shipping goods has tripled. Consequently, 600
stores have been forced to close and now 75 of
the towns 40,000 residents depend on
humanitarian assistance from overseas.
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The Israeli Barrier on the Ground
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, of Jerusalem said the
wall, cuts in half monasteries, convents,
churches and cemeteries. The pictures above are
of the wall in Bethlehem
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American National Interest

• Why is it in the U.S. interest to solve the
  Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
  
• Attitudes toward the United States have gone
  from bad to worse
  
• The bottom has fallen out of Arab and Muslim
  support for the United States
  

The Muslim World Population 1.4 Billion
This one example represents an 80 decline
Q What can the U.S. do to improve relations
with the Arab world? A Resolve the Israeli-Pa
lestinian conflict
Sources Pew Research Study on Global Attitudes.
Zogby International poll of Arabs attitudes,
September 2002.
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How is Current U.S. Policy Perceived?
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The U.S. Intelligence Community

• The official report on Current and Projected
  Threats to the National Security of the United
  States concluded that resolving the Israeli
  Palestinian conflict will

Significantly reduce negative feelings toward
the U.S. in the region,
Without it, the U.S. should expect Ar
ab and Muslim hostility to increase further,
threatening prospects for the future.
It goes on to conclude that,
Why do they hate us?.. For the most part, you
get one answer, over and over again, and with
little variation. They hate us because of our
policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. An
About-Face on America, The Washington Post,
August 24, 2004
Sources U.S. Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence. Haaretz Daily 11/03/03. Against All
Enemies by Richard Clarke 2004.
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American Public Opinion

• Nearly 9 out of 10 Americans
• believe that a peaceful solution to the Israeli -
  Palestinian conflict is an important foreign
  policy goal of the United States and 64 favor
  making a major effort to be even-handed in order
  to combat international terrorism.
• But only 3 out of 10 Americans
• realize that the creation of a sovereign
  Palestinian State is necessary for a peaceful
  solution of the conflict
  

Sources Mar. 2002 Gallup Poll. Oct. 2001
Newsweek. Nov. 2001 U. Md. PIPA September 2004
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Global Views
2004.
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How Do We Resolve the Conflict?