Israel+Webquest

Israel and Palestine: A Webquest
In class today, you will be viewing a collection of articles, maps, and current events that I have collected for you about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

**1. View at least 5 of the websites below:**

1896: Herzl's The Jewish State: []

1947: Map of UN Partition Plan for Palestine: []

1948: UN Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel: []

The Palestinian Diaspora: []

1967: The Six Day War: [| http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/5/newsid_2654000/2654251.stm]

Map of Jewish Outposts in the West Bank: []

NYTimes: "Israeli Settlement Growth Must Stop, Clinton Says:" []

NYTimes: "The Divisions Among Israelis and Palestinians:" []

NYTimes: "Among Israel's US Backers, Anxiety and Some Support Greet Obama's Words:" []

ESPN: "Hooping it up with the enemy:" []

**2. Answer the following questions on another piece of paper (preferably typed).**

a. What documents or images are most interesting to you? Why?

b. What did you learn about Israel's history that you might not have known before?

c. Based on what you've read and seen, what makes this conflict unique--politically, culturally, and geographically?

d. Based on what you already know or have learned here about the Israel-Palestinian conflict, what changes or developments do you think might unfold over the next decade as Israel moves toward it seventh decade of statehood?

e. What responsibility, if any, should the international community have in supporting the peace process in Israel?

f. Is it possible to support peace in the region without seeming biased toward one side of the conflict? Why or why not?

g. What role should the US play, if any, in influencing the peace process in Israel? What position has the US government taken toward Israel in the past? Has its position changed and if so, how and why?

**3.** View and/or read Obama's speech on the Middle East.
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1. What is Pres. Obama trying to do with this speech? What are his goals?

2. How can you tell? What does he say/do in his speech that makes you think these are his goals?

3. Does he achieve his goals? Why or why not?

4. What is your response to this speech? Write 5-7 sentences.

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