Israel-Palestine

In the video clip on the Israel Palestine question, it had shown a lot of bias that was in support of the Arabs and demeaning everything that the Israelis had done in Palestine. It was revealed how heartless the Jews were when they had taken over Palestine, and had caused an increase in number of refugees when they took over 70% of Palestine. They had apparently mistreated the people of Palestine who entered Israel by depriving them of resources, leading to the people of Israel to live in conditions that wer a lot better than that of the people of Palestine. It revealed how the people of Israel were greedy when they had started to take over more of Palestine than they were given by the UN, and had obtained a lot more of the resources as well. Also it was shown that they were unable to resolve in a solution with the people of Palestine for two decades about equality and independence, which showed how they thought they were better than the people of Palestine apparently.
 * ** Can people live in peace together when deeply held beliefs and views are in conflict? **
 * I do not truly believe that people can live in peace together when deeply held beliefs and views are in conflict because there will be points when they are around one another that they will reach a form of conflict which will escalate due to their differences. Any slight conflict that they will ever have with one another will be brought towards their differences in beliefs and views, which will make their coexistence to be very hostile.
 * Nothing will change until the other belief is taken into consideration or disappears.
 * If they are able to coexist without resulting to their differences, they will be able to live peacefully.
 * ** Should the international community play a role in helping countries establish self-determination? **
 * I do believe that the international community should play a role in helping countries establish self-determination because nations that lack such deserve to be aided in getting some since self-determination is an important factor for a nation. Nations should have their own land and be independent.
 * ** Is it ever OK for victims to become the persecutors? **
 * It's never OK for victims to become persecutors because their emotions created by those who victimized them will lead to their poor judgement and in making decisions that are unjustifiable. Also it would be only flipping things around, and nothing would truly change because there would still be victims in the situation.
 * No because violence is still continued, and it would be better to lower the magnitude of violence.
 * ** Is violence justified when access to resources is cut off? **
 * No because there will be no solution made when doing so and violence is never truly justifiable unless potentially, they use violence against you first. Violence will only lead to more violence, and the predicament will be a lot worse than it originally was. Protesting would probably be the only justifiable option. Violence should always be the last option.
 * ** Does the Holocaust excuse Israel from overreaching partition boundaries with Palestine? **
 * The Holocaust doesn't excuse Israel from overreaching partition boundaries with Palestine, at least not as much as they did because the people of Israel didn't need as much land or as many resources as they did since the people of Palestine were there first and had all of their land and resources unjustifiably taken away from them.

Guide Questions

Video:
 * The message of this quote was that whenever people start bothering you to a sense where you are unable to take what they keep on bothering you with, it is better to fight back and take on the consequences. This connects with Israel and Palestine in respect of the movie by revealing how even though the kid representing Palestine kept on bothering the kid representing Israel, nothing was changing and the only way to respond to what was being done was for the kid representing Israel fought back. In the case of elementary school, it is better to ignore, but unlike that, in the world it is better to fight back.
 * The bias that was shown was in favor of the Israelis. It was shown as such by showing how they are stronger than Palestine by having them being represented by a larger kid. It also shows Palestine as evil when the kid that represents Palestine keeps on throwing things at the innocent kid representing Israel. It is shown that Israel will be willing to defend themselves if ever pushed in a certain direction.

I n the late 1880's a group of Zionists traveled to Palestine to see what it offered as a Jewish homeland. One Zionist said, when he returned to Europe;
 * "The Bride is beautiful but she is married to another man" **
 * What was meant by this quote:
 * The meaning of this quote was that the land of Palestine or Palestine itself is a very beautiful and great place, but it is now occupied by Palestinian Arabs, and it will be very difficult for the Zionists to reclaim it for the Jews.


 * Reflection: Part 1 Guide questions: **


 * 1. What information did you find most interesting about the conflict from this portion of the reader? **

The information that I found to be most interesting about the conflict from this portion of the reader was that Britain had in a way easily shifted in double-crossing the Arabs, in support of the Jews. They had made an agreement with the Arabs in allowing them to create an independent state, but then conformed with the other nations of the UN in aiding the Jews, and pretty much doing the complete opposite of what they were planning to do beforehand.


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

Britain and France had pretty much created the conflict, especially Britain, by promising them an independent Arab state, and then go back on their plans in support of the creation of an independent state for the Jews. The shaping of the former Ottoman territories by France and Britain, and also the Balfour Declaration had created anger in the Arabs towards those who had taken what was rightfully theirs, and this had caused the conflict with the Arabs towards the Jews who took what wasn't theirs.

**Reflection on Guide questions 2**: (copy and paste and answer directly in your wiki)
Observations:
 * ** How did the UN try to keep peace in the region? **
 * The UN tried to keep peace within the region by dividing Palestine into two states, one for the Arabs, and the other for the Jews. They had also made it so neither of these two states had control of Bethlehem and Jerusalem by making these two cities an international zone. Also the states were divided in such that a majority of each population were already within their respective state.
 * ** How did war impact the region? **
 * War had impacted the region in such a way that the state for Palestinian Arabs was never established, due to the fact that the Jews had gained more of Palestine, and Jordan and Egypt had gained some of Palestine as well. The Palestinian were now refugees who would spread around the area in hope of finding a place to live where they would be accepted.
 * ** Reflect on the treatment of Palestinian refugees **
 * The Palestinian refugees were treated in a disrespectful manner in nearly any state they would go to, whether it was an Arab state or an Israeli state. They were treated the most equally in Jordan, where they were given the right to vote and citizenship. In Lebanon they were treated as enemies because the people of Lebanon had blamed the Palestinians for the civil war in Lebanon. They were treated as second-class people. They were treated as less than the average citizen in nearly every state they were in. Those in Israel were seen as traitors for living in Israel.
 * Til 1917, all of Palestine was occupied by the Palestinians
 * This was due to Palestine being the original people to live in Palestine
 * In 1946, small parts of Palestine were occupied by Jews
 * Jews had started moving to Palestine, and would pay for the land that they owned
 * Due to the UN Partition plan of 1947, only chunks of north, east, and west Palestine were occupied by the Palestinians while the rest were by the Jews
 * The UN Partition Plan had provided land to the Jews so they could establish a Jewish state
 * From 1948-49, only the Gaza Strip, and majority of east Palestine were occupied by the Palestinians while the rest was occupied by the Jews
 * The Arab-Israeli war had helped Israel in gaining more land of Palestine while the rest were occupied by Egypt and Jordan
 * From 1967-present, more and more of east Palestine was being occupied by the Jews, and only a tiny amount of land was occupied by the Palestinians
 * Israel launches a large campaign to gain more of Palestine

The role that the international community played in the 1967 War was that they led on to the conflict, or were in some sort of way like instigators. The Soviet Union had misinformed the Syrian government on what the Israelis were doing which had elevated the tensions between Israel and Syria to a point that they started a war. It was revealed with the UN Revolution 242 where the English Version of it wasn't specific enough to a point where it didn't necessarily say that Israel had to withdraw from all of the territories. The US and Israel used it to their advantage by using the wording of it as a way to only have Israel withdraw from some territories, but not all of them. Israelis had treated the Palestinians refugees after the war in a strict manner by denying them many basic political rights and civil liberties. They would also not allow them to reveal nationalism in that they could bring their flags around in celebration, and couldn't reveal any form of their culture. Some possible reasons for this treatment was to not make it appear that they were equal to the Israelis, and that they couldn't do what they wanted. Also any negative actions by Palestinians were seen as threats to their national security so various punishments were given.
 * Copy and paste the reflection questions below and Answer the following reflection questions on Guide questions 3 directly into your wiki: **
 * 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? **


 * Information Gained from Six Days War Video: **
 * Soviet Delegates felt that the US and Israel should have their actions being taken into account, and should be stopped
 * Soviet Union had broken relations with Israel
 * Egypt and Syria never said how many were killed and injured due to the war
 * Israeli aircrafts had flown without appearing on radar, destroying nearly 400 Egyptian ships
 * It was the first time in 19 years that Jews could live and pray in Jerusalem
 * Mosha Naime vowed to never give up Jerusalem ever again


 * Reflection Questions for Guide Questions 4: (Copy,paste, and answer in your wiki:) **

>> __ **Political Cartoon** __ __ **Reflection** __ ** __questions on Guide Questions 5:__ (Copy and paste into your wiki) ** Video Notes on Wall Final Assessment
 * ** Evaluate Israel's response to the 1st Intifada. How could it have been handled differently? **
 * Israel's response to the first Intifada was very unorthodox because they made targeted killings within Operated Territories. Israel should have handled it very differently because by killing Palestinians, all they will do is get the Palestinians more angry and potentially lead to another Intifada.
 * ** Evaluate the US role in the peace attempts in the region. What were the causes of successes and failures? **
 * The role of the US in peace attempts in the region was to try to bring the nations of Israel and Palestine in the hope that a peaceful negotiation could be made and for an end to the conflict. The causes of the failure were human rights violations, economic decline, and the growth of a radical Islamist challenge to the PLO. This revealed how it would be very difficult for peace to be established between the two contracting nations.
 * ** Assess the role of Israel and the PLO in attempts at peace. **
 * The role of Israel and the PLO in attempts to peace were huge because whenever one of them was able to make a peace agreement that sounded reasonable, the other group would go against it, and no progress would be made in establishing peace. They were those who would end up making the decision if peaceful coexistence would occur or not.
 * 1. Discuss the viewpoint of the Israelis and the Palestinians on the barrier between Israel and the West Bank.**
 * The viewpoint of the Israelis towards the barrier between Israel and the West Bank is that they feel that the wall/area in which the barrier encompasses should belong to the Israelis, or for it to at least not exist. Some of the Palestinians support the idea of it no longer being their but overall as a whole they feel that it's needed in order to stop the Israelis from regaining what they gave up.**
 * 2****. What do you see as the major stumbling blocks in the attempted peace talks discussed in this section?**
 * The major stumbling block in the attempted peace that was discussed in this section was the 2002 Arab Peace Plan because the Israelis wouldn't fully go through in the agreement because as usual they tried to find a way to give the Palestinians as little as possible. The Palestinians would still be unable to become an independent state as they had so wanted to occur, which allowed tensions to rise between the nations.**
 * Also that Palestine wanted to be recognized by Israel as an independent state and for Israel to return back to their original borders.**
 * __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?**
 * I believe that Palestine should be a full member of the UN because they should be recognized as an independent state and seen as equal to Israel in their international influence. They should be given the chance to reveal their viewpoints on international issues, mainly due to the hardships they had to endure due to the UN causing Israel to take over their land. They have as much right to be part of it as the Israelis do.**
 * 2. Evaluate how a lasting peace could be achieved in this conflict. Give specific evidence from your work**
 * I truly believe that a lasting peace couldn't be acheived in this conflict because of all the times in which Israel had tried to scheme their way in giving up less than they should have like in the 2002 Arab Peace Plan, and also due to how the Israelis wouldn't allow for the Palestinians to become an independent state for a very long time. Their conflict throughout the decades have given me the idea that they will be unable to resolve their issues and truly live in peace without the creation of another conflict.**