Israel and Israel and PalestinePalestine

Twins in the SandTwins in the Sand

An Ancient StruggleAn Ancient StruggleRemember David Remember David and Goliath, Jews and Goliath, Jews vs. Philistines???vs. Philistines???Through time, Through time, Israelites forced Israelites forced from their adopted from their adopted homeland homeland –Oppressed Oppressed

wherever they gowherever they go

Old JerusalemOld Jerusalem

Why Were Jews Despised???Why Were Jews Despised???

Killing of JesusKilling of Jesus

Scapegoat group Scapegoat group for any problemfor any problem

–TINY minority TINY minority group can’t group can’t defend selfdefend self

Money Lending Money Lending with interest…with interest…

Fast Forward 2000 YearsFast Forward 2000 YearsBalfour DeclarationBalfour Declaration 1917, Britain calls for 1917, Britain calls for Jewish homeland next Jewish homeland next to Palestinian oneto Palestinian one

–Jews have had hard Jews have had hard time in Europetime in Europe

Russian Pogroms, Russian Pogroms, Catholic Inquisition, Catholic Inquisition, Lutheran oppressionLutheran oppression Russians Take

to the Streets…

ZionismZionism With promise, With promise, Jews leave for Jews leave for PalestinePalestine

Palestine 98% Palestine 98% Arab – Palestinians Arab – Palestinians TICKED OFF!!!TICKED OFF!!!

–Rise in Arab Rise in Arab Nationalism as Nationalism as Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire breaks apart… breaks apart…

Hitler’s Hitler’s Impact Impact

German conditions German conditions accelerate Zionismaccelerate ZionismArab anger on the Arab anger on the rise…rise…

England backs off England backs off Balfour Balfour Declaration to cool Declaration to cool off Arab angeroff Arab anger–Sets Jewish Sets Jewish

QuotasQuotas

THE HOLOCAUSTTHE HOLOCAUST

Sympathy for the Jews = ISRAELSympathy for the Jews = ISRAELUN divides UN divides Palestine into two Palestine into two states, 1948states, 1948

–Jerusalem Jerusalem “capital”“capital”

–Tel Aviv (Capital)Tel Aviv (Capital)

IMMEDIATELY IMMEDIATELY Arabs invade new Arabs invade new Israeli stateIsraeli state

Israeli Israeli Victory?Victory?

US-supported US-supported Israelis devastate Israelis devastate the combined Arab the combined Arab forces!!! Gain land.forces!!! Gain land.

–Arabs vow never Arabs vow never to recognize to recognize IsraelIsrael

–Many Arabs now Many Arabs now living under living under Israeli authorityIsraeli authority

Suez Crisis - 1956Suez Crisis - 1956

WAR - Britain, France and Israel vs. EgyptWAR - Britain, France and Israel vs. Egypt

Seizes Suez Canal for Egyptian Seizes Suez Canal for Egyptian government (seeks to destroy Israeli government (seeks to destroy Israeli economy)economy)

Military loss for Egypt, but political victory Military loss for Egypt, but political victory (Nasser becomes Arab hero)(Nasser becomes Arab hero)

1967 - The Six Day War1967 - The Six Day War

Egypt, backed by Egypt, backed by USSR, takes up USSR, takes up Arab leadership Arab leadership against Israel…against Israel…

–Blockades portsBlockades ports

–Preparing WarPreparing War

Israeli pre-Israeli pre-emptive strikesemptive strikes

Results of WarResults of WarIsrael Triples SizeIsrael Triples Size

–Gain Sinai, West Gain Sinai, West Bank, Golan Bank, Golan HeightsHeights

–Takes JerusalemTakes Jerusalem

–Another million Another million Palestinians live Palestinians live in Israeli statein Israeli state

–Palestine GonePalestine Gone

A New Arab A New Arab StrategyStrategy

Frustrated by Frustrated by another pan-Arab another pan-Arab loss in 1973, Arabs loss in 1973, Arabs switch focus…switch focus…

–USA now the USA now the enemy as enemy as supplier of Israelsupplier of Israel

–Create OPEC Create OPEC and cut oil to USand cut oil to US

Oil Crisis in USOil Crisis in US

Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Countries

US Brokers DealUS Brokers Deal Camp David Camp David

AccordsAccords

Feeling oil Feeling oil pinch, Carter pinch, Carter invites invites Menachim Menachim Begin and Begin and Anwar Sadat to Anwar Sadat to Camp David.Camp David.–Sinai returned Sinai returned

to Egypt for to Egypt for recognition of recognition of IsraelIsrael

The Price of PeaceThe Price of PeaceSadat killed by Egyptian RadicalsSadat killed by Egyptian Radicals

A New War – An InsurgencyA New War – An InsurgencyPalestinian Liberation Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Organization (PLO) created to fight for a created to fight for a free Palestine and to free Palestine and to remove Israeli stateremove Israeli stateLed by Yasir ArafatLed by Yasir Arafat–Also secret leader Also secret leader

of Al-Fatah, terror of Al-Fatah, terror group desiring to group desiring to overthrow Israeloverthrow Israel

The First Intifada 1987The First Intifada 1987

Civilian Civilian popular popular uprisings uprisings against against IsraelIsrael

Rock Rock throwing to throwing to bombings…bombings…

Bus Bombing in IsraelBus Bombing in Israel

Hope in the ’90’s… The Oslo AccordsHope in the ’90’s… The Oslo Accords

Israel gives Israel gives some some autonomy to autonomy to the West Bank the West Bank and Gaza Strip and Gaza Strip in return for in return for PLO PLO recognition of recognition of Israel’s right to Israel’s right to existexist

The Arafat Dilemma The Arafat Dilemma Oslo Accords not Oslo Accords not accepted by accepted by Palestinian terrorist Palestinian terrorist groups (led by Hamas)groups (led by Hamas)

Arafat’s own support in Arafat’s own support in questionquestion

A New Intifada - 2000A New Intifada - 2000Palestinians, Palestinians, even for even for independent independent state, won’t state, won’t concede on:concede on:–Right of ReturnRight of Return–SettlementsSettlements

Peace on HoldPeace on Hold

New IntifadaNew Intifada

2001 – Roadmap For Peace2001 – Roadmap For Peace

2000 intifada and 2000 intifada and 9/11 convince 9/11 convince West to try to West to try to solve this…solve this…

Roadmap for Roadmap for Peace calls for Peace calls for two statestwo states

–Trying to work Trying to work out sticky issuesout sticky issues

2004 -2004 - Arafat DiedArafat Died

2006 - A Split in the Movement2006 - A Split in the Movement

Mahmoud Abbas leader of PLO –

willing to work with Israel

Hamas – elected group bent on

eliminating Israel