Thurs. 3/15 Palestinian Refugees v. the New Nation of Israel
DUE: Letters to British Government Due Be sure to email me your essay with your name in the title, e.g.: Maffei_Letter pmaffei@ma.org
Mon. 3/19 Turning Point: Arab-Israeli War of 1967
DUE: Read pp. 102-112 in
handout.
Be able to identify the
following items:
Gamal Abdul Nasser,
Aswan Dam
Suez Crisis
PLO and al Fatah
Questions to guide your
reading:
1. How did the Cold
War influence the events in this region between 1950-1967?
2. What events led to the
1967 War or the “Six Day War”?
3. How can we explain the
incredible success of the Israelis in this war?
4. What specifically
did Israel gain in this war?
LOOKING AHEAD:
1) Please see the play "Born Guilty" either Thurs. 3/22 7:00,
Fri. 3/23 3:30 or 7:30, or Sat. 3/24 6:30 and
2)
Please plan to attend the lunchtime session Fri. 3/23 with the playwright, Ari Roth. It's right after our class that day. You will be given a free period the following week on Thurs. 3/29 G in exchange
for this time.
WED. 3/21 Short and Long
Term Results of the Six Day War
DUE: Read pp. 112-122
Items to
identify:
Green Line
Khartoum
Conference, 1967
UN Resolution
242
Yasser Arafat
PLO Charter
“Black
September”
“War of
Attrition”
Questions to
guide your reading:
1. Why has
Resolution 242 been interpreted in so many different ways?
2. In what
ways have Palestinians increased a sense of identity by 1967? (Ch. 9)
3. Why did
King Hussein kick the PLO out of Jordan in 1970?
THURS. evening: “Born Guilty”
FRI.
3/23 YOM-KIPPUR WAR 1973/CAMP
DAVID
...Roll out of “Marin Academy Peace Summit”, 2012
Don’t forget
to attend the
lunch session with playwright Ari Roth today, right after class.
DUE: 122-131
Items to identify:
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
Henry Kissinger
"shuttle diplomacy"
Menachem Begin
Questions to guide your reading:
1. What offer did Sadat make to Israel for peace in 1971? What was Israel's response?
2. Why didn't Israel expect an invasion from Egypt and Syria in October?
3. How did the results influence Israeli politics?
4. How did Jimmy Carter's approach to peace differ from Kissinger's?
5. Why are transfers of a civilian population into an occupied territory so controversial?
6. Be able to describe the provisions agreed to in the Camp David Accords, 1978.
Items to identify:
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
Henry Kissinger
"shuttle diplomacy"
Menachem Begin
Questions to guide your reading:
1. What offer did Sadat make to Israel for peace in 1971? What was Israel's response?
2. Why didn't Israel expect an invasion from Egypt and Syria in October?
3. How did the results influence Israeli politics?
4. How did Jimmy Carter's approach to peace differ from Kissinger's?
5. Why are transfers of a civilian population into an occupied territory so controversial?
6. Be able to describe the provisions agreed to in the Camp David Accords, 1978.
Friday
afternoon or evening: “Born Guilty”
Saturday
evening: “Born Guilty”
Thurs. 3/29:
Due: Summaries of peace efforts. (This is the list in the assignment beginning with the Oslo Accords.) Hang on to your copy and turn in when we return from spring break.
MON. 4/16
Meet in Computer Lab, Founders downstairs
Due: work on
essays; bring needed materials to class.
Helpful links:
Pro-Palestinian Resources
"Progressive Jewish" Perspective
Pro-Israel Resources
WED.
4/18 Meet in Computer Lab,
Founders downstairs
Due: work on
essays, complete the bibliography. Bring materials; by the end of class you
should have a rough outline of your position.
MON. 4/23 Peace Summit Preparation DAY I In class: you will prepare two-minute presentations outlining your position. Bring your research materials. Meet in computer lab
Due: Keep on working!
WED.
4/25 Peace Summit Day II
Due: Bring in
a hard copy of a rough draft of your essay; it should be nearly complete.
FRI.
4/27 Peace Summit Day III.
Feast, too: meet 1:00 for lunch
Due: 1) Bring
in the dish for our potluck 2) send your essay to me with your Name_Peace as the title. Please send it before
1:00 today.
