Friday, March 16, 2012

UNIT III: PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT


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. 



Friday afternoon or evening: “Born Guilty”

Saturday evening: “Born Guilty”

TUES 3/27 An Overview of Major Issues: Barrier, Settlements, and Refugees' Rights

Due: Start making a list of peace efforts and briefly describing each. Start researching your position.


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.
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.




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