By: Mr. Mark Gonzalez

Grace Christian Academy

By: Mr. Mark Gonzalez

Grace Christian Academy

Israel:1947

&Israel:1949

Israel:1947

&Israel:1949

The 1947 UN Partition Plan

• The The UNUN voted to voted to separate Palestine/Israel separate Palestine/Israel into into 33 separate pieces: separate pieces:

• 1. Jewish state 1. Jewish state called called IsraelIsrael

• 2. 2. Arab/Arab/PalestinianPalestinian State State

• 3. 3. JerusalemJerusalem ((internationalinternational city) city)

• Jews Jews acceptedaccepted the the plan.plan.

• Palestinians Palestinians rejectedrejected it. it.

The Nazi HolocaustThe Nazi Holocaust The The NazisNazis led by led by HitlerHitler systematically systematically killed over killed over 66 million million Jews from over a Jews from over a period of 12 years-1/2 period of 12 years-1/2 in concentration in concentration campscamps

After WW 2 ,large After WW 2 ,large amounts of Jewish amounts of Jewish HolocaustHolocaust survivors survivors immigrated to the immigrated to the new new Jewish Jewish country country of of Israel-Israel-

Watch Homeland Watch Homeland question scene-question scene-blood and tears blood and tears videovideo

The The NazisNazis led by led by HitlerHitler systematically systematically killed over killed over 66 million million Jews from over a Jews from over a period of 12 years-1/2 period of 12 years-1/2 in concentration in concentration campscamps

After WW 2 ,large After WW 2 ,large amounts of Jewish amounts of Jewish HolocaustHolocaust survivors survivors immigrated to the immigrated to the new new Jewish Jewish country country of of Israel-Israel-

Watch Homeland Watch Homeland question scene-question scene-blood and tears blood and tears videovideo

Aliyah Bet- aliyah means in Hebrew “return” to the Promised Land

Aliyah Bet- aliyah means in Hebrew “return” to the Promised Land “illegal” (to the British)Jewish immigration to Palestine.

The ship Exodus, 1947.

“illegal” (to the British)Jewish immigration to Palestine.

The ship Exodus, 1947.

Israel Becomes a Nation:May 14, 1948

Israel Becomes a Nation:May 14, 1948

David Ben-Gurion,1st Prime Minister

David Ben-Gurion,1st Prime Minister

Chaim Weizmann,1st President

Chaim Weizmann,1st President

War Begins!: May 15, 1948War Begins!: May 15, 1948• 55 surrounding Arab surrounding Arab

countries invaded Israelcountries invaded Israel• IsraelIsrael miraculously miraculously

defeateddefeated them all and them all and even captured even captured West West JerusalemJerusalem and the and the Western WallWestern Wall

• The The WarWar created created 700,000700,000 Palestinian Palestinian refugeesrefugees

• TransJordan took in TransJordan took in 500,000 refugees-watch 500,000 refugees-watch video:”Refugees-Blood video:”Refugees-Blood and Tears”and Tears”

Six-Day War (1967)Six-Day War (1967)• IsraelIsrael captured captured East East

JerusalemJerusalem, the , the Gaza StripGaza Strip and all of the and all of the West Bank West Bank in in just 6 daysjust 6 days

• The UN Passed Resolution 242-The UN Passed Resolution 242-condemned the Israeli pre-condemned the Israeli pre-emptive strike and occupation emptive strike and occupation and refused to acknowledge and refused to acknowledge Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

• IsraelIsrael must withdraw must withdraw• Israel Israel acceptedaccepted the resolution, the resolution,

but but retainedretained much of the land much of the land in order to in order to protectprotect themselves themselves from future Arab attacksfrom future Arab attacks

Why Israel can’t give withdraw to its pre-1967 borders

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2hZ6SlSqq0

Israel’s stunning victory and subsequent occupation of Arab lands created problems that led

to another war in 1973

Israeli troops celebrate at the Israeli troops celebrate at the Jerusalem holy sites-the Dome Jerusalem holy sites-the Dome

of the Rock-video “Six Day of the Rock-video “Six Day War”War”

Palestine Liberation Organization

Palestine Liberation Organization

Terrorist Yassir Arafat founds the PLO with the goal of establishing

a Palestinian Nation-State

Yom-Kippur War (Oct.6, 1973)

Yom-Kippur War (Oct.6, 1973)

• This time 13 nations gather and do a surprise attack Israel on the holiest Jewish holiday Yom Kippur

• Israel extends its territory as far west as the Suez Canal

Yom-Kippur War (Oct.6, 1973)

Yom-Kippur War (Oct.6, 1973)

• Jewish prime minister Golda Meir to US Pres Nixon: “Mr. President, by the time you get here, we won’t be here”

• Israeli forces with the help of God and US weaponry were able to push back the invading forces

Camp David Accords (1979)

Camp David Accords (1979)

President President Prime MinisterAnwar Sadat Jimmy Carter Menachem Begin of Egypt of the U. S. Of Israel

Camp David Accords (1979)

Camp David Accords (1979) •Israel agrees to

withdraw from the Sinai peninsula and make peace with Egypt•Israel agrees to negotiate more land for peace•Egypt becomes the first Arab nation to recognize Israel’s right to exist

Palestinian Intifada- (1987-1993) Palestinian Intifada- (1987-1993) • The The IntifadaIntifada is a Palestinian is a Palestinian

uprisinguprising involving involving suicidesuicide terrorist terrorist attacksattacks against the against the Jews by groups such as Jews by groups such as HAMASHAMAS

• The UN took no official steps to The UN took no official steps to end the Intifada-Israel’s problemend the Intifada-Israel’s problem

• 1993-US President 1993-US President Bill ClintonBill Clinton brought the brought the IsraelisIsraelis and and PalestiniansPalestinians together to together to negotiate a negotiate a peacepeace agreement agreement

• The result was the The result was the OsloOslo Peace Peace Agreement between the Israelis Agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians-The and Palestinians-The DeclarationDeclaration of Principles of Principles

The 1993 Oslo Peace The 1993 Oslo Peace AgreementAgreement

• Palestinians would declare Jewish Palestinians would declare Jewish Israel’s Israel’s right to existright to exist

• JewsJews would would hand overhand over land for peace- land for peace-the the Golan HeightsGolan Heights and the and the Gaza StripGaza Strip

• PalestiniansPalestinians would would stop terroriststop terrorist attacks against Israeli Jewsattacks against Israeli Jews

• Jews would Jews would allowallow for limited Palestinian for limited Palestinian self-ruleself-rule in parts of the in parts of the West BankWest Bank

Alright Boys- “Lets shake Alright Boys- “Lets shake and be friends-huh, huh”and be friends-huh, huh”

Yitzak Rabin (Israel)Assassinated in 1995

Bill Clinton (USA)Yasir Arafat (Palestinian)Poisoned or died of AIDS

The 2000s• Since 1993 Peace Accords:Since 1993 Peace Accords:• IsraelIsrael evacuatedevacuated the the Gaza Gaza

StripStrip settlements in August 2005 settlements in August 2005• Terrorist Group Terrorist Group HAMASHAMAS has taken has taken

over the Gaza Stripover the Gaza Strip• Control over the Control over the West BankWest Bank and and

JerusalemJerusalem still still unresolvedunresolved at at this datethis date

• The The Golan Heights Golan Heights situation is situation is stillstill unresolved unresolved due to due to disagreements on the Sea of disagreements on the Sea of Galilee and Mt Hermon-video clip Galilee and Mt Hermon-video clip threshold of peacethreshold of peace

Rocket Attacks and Retaliations• Weekly, Israeli cities are

attacked by rockets fired from Gaza Strip by HAMAS terrorists

• The Israeli military’s response is usually swift and targets Hamas buildings, but sometimes innocent Palestinians are killed

• Jews continue to build settlements in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Golan Heights

Hamas rocket launchers

Intifada Terrorist attack Intifada Terrorist attack on Israel’s Jewson Israel’s Jews

Pamphlet used in Pamphlet used in Palestinian Public SchoolsPalestinian Public Schools

United Nation Peace United Nation Peace Conference DebateConference Debate

The PlayersThe Players

• The late Palestinian Authority The late Palestinian Authority leader and terrorist Yasir Arafat-leader and terrorist Yasir Arafat-possibly was assassinated by either possibly was assassinated by either Jewish Mossad (spy agency) or Jewish Mossad (spy agency) or HAMASHAMAS

The new Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister-Mahmoud

Abbas

HAMAS-freedom fighters or terrorists???

Palestinian TerroristsPalestinian Terrorists

Likkud Likkud Leader Leader

Benjamin Benjamin "Bibi" "Bibi"

NetanyahuNetanyahuPrime Prime

Minister of Minister of IsraelIsrael

Kadima leader Tzipi Kadima leader Tzipi Livini Jewish leaderLivini Jewish leader

Ultra Orthodox Jews-want a Ultra Orthodox Jews-want a religious Jewish state and religious Jewish state and rebuild the Jewish Templerebuild the Jewish Temple

Peace Now-a group of Jews and Arabs that

want everyone to share the land

US President Barak Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton-want Israel to stop expanding settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem