Questions
- Who is involved in this conflict?
- What region is at the heart of the conflict? Describe the claim that both groups have on this region.
- What is Israel? When was it founded and by whom?
- What is the Zionist Movement?
- Describe the role of the U.S. in the establishment of Israel, a Jewish state.
- How did the Holocaust affect the formation of a Jewish homeland?
- What is the PLO? Whom does it represent?
- Which nations are opposed to a Jewish state?
- What was the intifada? Who was involved and what caused it?
- What caused the rise of militant Islam? What is its link to modern terrorism? What is Hamas?
Use credible sources to answer the questions above. Possibilities include:
- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/index.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/middle_east_crisis/
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oslo/etc/cron.html
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