Welcome to the Middle East

A region of great turmoil and conflictA region of great turmoil and conflict

Your taskYour task• Today you have been “sent “ on a FACT FINDING MISSION to the Middle East.• You will first be asked to learn about the

culture of both Israel and Palestine in order to better understand the political conflicts of the region.

• You will then be asked to research the critical issues that divide these two nations.

• Background• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_e

ast/country_profiles/803257.stm

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/population_settlements.stm

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gz.html

• http://www.slideshare.net/nallgyer/israeli-palestinian-conflict-student-version?src=related_normal&rel=322456

• Peace Plans• http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1991to_now_oslo_accords.php

• http://www.ibiblio.org/sullivan/CampDavid-Legacy.html#path

• http://www.cfr.org/publication/7738/

• Interactive Region Maps

• http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/middle-east-puzzle.html

• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.html

•Hezbollah and Hamas

•http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1908671.stm

•http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/26/AR2006012600372.html

•http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7802515.stm

•Palestine Holy sites

•http://www.salaam.co.uk/themeofthemonth/may02_index.php?l=2

•Palestine and the US•http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1702152,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics

•http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1218058,00.html

•Israel and the US• http://hnn.us/articles/751.html

•http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/

0,9171,1218058,00.html

Make sure you complete the ENTIRE Fact Finding Make sure you complete the ENTIRE Fact Finding Mission REPORTMission REPORT

Be prepared to be “assigned” to defend one of the Be prepared to be “assigned” to defend one of the nation’s ideas and policies!!!nation’s ideas and policies!!!