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Introduction: THE REGION OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
20 questions that might help you solve the presentation of the Israeli-Palestinian issue...
1. Is it in the Near or Middle East? 1. Near East Near + easternEast = derives from the « Eastern question » = the Ottoman lands, viewed from the West, and the dangerosity of Islamic repression onto Christians (Armenian minority slaughtered in 1890s – Hamidian massacres *)Near = proximity of the Turkish power with West Europe
Today, the « Near East », as used in French, refers to the Eastern part of Orient, bordering the Mediterranean sea
2. Middle EastThe ONLY term used in English Means « a junction place » between Europe and Eastern Asia (China) Clearly corresponds to a Eurocentric vision of the world (invented in 1850s by the British India Office)
Mediterranean sea
Golan Heights
Jordan river
Lake Tiberias
Dead sea
Gulf of Aqaba
Red sea
COUNTRIES...
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2. Can you fill in the map with its locations? Locate correctly
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The land of Israel is a narrow strip of land, of the size of New Jersey, between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean.
It is so small that “Moses could view all of it standing on Mt Nebo” in Jordan.
Distances from... to... (in km)
Jerusalem Tel Aviv
Jerusalem Eilat
Jerusalem Tiberias
Jerusalem Dead Sea
Jerusalem Mediterranean
58? 68? 78?
309? 420? 502?
100? 150? 180?
22? 32? 42?
42? 52? 62?
4. How small is Israel?
ISRAELIsraelisIsraeli (adj)
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIESGaza stripWest bankPalestiniansPalestinian
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES: LEBANON Lebanese
SYRIA Syrians
JORDAN Jordanians
SAUDI ARABIA Saudians EGYPT Egyptians
5. How are Near East inhabitants named?
6. How many Israeli / Palestinian cities do you know?
Where would you locate...
-Nazareth?-Eilat?-Jerusalem?-Tel Aviv?-Hebron?-Gaza?-Ramallah? -Haifa?-Bethlehem?-Ashqelon? -Masada?
Label and mark the main cities
7. How many people live there and where?
All lands
Israel except Palestinian lands Gaza strip
DESCRIBE trends, main
changes, ratios,
measuring method,
resultINTERPRET
Possible causes /
consequences
La confession religieuse (le courant religieux): church, denomination, faith
Arab citizens of Israel are the Palestinian Arabs who remained within Israel's borders after the 1948 War, as well as those who had left during the exodus and who have since re-entered as lawful residents (family reunifications)
8. Is Arab citizenship possible in Israel ?
The Druze: Arab-speaking citizens of Israel
Numbered 117,500 (2006)
living in former British Mandate Palestinepersecuted under the Ottomans
became Israeli citizens in 1948some identify themselves as "Palestinian Druze", but most consider as Israeli rather than Arab
Serve in the Israel Defense Forces Are represented in mainstream Israeli politics and business
Israel, being a « Jewish state » (i.e. using Hebrew as the official language), is also a secular place for everyone who wants to be an Israeli citizen...
e.g. The Druze community (whose religion = Ismailism): a mystical and philosophical branch inside of Islam
God is "the whole of existence", rather than "above existence"
9. Why does E. Todd talk about a struggling demography?
How come Jewish populations increased? How come Palestinian populations increased?
« Aliyah » (ascent) Immigration to the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel)# Yerida (descent, emigration)
Ultra-Orthodox birth rates (associated to allowances)
Islamic encouragement
Financed immigration
Child allowances
Fertility rates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israel
Jewish people around the world have decided to make their “Aliyah”Here are numbers by country since 1948
From France since 1880s: 51,000 peopleFrom Morocco since 1880s: 271,000 people
The Jewish population growth and the Haredim:
“Once a tiny minority, ultra-Orthodox Jews - also known as Haredim - now make up more than 10 % of Israel’s population and 21 % of all primary-school students. With the community’s fertility rate hovering at more than three times that of other Israeli Jews, demographers project that by 2034, about one in five Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox”.
(Haaretz,2012)