Occupation

TOPICS

• The Issue
• The History
• The Legality
• The Politics (Zooming Out)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND VIDEO LINKS

• Edward Said – Imperial Continuity – Palestine, Iraq, and U.S. Policy
• Six Day War (Section from “50 Years War”)
• Israel’s Defensible Borders
• Bill Clinton on Two State Deal & Hamas
• 50 Years War (Recommended Full Documentary)

READINGS:

• Occupation is the Atrocity: Edward Said
• What do Palestinians Want?: Daniel Polisar
• UN Security Council Resolution 242
• Six Days of War pp. 1-126. Michael Oren

 Students will know: 

• The return of the Jewish Nation to their homeland is an unprecedented historical event 
• Zionism is the name of the cause behind that return 
• The Zionist narrative of the State of Israel 
• The Palestinian narrative of the State of Israel Students will understand: 
• How the two narratives address Jerusalem, refugees, and Occupation 
• How the narratives compete in the media, and on campus Students will: 
• Reflect critically on the moral and political dilemmas facing Israel 
• Articulate their personal Zionist narrative 

Big Ideas: 

• Occupation, Jerusalem and refugees are the three most contentious issues of the conflict 
• The territories are disputed on moral, legal, historical and demographic grounds