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