REL-256: Israel and Palestine, J-term 2003

Course materials

Lines in the Sand: Deadly Times in the West Bank and Gaza (National Geographic)
On-campus library resources (prepared by Michelle Twait) Geographic's recent article on the West Bank and Gaza
The Mideast: A Century of Conflict, NPR series tracing the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
MidEastWeb (pro-Arab)
HonestReporting.com (pro-Israel)
Palestine: 1890 to 1990, on reserve at the AV desk downstairs at the library. (35 minute video.)
Election rules 2003
Knesset homepage
National Unity Party
Terrorism and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, part 1 and part 2
A Multimedia Project of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas

Collins, Larry and La Pierre, Dominique, O Jerusalem, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. Required textbook.
Karen Armstrong, One City: Three Faiths, New York: Ballantine, 1997. Required textbook.
Morris, Benny, Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict 1881-1999, Knopf, 2000.
Charles Smith, Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Benford/St. Martin's, November 2000.
Bickerton, Klausner, A Concise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Prentice Hall College Div, September 2001.

Why the hate?
What influence can the US and others have on the conflict?
What's it like for people there?
How can faith and religion generate such radical behavior?
Why can't this be solved?
Are Palestinians treated in Israel differently from Jews were treated in Europe before emigrating?