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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Questioning Authority

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the perspectives of different groups involved in and affected by support for the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. They create slogans to summarize the viewpoints and goals of each affected group.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Peace in Palestine?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders imagine themselves to be one of the characters listed in a simulation setting. In character, and working Students, in groups, simulate a conversation that would be held around the table, in each family setting.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Suicide Bombing

For Students 9th - 10th
Mohanned Abu Tayyoun describes the events that occurred on the day of his intended suicide bombing in this video segment from Wide Angle.
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Handout
Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Palestine

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in the Israeli Occupied Territories (Palestine), in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Arab Israeli Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth encyclopedia article which explores the Arab-Israeli conflict. It lists and provides brief descriptions of the five wars fought between the Israelis and the Palestinians. It also takes a look at each side's reasons for the...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Who Are Hamas?

For Students 9th - 10th
Terrorists? Or an organization intent on rightfully defending its homeland? Article describes the Hamas and their long and short term goals. (19 October 2000)
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Handout
Other

Women of Valor: Henrietta Szold

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive source of information about the life of Henrietta Szold (1860-1945 CE), founder of the Zionist women's organization of Hadassah and dedicated supporter of Palestine. She was an activist who was a model for Jewish women...
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Activity
Other

Unrwa: Refugees

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site on Palestinian refugees. Explains who the Palestinian refugees are, where they live, contains statistical information on the refugee camps, and contains a first-hand account of what it is like to be a refugee.
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Handout
Other

Daily Bible Study the Ten Plagues

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent site to help with research on the Ten Plagues in the book of Exodus. It describes the situation in Egypt that the time and gives Biblical references for each plague.
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Primary
Yale University

White Paper of 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the discussion and results of an Arab-British meeting to sort out the situation causing the riots of 1936-1939. Interpretations of the British mandate agreement and other British policy in Palestine were discussed, with the...
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Handout
Other

Al Ahram Weekly: Chronology of First Arab Israeli War

For Students 9th - 10th
Al-Ahram Weekly, a publication based in Cairo, provides a timeline of events leading up to the formation of Israel and the First Arab-Israeli War. Includes pictures and a copy of the Balfour Declaration.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Israeli Palestinian Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to news articles, background reports, and other resources such as maps and lesson plans concerning the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Updated to December, 2010.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Palestinians Seek Statehood From United Nations Assembly

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis escalates as the Palestinian president asks the United Nations to turn their territories into an official country, Palestine. (September, 2011)
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Handout
Sam Houston State University

Shsu: Palestine/israel and the Eastern Question

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion on the anti-Semitism which gave rise to the Zionist movement and how the leaders hoped to help the Jews.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Yasir Arafat Dies at 75

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical look at the life of Yasser Arafat who died on November 11, 2004. Provides information about his life, and information about what he accomplished through his final years.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Zionists

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides history of the Zionist movement to segregate the Jewish people as a nation. Also discusses the Zionism in relation to Orthodox Judaism. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be...
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Website
United Nations

United Nations: The Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official page for The Middle East from the United Nations. You will find up-to-the-minute reports by the Secretary-General, Security Council, General Assembly as well as news on relief efforts and links to more UN information...
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Website
Other

Picturing Golda Mier

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of images documenting the life of Golda Meir from childhood in Pinsk, Russia, through her school years in Milwaukee, her pioneer years in Palestine in the 1920s, to the peak of her political career as Prime Minister of...
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Website
The Guardian

Guardian: Palestine Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos published concerning the Palestine Papers and their ramifications on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Zionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information and documentation regarding Zionism, the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel. Content ranges...
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: British Restrictions on Jewish Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
A survey of British policies restricting Jewish immigration into the British mandate of Palestine. Includes a table of Jewish immigration numbers from 1919-1941.
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Zionist Organization Statement on Palestine

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of proposals submitted by the Zionist Movement to the Peace Conference of 1919.
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish v Irtual Library: The Monarchy

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the monarchy of Palestine, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Discusses the monarchs Saul, Solomon, and David.
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Handout
US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: Lebanon

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down on this page to read about the relationship between the U.S. and Lebanese governments. This resource also has extensive information on Lebanese history, government, politics, and economy. (Dec. 1, 2011)