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Activity
CBS

Cbs News: Mideast Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Middle East. Provides an in-depth analysis of the Middle East and and how events and people have influenced the region. Gives interactive maps, video, and biographies of the world leaders that have impacted the region....
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Global Connections, the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
View a timeline of Middle Eastern history, explore events through themes, and make connections through the use of big-picture questions such as "What's the appeal of religious militancy?"
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Website
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs:mid East Peace Summit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the events at the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David. You can read about the Israeli delegation, the latest news, texts from the summit, U.S. State Department material, and...
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History Teacher

Historyteacher.net: Global Studies: Current Middle Eastern Conflicts Quiz (1)

For Students 9th - 10th
Chose the correct answer in this 12-question multiple choice quiz to test your comprehension of current Middle East conflicts. Test score is immediately updated.
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: Arab Uprisings

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of news stories revealing the Arab uprisings in the Middle East.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Aida and Its Relevance to the World Today

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan relates the opera Aida to current events in the Middle East for a music or art class. Contains links with information, assessment ideas, extensions and more.
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Website
Other

Odyssey: Teacher Zone: Middle East: Israel/palestinian Territories Stay

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This teaching unit is based upon a "teacher trek" to the area in 2000 and focuses on essential questions on the nature of conflict. Activities are offered to help students explore the religion, holidays and culture of this region....
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Website
ProCon.org

Pro Con: Two State Solution Acceptable Solution to Israeli Palestinian Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete set of multi-media resources for students to explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and examine solutions. Includes background information, comments, timeline and video gallery.
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Primary
Other

U.s. Embassy in Israel: Roadmap to Solution of Israeli Palestinian Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
Features the original text of the "Roadmap" to a permanent solution to the ongoing conflict as released by the U.S. State Department in April 2003.
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Website
Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Framing Conflict: Iraq and Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...
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Handout
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Camp David Accords

For Students 9th - 10th
Information detailing the Camp David Accords between President Jimmy Carter and leaders from Israel and Egypt signed on September 17, 1978, and opening the door to peaceful conflict resolutions in the Middle East.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: Lebanon

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC discusses the country of Lebanon which is at the center of much of the conflict in the Middle East. Gives an overview of its history, talks about its leadership, provides a timeline of key events, and links to other key stories.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Global Connections: Middle East: What Is Religious Militancy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Short article discusses the role of religious extremism and its relationship to terrorist activities. Background information on the Arab-Israeli conflict is also provided.
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Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: The Conflict in Syria

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for students learning about the conflict in Syria and trying to understand the international response to the problem. Students work in small groups and independently to research and formulate answers to the given...
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Interactive
Other

Impact Games: Peacemaker

For Students 9th - 10th
Take on the role of a leader in the Middle East and try to bring peace to the region and avoid starting a conflict that could end in violence. This game will help you to understand different perspectives in the Middle East. Scroll to...
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Handout
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Operation Desert Storm: Operation Desert Shield

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a timeline of events in the Middle East leading up to and during Operation Desert Storm. Begins with the Anglo-Kuwaiti Treaty in 1899.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Jews of Kurdistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Kurdish Jews, a largely rural people, have lived in the mountains and plains of Kurdistan since time immemorial. They have been geographically isolated throughout much of their history and are thought to have retained some old Jewish...
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Handout
Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: Asia Overview 1999

For Students 9th - 10th
This site deals with the human rights issues of religious and ethnic conflict that have occurred in Indonesia and throughout Asia in the late 1990s, particularly in East Timor. Article also includes information about US-Taliban relations...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Voices of Hope and Seeds of Peace (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that draws on the work of the Seeds of Peace, an international organization of teenagers from troubled regions of the world (with a focus on the Middle East) that fosters meaningful dialogue among people with opposing...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: News: Regions and Territories: Golan Heights Profile

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides historical background on the Golan Heights with emphasis on the conflict between Syria and Israel. Includes a map and links to recent news articles. Updated January 2008.
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Article
The Guardian

Guardian: Israel News

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos published about Israel. Links to slideshows and articles about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict are featured.
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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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Website
New York Times

New York Times: Pakistan

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides up-to-the-minute reports on ongoing conflicts and other news in Pakistan with an emphasis on major events and public reaction.
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Handout
Other

Us Army War College: Where Oil and Water Do Mix

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the environmental scarcity linked to domestic political unrest and the crisis of domestic political legitimacy that could result in conflict. Also find out how these crises of domestic political legitimacy may result in both...

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