Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Palestine, With Detail of Old Jerusalem, 1915
Ancient Palestine, with an inset of Old Jerusalem, intended for use in Bible studies.
Other
Unrwa: Refugees
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.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Zionism
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...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Palestinians
Palestinians inhabit an area east of the Mediterranean Sea and south of Lebanon. The Jordan River, Lakes Huleh and Tiberias, and the Dead Sea separate Palestine from Jordan. Christians refer to Palestine as "the Holy Land." Today...
CNN
Cnn: Yasser Arafat's Funeral
Article describes Arafat's funeral. Author also delves into the life of Arafat discussing what Arafat had hoped to accomplish for Palestine. 11/11/2004
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
The United States and the Recognition of Israel: A Chronology
A timeline showing actions and statements of the United States showing their aid in creating Israel.
Other
Peace It Together | Empowering Youth to Promote Peace
A program enticing students to promote peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict through media such as film and inviting conversation between the two groups.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Naked Truth About Mole Rats
Jill Locantore's article in Zoogoer magazine on mole-rats covers a variety of topics on the rats and discusses different types including the Palestine mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Maronites
The Maronites are an ancient East Christian sect; the Maronite church was the first Syrian church to join Rome, and thus it became the first Uniate of the East. Maronites today number about 1,300,000. Half a million of them reside in...
Curated OER
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Palestine
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.
BBC
Bbc: Cbbc Newsround: Guide to Israel & the Palestinian Territories
A guide to the problems between Israel and the Palestinians. Various topics are explored such as how Palestine was created, the reason for the violence, and more. (21 August 2009)
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: General Assembly Resolution 181
The text of the United Nations resolution to partition Palestine, making an Arab state, a Jewish state, and an international Jerusalem.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: American Position on Partition
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library describes the evidence of America's support of plans to partition Palestine and discusses why some Americans opposed the idea.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Balfour Declaration 1917
Fardham University gives the text of the Balfour Declaration, which later was adopted and included in a UN Resolution.
BBC
Bbc: Veteran Leader Yasser Arafat Dies
Article describes the death of Arafat, leader of the PLO. Also mentioned are key dates in Arafat's life and the world's reaction to his death. ll/ll/2004
Yale University
Provisional Govt. Of Israel Writes the President of u.s.
This May 15, 1948, letter announces the Israeli provisional government and asks the United States to recognize and accept the new state and its government.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Yasser Arafat Biographical
This is a detailed biography from The Nobel Foundation on Yasser Arafat (1929-2004 CE), which includes information on both Arafa's personal life and public career. Included is a "Selected Bibliography," for further reading and research.
BBC
Bbc: Ariel Sharon
A detailed biography from BBC of Sharon's career that reveals the many sides of this controversial figure.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Oslo Peace Accords: Declaration of Principles
An online text of the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords between Israel and the Palestinians. This was the beginning of the recent attempts of peace between the two groups.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Ariel Sharon
A biography of Sharon that highlights his military career and numerous posts he has held in his political career. Site provides hyperlinks to related information such as the 1967 Six-Day War, the Haganah, Sinai Campaign, and more.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Soviet Position on Partition
Describes briefly how the Soviet Union was the second nation to recognize the state of Israel.
Other
Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Israelis & Palestinians
Case studies that provide information about the conflict in Israel between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Encourages students to debate and discuss the conflict and try to come up with a solution to the problem. (2011)
Other
Chronology of Palestinian History: 1948
The 1948 section from the Palestine Remembered lists events, almost daily at times, when the Jewish army (Haganah) conflicted with the ALA (Arab Liberation Army) after the partition of Palestine.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: u.s. Congress Endorses Balfour Declaration
The text of this United States resolution confirms the Balfour Declaration, which did not call for the creation of an entirely separate state, but instead for a Jewish community in Palestine.
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