Ernest Bevin: He was a member of the British War Cabinet in World War II (1941–45), and foreign secretary in the Labor government (1945–50) he believed that Palestine could not essentially solve the Jewish problem as Jews should continue residing in Europe and contributing to its welfare. Rather than impose a Jewish state on the Arabs, he desired some kind of settlement between Jews and Arabs.
Arthur James Balfour: British Prime Minister from 1902-1905. Known for expressing official British approval of Zionism.
Amin Al-Husyani: Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Arab nationalist figure who played a major role in Arab resistance to Zionist political ambitions in Palestine and became a strong voice in the Arab nationalist and anti-Zionist movements.
Harry S. Truman: Recognized the state of Israel on May 14th 1948.
David Ben Gurion: The first Prime Minister of Israel.
Yasser Arafat: President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004). Led Palestinians down a path of terrorism. Theories suggest he was poisoned to death.
Mahmoud Abbas: During the leadership of Arafat, Abbas was usually considered one of the leading Palestinian figures devoted to the search for a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He advocated negotiations with Israel and initiated a dialogue with Jewish and pacifist movements in the 1970's. Though thought to be a moderate, Abbas made numerous radical statements, for example, claiming that the Nazis killed "only a few hundred thousand Jews," not six million.
Ehud Barak: Elected Prime Minister of Israel on May 17, 1999. On December 10, 2000, Barak shocked the Israeli people by announcing his resignation from the premiership yet calling for special elections, in which he would run again, to determine a new Prime Minister.
Yitzhak Rabin: An Israeli military Chief of Staff, ambassador to the United States, Minister of Labor and Prime Minister. On September 13, 1993, Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the Declaration of Principles in Washington, D.C., outlining the proposed interim self-government arrangements. Following the progress in the negotiation with the Palestinians, Rabin received the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize together with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.
Golda Meir: Joined Zionist group in High School. At age 71 she became the worlds third female Prime Minister.
Tzipi Livni: Named director general of the Government Companies Authority, where she saw through the most ambitious privatization program in Israeli history, selling off government companies to the tune of $4 billion in just two years. In May 2006, Tzipi Livni was appointedVice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 31st Government of Israel. She also served as Minister of Justice from November 2006 until February 2007. In April 2007, Livni was recognized by Time magazine who named her one of the 100 most influential people on the planet.
Common Themes
• Pro-Zionist vs Anti-Zionist
• Determination
• Hard working
• Hate
• Violence
• Ownership
• Spiritual background
definitions
Ideologies:
a body of ideas that reflects the beliefs and interests of a nation, political system, etc and underlies political action
Themes:
a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work
Allies:
to unite or be united, esp. formally, as by treaty, confederation, or marriage
Motives:
the reason for a certain course of action, whether conscious or unconscious. The PUSH.
Nationalism:
a sentiment based on common cultural characteristics that binds a population and often produces a policy of national independence or separatism
loyalty or devotion to one's country; patriotism
exaggerated, passionate, or fanatical devotion to a national community
Injustice: the condition or practice of being unjust or unfair. An unjust act
OPERATION WRATH OF GOD:
• Operation Wrath of God was the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Compare and Contrast the Jews and The Arabs:
The Jews:
The Jews had a continuous presence in Palestine for 3500 years.
They needed one sovereign state for Jews; by contrast, the Arabs there had other countries that were Arab.
The UN voted to give the Jews a state in 1947.
The Jews were outnumbered and outgunned but fought bravely and prevailed in the War of Independence of 1948.
American money and volunteers were very helpful.
Finally, Jews have a state and they can help Jews who are persecuted in other lands.
The Arabs:
Palestinians lived in Palestine peacefully for centuries, with Jews, Christians, and Muslims living together.
Then a Jewish settler movement from Europe (Zionism) began with the help of British mandate authorities.
Zionism was unfair because it aimed to take land and rights away from Palestinians.
After the Palestinian Rebellion of 1936-1939, Palestinian resistance was broken by the British.
Well- armed Zionist militias carried out the Transfer of Palestinians, which had been a private policy for decades but became public during the War of 1947-49.
Palestinians left their homes because their other choice was death. They want to return.