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1. Israeli Statehood
A. Israeli Statehood
| Q1. |
What is the Israeli Declaration of Independence? |
| Q2. |
Does Israel have a right to exist? |
| Q3. |
Which international treaties / resolutions
support Israel's existence? |
| Q4. |
What are the positions of the surrounding Arab states, Turkey, and Iran in relation to Israel? |
| Q5. |
Did the Holocaust justify the creation of a Jewish state? |
| Q6. |
Is Israel's existence threatened by its
neighbors? |
| Q7. |
Is Israel a threat to world peace? |
| Q8. |
Should the state of Israel have been created elsewhere? |
B. Zionism (Jewish Nationalism)
| Q1. |
What is Zionism? |
Q2. |
What are the origins of Zionism? |
| Q3. |
Was anti-Semitism a leading factor in the
emergence of Zionism? |
| Q4. |
Is Zionism a form of racism? |
| Q5. |
Is anti-Zionism a form of anti-Semitism? |
| Q6. |
What are the Protocols of the Elders of Zion? |
| Q7. |
Was Palestine a "land without a people?" |
2. Palestinian Statehood
A. Palestinian Statehood
| Q1. |
Should there be a Palestinian State? |
| Q2. |
Will a Palestinian State bring peace? |
| Q3. |
What would a Palestinian State look like
according to current international peace proposals? |
| Q4. |
Which international treaties / resolutions
support the establishment of a Palestinian State? |
B. Palestinian / Arab Nationalism
| Q1. |
What is Arab Nationalism? |
| Q2. |
What was the origin of Palestinian Nationalism? |
| Q3. |
Did Palestinian Nationalism emerge in reaction
to Zionism? |
| Q4. |
What were the early Palestinian Congresses, and
how were they related to the emergence of Palestinian
identity? |
| Q5. |
Why did Palestinian Nationalism decline after
first Arab-Israeli War in 1948, and why did it re-emerge after the
1967 War? |
| Q6. |
What is Nasserism and how was it related to both
Arab and Palestinian
Nationalism? |
3. Israeli Leaders & Government Organizations
A. Israeli Leaders
| Q1. |
Will Ariel Sharon's absence from Israeli
politics help advance the peace process? |
| Q2. |
Was Ariel Sharon a good leader for
Israel? |
| Q3. |
Chart: Israeli Prime
Ministers |
B. Israeli Government
| Q1. |
How is Israel governed? |
| Q2. |
Is Israel a democracy? |
| Q3. |
Is Israel a secular state? |
| Q4. |
Why doesn't Israel have a constitution? |
| Q5. |
What challenges does Israel face as both a
Jewish and democratic state? |
4. Palestinian Leaders & Organizations
A. Palestinian Leaders
| Q1. |
Will Yasser Arafat's absence from Palestinian
politics help advance the peace process? |
| Q2. |
Will Arafat be remembered for advancing the
interests of the Palestinian People? |
| Q3. |
Timeline: Important Dates in the Life of Yasser
Arafat |
| Q4. |
Chart: Palestinian Leaders |
B. Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
| Q1. |
What is the Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO)? |
| Q2. |
What is the 1968 PLO Charter? |
| Q3. |
What was the 1974 Rabat Summit and what was its significance for the PLO? |
| Q4. |
PLO - PA Comparison Chart |
C. Palestinian Authority (PA)
| Q1. |
What is the Palestinian Authority
(PA)? |
| Q2. |
PLO - PA Comparison Chart |
D. Fatah
| Q1. |
What is Fatah? |
| Q2. |
Does Fatah recognize Israel's right to exist?
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E. Hamas
| Q1. |
What is Hamas? |
| Q2. |
Should Hamas recognize Israel's right to exist?
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| Q3. |
Is Hamas a terrorist organization?
|
| Q4. |
Will Hamas' victory in the January 2006
Palestinian elections help the peace process? |
| Q5. |
What is the Muslim Brotherhood? |
| Q6. |
How has the Muslim Brotherhood been involved in
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
| F. Hezbollah (Lebanese Shi'a
Organization)
| Q1. |
What is Hezbollah? |
| Q2. |
What is Hezbollah's position on
Israel? |
| Q3. |
Is Hezbollah a terrorist organization?
| G. Other Palestinian
Organizations
| Q1. |
What is the Democratic Front for the Liberation
of Palestine (DFLP)? |
| Q2. |
What is the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine (PFLP)? |
| Q3. |
What is the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine -- General Command (PFLP-GC)?
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5. Refugees
A. About Refugees
| Q1. |
Who are the Palestinian Refugees? |
| Q2. |
How many Palestinians became refugees as a
result of the 1948 War, and where did they go? |
| Q3. |
Were Palestinian refugees forcibly expelled
from Israel during the 1948 war? |
| Q4. |
What Rights do Refugees have under
International Law? |
| Q5. |
What is the role of the United Nations in the
Palestinian refugee issue? |
| Q6. |
How many Jews from Arab Countries became
refugees following the first Arab-Israeli war?
| B. Refugee Camps
| Q1. |
What and where are the Palestinian refugee
camps, and how are they governed? |
| Q2. |
Are the Arab states responsible for
Palestinians having remained in refugee camps to this day?
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| Q3. |
Did a massacre take place in the Jenin Refugee
Camp? | C. Refugee Right of Return
| Q1. |
What is the Right of Return? |
| Q2. |
Should Palestinian Refugees have the Right of
Return? |
| Q3. |
Does the "Right of Return" imply the
Destruction of the State of Israel?
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6. Land Disputes
A. Holy Sites
| Q1. |
What is the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif?
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| Q2. |
What is the Dome of the Rock? |
| Q3. |
What is the Al-Aqsa Mosque? |
| Q4. |
What is the Jewish Temple? |
| Q5. |
What is the Western Wall (aka the Wailing
Wall)? | B. Jerusalem
| Q1. |
What and where is Jerusalem? |
| Q2. |
What is the dispute over Jerusalem?
|
| Q3. |
What is the significance of Jerusalem for
Muslims? |
| Q4. |
What is the significance of Jerusalem for Jews?
|
| Q5. |
What is the significance of Jerusalem for
Christians? |
| Q6. |
When and how did Jerusalem become the capital
of Israel? |
| Q7. |
What are the possible solutions for Jerusalem?
| C. Gaza Strip
| Q1. |
How has the Gaza Strip influenced the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
| D. West Bank
| Q1. |
What and where is the West Bank? |
| Q2. |
What is the Eastern Front of the Arab-Israeli
conflict? |
| Q3. |
After the removal of Saddam, does Israel still
need control of the West Bank for strategic purposes?
| E. Golan Heights
| Q1. |
What and where is the Golan Heights?
|
| Q2. |
What is the dispute over the Golan Heights?
| F. Settlements
| Q1. |
What are the Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Territories? |
| Q2. |
Who are the Jewish settlers in the Palestinian Territories? |
| Q3. |
What was the 1967 Allon Plan, and how did it
influence the development of settlements in the West Bank?
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| Q4. |
Are Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Territories a violation of international law? |
| Q5. |
Are Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Territories an obstacle to the peace process?
| G. Shebaa Farms
| Q1. |
What and where are the Shebaa Farms?
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| Q2. |
What is the dispute over Shebaa Farms?
| H. Sinai Peninsula
| Q1. |
What is the Sinai Peninsula? |
| Q2. |
Why did Israel take the Sinai Peninsula from
Egypt in 1967? |
I. Lebanon
| Q1. |
What is Lebanon? |
| Q2. |
Why did Israel occupy South Lebanon in 1982?
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| Q3. |
What was the 1983 Kahan Commission Report?
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Q4. |
Why did Israel withdraw from South Lebanon in
2000? | J. Israeli Wall / Fence
| Q1. |
What is the Israeli Wall / Fence? |
| Q2. |
What route does the Israeli Wall / Fence take?
|
| Q3. |
Is the construction of the Israeli Wall / Fence
justified? |
| Q4. |
Is the Israeli Wall / Fence an obstacle to
peace? |
| Q5. |
What was the Advisory Opinion of the
International Court of Justice (ICJ), and was it a just verdict?
| K. Water
| Q1. |
What are the sources of water in the region?
|
| Q2. |
Which treaties/agreements address the issue of
water? |
8. Wars and Conflicts
A. Terrorism
| Q1. |
What is terrorism? |
| Q2. |
Does Israel commit acts of terrorism?
| Q3. |
Does Islam condone suicide / martyrdom attacks?
| Q4. |
What is Jihad?
| Q5. |
Does "Jihad" imply violence and war against non-Muslims?
| Q6. |
Is Hezbollah a terrorist organization?
| Q7. |
Is Hamas a terrorist organization? | | | | | |
B. 2006 Israel-Lebanon War
| Q1. |
What was the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War? |
| Q2. |
What events led up to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War? |
C. 2000- Al-Aqsa Intifada
| Q1. |
What were the origins of the Al-Aqsa Intifada? |
| Q2. |
What was the Mitchell Report and how was it
related to the al-Aqsa Intifada? |
| Q3. |
What was the 2001 Tenet Plan? |
D. 1987-1993 Intifada
| Q1. |
What was the 1987-1993 Intifada? |
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1987-1993 Intifada?
| E. 1982 Lebanon War
| Q1. |
What was the 1978 Israeli invasion of Southern
Lebanon? |
| Q2. |
What events led to the 1982 Israeli
invasion of Lebanon? |
| Q3. |
What was the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon?
|
| Q4. |
When and how did Israel withdraw to the
Security Zone behind the U.N. forces in Lebanon? |
| Q5. |
What effect did the 1982 Israeli invasion of
Lebanon have on Arafat and the PLO? |
| Q6. |
What is the relationship between the 1982
Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the Islamic group Hezbollah?
| F. 1973 War
| Q1. |
What was the 1973 War? |
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the War of 1973?
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| Q3. |
What was the 1973 Arab Oil embargo?
|
| Q4. |
What was the outcome of the 1973 Arab Oil
embargo? |
| Q5. |
Following the 1973 War, what Egyptian-Israeli
and Syrian-Israeli agreements were made?
| G. 1970 Black September
| Q1. |
What events led to the 1970 Jordanian -
Palestinian conflict, known as "Black September?" |
| Q2. |
What was the 1970 Jordanian - Palestinian
conflict, known as "Black September?" |
| Q3. |
What were the consequences of the 1970
Jordanian - Palestinian conflict, known as "Black September?"
| H. 1969 - 1970 War of Attrition
| Q1. |
What was the War of Attrition (March 1969 --
August 1970)? |
| Q2. |
How was the War of Attrition resolved?
| I. 1967 War
| Q1. |
What was the origin of the 1967 War?
|
| Q2. |
What was the 1967 War? |
| Q3. |
What was the outcome of the 1967 War?
|
| Q4. |
What was the Arab World's reaction to the 1967
War? |
| Q5. |
What effect did the 1967 War have on the
Palestinians? |
| Q6. |
How did the 1967 Khartoum Summit of the Arab states affect Arab-Israeli relations? |
| Q7. |
What was the 1967 Allon Plan? |
| Q8. |
Was Israel the aggressor in the 1967 War?
| J. 1956 Suez War
| Q1. |
What was the origin of the 1956 Suez War?
|
| Q2. |
What was the 1956 Suez War? |
| Q3. |
What was the outcome of the 1956 Suez War?
| K. 1948 War
| Q1. |
What events led to the first Arab - Israeli
War of 1948? |
| Q2. |
What was the first Arab - Israeli War of 1948?
|
| Q3. |
What happened in the village of Deir Yassin during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948? |
| Q4. |
Were Palestinian refugees forcibly expelled from Israel during the 1948 war?
|
| Q5. |
What effect did the War of 1948 have on the
Arab Palestinians? |
| Q6. |
What was the outcome of the first Arab -
Israeli War of 1948? |
| Q7. |
What were the 1949 armistice agreements?
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L. Early Arab-Jewish Conflicts
| Q1. |
What was the origin of the Arab-Jewish conflict
in Palestine? |
| Q2. |
What were the Arab-Jewish conflicts of 1920 and
1921? |
| Q3. |
What were the 1929 Arab riots? |
Q4.
Q5. |
What were the Arab Revolts of 1936 - 1939?
Has the Israel-Palestine region been
continually inhabited either by Jews or
Arabs? |
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9. Ethnicity and Religion
A. Islam
| Q1. |
Is Islam compatible with democracy?
|
| Q2. |
Is Islam compatible with the concept of the
separation of religion and state? |
| Q3. |
What is Jihad? |
| Q4. |
Does "Jihad" imply violence and war against non-Muslims? |
| Q5. |
Does Islam condone suicide / martyrdom
attacks? | B. Judaism
| Q1. |
What is Orthodox Judaism? |
| Q2. |
What is Conservative Judaism? |
| Q3. |
What is Reform Judaism? |
| Q4. |
Is Judaism compatible with democracy?
|
| Q5. |
Is Judaism compatible with the concept of the
separation of religion and state? |
| Q6. |
Are Judaism and Zionism compatible with each
other? |
| Q7. |
How is a form of messianic Judaism and/or
religious Zionism related to the establishment of settlements in the
West Bank? | C. Arabs
| Q1. |
Who are the Arabs? |
| Q2. |
What is Arab Nationalism? |
| Q3. |
What are the earliest accounts of the Arabs?
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| Q4. |
To what extent are Arabs and Jews genetically linked?
| D. Jews
| Q1. |
Who are the Ashkenazi Jews? |
| Q2. |
Who are the Sephardic Jews? |
| Q3. |
Who are the Mizrahi (Oriental/Arab) Jews? |
| Q4. |
What are the earliest accounts of the Jewish
people (Hebrews / Israelites)? |
| Q5. |
To what extent are Arabs and Jews genetically linked?
| E. Palestinian Christians
| Q1. |
Who are the Palestinian Christians?
|
| Q2. |
What demographic challenges do Palestinian
Christians face? |
| Q3. |
Do the Christian and Muslim communities of
Palestine have good relations? |
| Q4. |
What is the Vatican's position on the Israeli -
Palestinian conflict? |
10. General Resolutions
A. Two States (Israel and Palestine)
| Q1. |
Is a two-state solution acceptable?
| B. One State (Bi-National)
| Q1. |
What is a Bi-National State? |
| Q2. |
Is a Bi-National State an acceptable solution
to the conflict?
| C. One State (Democratic Secular)
| Q1. |
What is a Democratic Secular State?
|
| Q2. |
Is a Single Democratic Secular State an
acceptable solution to the conflict?
| D. Population Transfer
| Q1. |
What is population transfer? |
| Q2. |
How has the issue of "Population Transfer" evolved throughout the course of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? |
11. Current Peace Proposals
A. 2003-2004 Sharon Disengagement Plan
| Q1. |
What is Sharon's Disengagement
Plan? |
| Q2. |
Is Sharon's Disengagement Plan an acceptable
step and/or solution?
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B. 2003 Geneva Accord
| Q1. |
Is the 2003 Geneva Accord a just resolution to
the Israeli - Palestinian conflict?
| C. 2003 Roadmap for Peace
| Q1. |
What is the 2003 Roadmap for Peace?
|
| Q2. |
Is the 2003 Roadmap for Peace an acceptable
solution to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict?
| D. 2002 Arab Peace Initiative
| Q1. |
What was the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative (a.k.a.
The Saudi Plan / 2002 Beirut Summit)? |
| Q2. |
Was the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative initially seen as an acceptable solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
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12. Historic Resolutions & Negotiations
A. 2005 Gaza Withdrawal
| Q1. |
What was the 2005 Gaza withdrawal? |
| Q2. |
Was Palestinian armed resistance / terrorism responsible for Israel's withdrawal from Gaza?
|
| Q3. |
Will the 2005 Gaza withdrawal help to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
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B. 2001 Taba Talks
| Q1. |
What were the 2001 Taba Talks? |
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 2001 Taba Talks?
|
| Q3. |
Was Arafat responsible for the breakdown of the
Camp David / Taba Negotiations?
| C. 2000 Camp David Summit
| Q1. |
What was the 2000 Camp David Summit?
|
| Q2. |
What were the 2000 Clinton parameters, and were
they an acceptable solution?
| D. 1999 Sharm al-Sheikh Memorandum
| Q1. |
What was the 1999 Sharm al-Sheikh Memorandum?
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E. 1998 Wye River Memorandum
| Q1. |
What was the 1998 Wye River Memorandum?
|
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1998 Wye River
Memorandum? |
F. 1997 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
| Q1. |
What was the 1997 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron?
|
| Q2. |
What impact did the "Hebron Protocol" have on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? |
G. 1995 Oslo Interim Agreement
| Q1. |
What was the 1995 Oslo Interim Agreement?
|
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1995 Olso Interim
Agreement? |
| Q3. |
Was Israel responsible for the failure of the
Oslo Accords? |
H. 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace
| Q1. |
What was the 1994 Washington Declaration? |
| Q2. |
What was the 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace? |
| Q3. |
What was the outcome of the 1994
Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace?
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I. 1994 Cairo Agreement
| Q1. |
What was the 1994 Cairo Agreement?
|
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1994 Cairo
Agreement? |
J. 1994 Paris Protocol
| Q1. |
What was the 1994 Paris Protocol?
|
| Q2. |
What impact did the 1994 Paris Protocol have on the economy of the Palestinian Territories? |
K. 1993 Oslo Declaration of Principles
| Q1. |
What letters were exchanged between Arafat and
Rabin prior to the signing of the 1993 Oslo Declaration?
|
| Q2. |
What was the 1993 Oslo Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self Government Arrangements? |
| Q3. |
What was the outcome of the 1993 Oslo
Declaration of Principles? |
| Q4. |
Was Israel responsible for the failure of the
Oslo Accords? |
L. 1991 Madrid Conference
| Q1. |
What was the 1991 Madrid Conference?
|
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1991 Madrid
Conference? |
M. 1982 Reagan Peace Plan
| Q1. |
What was the 1982 Reagan Peace Plan?
|
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1982 Reagan Plan?
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N. 1979 Egyptian - Israeli Peace Treaty
| Q1. |
What was the 1979 Egyptian - Israeli Peace
Treaty? |
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1979 Egyptian -
Israeli Peace Treaty?
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O. 1978 Camp David Accords
| Q1. |
What were the 1978 Camp David Accords?
|
| Q2. |
What letters accompanied the 1978 Camp David
Accords? |
P. 1967 U.N. Resolution 242
| Q1. |
What is the 1967 U.N. Resolution 242?
|
| Q2. |
Does the 1967 U.N. Resolution require Israel to
withdraw to its pre-1967 borders?
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Q. 1947 United Nations Partition Plan
| Q1. |
What was the 1947 United Nations Partition
Plan? |
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1947 United Nations
Partition Plan?
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R. 1937 Peel Commission
| Q1. |
What was the 1937 Peel Commission? |
| Q2. |
Did the 1937 Peel Commission create an acceptable partition plan in its final report?
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S. 1920 British Mandate
| Q1. |
What was the British Mandate? |
| Q2. |
Were the British responsible for failing to
establish Arab self-governing institutions in Palestine?
|
| Q3. |
Did the British neglect the interests of the
Palestinian Arabs under the mandate?
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T. 1919 King-Crane Commission
| Q1. |
What was the 1919 King-Crane Commission?
|
| Q2. |
Should the King-Crane Report have been
implemented? |
U. 1919 Weizmann - Feisal Agreement
| Q1. |
What was the 1919 Weizmann - Feisal Agreement?
|
| Q2. |
What was the outcome of the 1919 Weismann -
Feisal Agreement?
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V. 1917 Balfour Declaration
| Q1. |
Who was Lord Balfour and what is the Balfour
Declaration? |
| Q2. |
How, according to the 1922 British White Paper,
did the British Government interpret the meaning of the Balfour
Declaration's affirmation of a "national home for the Jewish
People?" |
| Q3. |
Did the British have the Right to promise "the
establishment of a national home for the Jewsish people"?
|
W. 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement
| Q1. |
What was the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement?
|
| Q2. |
Did the Sykes-Picot agreement contradict
British promises made to the Arabs in the Hussein-McMahon
correspondence?
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X. 1915 Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
| Q1. |
What was the Hussein-McMahon correspondence?
|
| Q2. |
Was Palestine included in the territory
designated as Arab in the Hussein-McMahon correspondence?
|
| Q3. |
What was the 1916 Arab Revolt against the
Ottoman Empire? |
14. International Involvement
A. Arab League
| Q1. |
What is the Arab League? |
| Q2. |
What is the Arab League's position on the
Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q3. |
What is "Arab Nationalism?"
| B. Britain
| Q1. |
Did the British have the right to promise "the
establishment of a national home for the Jewsish people" in
Palestine? |
| Q2. |
What was British policy with respect to the
differing interests of the Arabs and Jews of Palestine during the
Mandate Period (1922-1948)? |
| Q3. |
What was the British position on Jewish
immigration to Palestine during the Mandate Period (1922-1948), and
how did it develop? |
| Q4. |
What is United Kingdom's position on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
| C. Cold War: U.S. and Soviet Involvement
| Q1. |
What effect did the Cold War have on the
Arab-Israeli conflict? |
| Q2. |
What effect did the end of the Cold War have on
the Middle East?
| D. European Union
| Q1. |
What is the European Union's position on the
Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q2. |
How much financial assistance does the European
Union provide to the Palestinians?
| E. Middle Eastern States
| Q1. |
What are the positions of the surrounding Arab states, Turkey, and Iran regarding Israel?
|
| Q2. |
Is Israel's existence threatened by its
neighbors? | F. United Nations
| Q1. |
What is and has been the relationship between
the United Nations and the Palestinians? |
| Q2. |
What is the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)?
|
| Q3. |
Does the United Nations single-out Israel for
special scrutiny? |
| Q4. |
Has U.N. involvement had a positive effect on
the Israeli - Palestinian conflict?
| G. United States
| Q1. |
What is the relationship between the United
States and Israel? |
| Q2. |
What is the relationship between the United
States and the Palestinians? |
| Q5. |
Is the United States an "honest broker" in the
Israeli - Palestinian conflict? |
| Q6. |
What is the position of the United States on
the dispute over Jerusalem?
| G. International Aid
| Q1. |
How much international aid does Palestine receive? |
| Q2. |
How much international aid does Israel receive? |
| Q3. |
Should the Palestinian Authority continue to receive foreign aid after Hamas' 2006 electoral victory?
|
| Q4. |
Shoud Israel continue to receive aid from the United States? |
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