Conflicts in the Middle East
and Afghanistan
An Introduction to the Arab-Israeli
Conflict and Intervention of the West
Questions
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What is the Middle East?
What one word comes to mind when you
think of the Middle East?
Iran Developing Nuclear Technology
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Iran developing a 2nd
nuclear site to use for
energy, president Mahmoud
Amadinejad claims
Nuclear technology can be
used for weapons or energy
United States, France, and
Great Britain condemn Iran
at the G20 summit in 2010
Missiles capable of
delivering warheads were
tested recently
Middle East Peace Talks Going Nowhere
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Arab-Israeli conflict
New York city peace
talks between U.S.,
Israel, and Palestinian
leader end with no
solutions
Israel Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud
Abbas
Osama bin Laden Message to Europe
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Video message from
Osama bin Laden to
European viewers
urges Europe to
distance themselves
from U.S.
Video claims that the
U.S. is losing the war in
Afghanistan
Video hit in 2010
Claims of Fraud Abound in recent
Afghanistan Presidential Elections
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Incumbent President
Hamid Karzai claimed
victory in 2010
Many claims of huge
voter fraud
Afghanistan
destabalizing with U.S.
troops in the middle
Libyan Leader Rambles at United Nations
Meeting Last Year. Now faces unrest…
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Moammar Kadafi, Libya’s
leader praisee Obama in
2010
Calls U.N. Security Council
the “Council of Terror”
Calls the Invasion of Iraq
the “Mother of all Evils
Recently welcomed home a
Libyan terrorist who killed
270 people in Scotland in
1988 who was released
Libya in rebellion today
Wars Continue in Iraq and Afghanistan
Military Leaders Ask for More Troops
Muslims Pray for Peace at U.S. Capital
Does Everyone Want Peace?
Opening Discussion
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How did we get here?
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What Does Israel Have to do With Conflicts in
the Middle East?
What is Jerusalem?
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The Kingdom of
Heaven:
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Temple Mount
Western Wall
Church of the Holy
Sepulchre
Temple of Solomon
Dome of the Rock
al-Aqua Mosque
Unit Outline
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Geography and Vocabulary
What is Terrorism?
Crusades Overview and Review
Comparative Religion:
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Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Western Intervention in the Middle East
Gulf War
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
War in Iraq
War in Afghanistan
Recent Rebellions in the Middle East
Human Rights in the Middle East and Afghanistan
U.S. Options for the Future in the Middle East