Movie Guide Review
Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Israeli=Jew=Jewish=Judaism
Palestinian=Arab=Muslim=Islam
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They are Israeli (Jews) living
in Jerusalem
Opinion about land
ownership:
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They think it is the Israeli’s
land and the Palestinian’s
land
 They feel that both sides
should be able to live in Israel
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They think the “smartest
people in the world”
should decide who gets the
land.
 It should be a global
discussion, not just between
Israelis and Palestinians
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Opinion about Palestinians:
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Afraid of bus bombings from Palestinian terrorists
They do not agree with the checkpoints and the
occupied territories. Palestinians should be able to
live and move freely.
They meet with Faraj and Sanabel to play and
discuss the conflict.
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He is a Palestinian
(Muslim) living in
Jerusalem
Opinion about land
ownership:
“The Koran says
Muhammad flew from
Mecca to the Al Asqa
Mosque (in Jerusalem).
Jerusalem belongs to
us.”
 “This is my land, I was
born here, the Israelis
have no right to take
it.”
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Opinion about Israelis:
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He hates Israelis- “they are mean and deceitful”
He supports terrorist groups who bomb buses, etc.
because they are working towards Palestinian
freedom
He wants Israelis killed until Palestinians can
reclaim the land
He does not support the occupied
territories/checkpoints
He does not want to meet Israeli kids
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He is Israeli (Jew)
living in Jerusalem
Opinion about land
ownership:
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He understands the
Palestinian’s anger.
“…because they were
thrown off their land
5o years ago and they
feel very small and
hurt.”
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Opinion about Palestinians:
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“I have never been , or ever will be, a friend to an
Arab. I will say hi when I pass them on the street.”
Understands the plight of the Palestinians, but does
not want to change the current system
Does not want to meet Palestinian kids
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She is Palestinian
(Muslim) living in the
Deheishe camp
outside of Jerusalem
Opinion about land
ownership:
The Israelis kicked
them off of their land
and put the in camps
 The land is the
Palestinians and the
Israelis stole it
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Opinion about Israelis
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Believes that peace must be reached between
Palestinian and Israeli kids
Does not agree with checkpoints or occupied
territory
 Has lived 10 min outside of Jerusalem her whole life
but has never been there because of checkpoints
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Meets with Daniel and Yarko to play and discuss
conflict.
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He is a Palestinian
(Muslim) living in the
Deheishe camp outside
of Jerusalem
Opinion about land
ownership:
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He believes Palestinians
own the land because
he has land deeds
dating back to 1931
saying he owns it.
 The Israelis were given
the land after WWII by
the UN, and took more
of it in 1967 (6-Day War)
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Opinion about Israelis:
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He hates Israelis for taking his land, destroying his
grandmother’s village, and killing his friend Bassam
He kicks the Israeli star
He supports terrorist groups who bomb Israelis
“When I see a Jew I think of killing them”
Does not support checkpoints
 A way to keep Jews/Arabs from meeting each other
Does not support occupied territory
 Wants to return home to village that his
Grandmother lived in
He has a change of heart and meets with Daniel and
Yarko to play and discuss the conflict
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He is Israeli (Jew)
living in a Jewish
military settlement in
the West Bank.
Opinion about land
ownership:
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God promised Israelis
the land in Israel and
the Palestinians took
it. Israelis simply
took it back
“God promised
Abraham the land
once, and because of
that it is ours.”
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He reads from the Torah
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***God to Abraham: “I will give to you and your
descendants the land of Canaan (present day Israel)
for an everlasting possession.”
 “This blessing is passed from Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob.”
 “Jacob is renamed as Israel and names Canaan after himself.”
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Opinion about Palestinians:
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He wants to become a military commander and make all the
Palestinians “fly away.”
He would never give any land back to the Palestinians,
especially not in Jerusalem
He hates Palestinians for killing his friend Ephraim
Supports occupied territories/checkpoints but would prefer if
all Palestinians were gone
Does not want to meet Palestinian children
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The movie guide is a resource to prepare for the
Socratic seminar.
Thursday:
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RICE #6 due
You will be assigned a role for the seminar
You will do research and prepare an outline for the
seminar
Friday:
You must have your outline ready to go for the seminar
when you enter the room. We will conduct the seminar
on Friday.
 The seminar is an assessment! This is your “test” for the
unit.
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