ThePales)nian‐IsraeliTragedy:TwoStories,BothTrue,MutuallyIncompa)ble:

AVeryShortReferenceAtlas,PartII

ENVS144BloodandOil

AlanRichards

SevenWars‐‐andCoun)ng

•  AlthoughtherehasbeenaconflictbetweenJewishZionistsandPales)nianArabssinceabout1880,theconflicthasalsobeenmarkedbysixopenwars:

1948;1956;1967;1973;1982;2006;2008.

TheWarof1948

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SuezWar,1956

TheSixDayWar,1967:Egyp)anFront

•  h[p://www.bitsofnews.com/images/graphics/1967_Six_Day_War_‐_Ba[le_of_Golan_Heights.jpg

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1973:TheOctober/Ramadan/YomKippurWar

•  (Bluearrowsonland:Israelitroopmovements)

•  (Redarrowsonland:Egyp)an&Syriantroopmovements)

•  (Bluearrowsoversea:AmericansupplyofIsrael)

•  (Redarrowsoversea:SovietsupplyofEgypt&Syria)

•  h[p://mondediplo.com/IMG/arton2063.jp

1978:CampDavidPeaceTreaty,Egypt&Israel

•  h[p://factsofisrael.com/en/maps/1978.gif

1982:IsraeliInvasionofLebanon

•  DesignedtodestroyPLO;•  IsraelitroopsgoallthewaytoBeirut;

•  PLOforcedtoleaveLebanon;•  Israelcon)nuedtoholdlandshowninSouthLebanon;

•  MajorimpetustoriseofHizbollah,Shi’Imili)aalliedwithIran.

Warof2006

•  h[p://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41945000/gif/_41945300_leb_is_gaz_map629x495_23.gif

2006:RocketA[acksonIsrael

•  h[p://photos.sunyaprajna.com/IsraelMissileMap.jpg

2006:IsraeliBombing

•  h[p://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblog/img/map_bombs.jpg

2008‐9:Gaza

Israelimilitarya[acksakerseveralrocketslaunchedfromGaza.

ALandtoShare?

•  Nooneisgoinganywhere.•  Thereisli[lespace,andwaterisscarce.•  PeaceseemsdistanttobothIsraelisandPales)nians.

•  So,whereisitallgoing?

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TheFuture

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