The

Israel/Palestine

Conflict

“And the Walls Came…”

A Powerpoint Presentation by Marjorie Sabnis

Perceptions Perspectives Prospects

The Berlin Wall

1961

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this

wall!

Ronald Reagan 1989

Map

A Controversial Construction

The West Bank Barrier

2003

The West Bank Barrier

2003

A Controversial Construction

A Controversial Construction

The West Bank Barrier

2003

What? Where?

Who?

When?

How? Cost?

How long?

Why? Impact?

What Questions Do You Have?

wall

a work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, intended for defense or security, or for an enclosure

vallum a wall set with palisades

vallus a stake, pale, palisade

LATIN

Denotation

barrier

a fence, stockade, or other obstacle in a passage or way, to stop an enemy; anything that hinders attack

barriere barOLD FRENCH

Denotation

Connotations

Israel/Palestine

The West Bank

What river?

Where is the West Bank?

Jordan River

Maps

The West Bank Barrier

2003

Perceptions

What do you see? The West Bank Barrier

2003

Enclosure?

Forced Annexation

?

Security?

Israeli Perspective

“We have to decide upon separation as a philosophy. There has to be a clear border. Without demarcating the lines, whoever wants to swallow 1.8 million Arabs will just bring greater support for Hamas.”

Yitzhak Rabin 1994

                    

                                       

Israeli PerspectiveSuicide Bombings/Terrorism

                                                                           

Israeli Perspective

  985 people have been killed by Palestinian violence and terrorism since September 2000.

Suicide Bombings/Terrorism

Israeli Perspective

There’s been a decrease in

successful suicide bomb attacks from the West Bank. The

barrier has saved lives!

“The construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime, are contrary to international law.”

International Court of Justice, July 9, 2004

World Court Perspective

“This is a historic day and a historic decision…The court ruling is a major blow to those racists who built the wall with the false justification of security needs.”

Palestinian Prime MinisterAhmed Qureia, 2004

Palestinian Perspective

Palestinian Perspective

We oppose the barrier. It has separated many of us from our lands, our work places, and our schools—our lives have been

severely disrupted!

Palestinians ProtestJuly 2004

The West Bank Barrier

2003

Pope John Paul II’s Perspective

The construction of a wall between the Israeli people and the Palestinian people is seen by many as a new obstacle on the road to peaceful cohabitation.

In fact, the Holy Land does not need walls but bridges.

Prospects

For peace?

Prospects

For quality of life?

Prospects

For future generations?

FINIS

West

Germany

East

Germany

Soviet-controlled

The Berlin Wall

1961

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A Country Divided

The Berlin Wall

1961

U.S.S.R.West

Berlin

East

Berlin

Britain

France

U.S.

communism

capitalism

Slide 2

A City Divided

The West Bank Barrier

2003

The Berlin Wall

1961 Compare & Contrast

The West Bank Barrier

2003

The Berlin Wall

1961 Compare & Contrast

The West Bank Barrier

2003

The Berlin Wall

1961

Walter Ulbricht

Ariel Sharon

Compare & Contrast

“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe…”

metaphor

“…All these famous cities and the populations around them lie in the Soviet sphere and all are subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and increasing measure of control from Moscow.”

Winston Churchill March 5, 1946

The Cold War