Open Up Textbook the (OUT): The Creation of the of Israel Enlarge Complicate Contest Vivify In this OUT analysis, 10th Grade World Geography students will study The Creation of the State Of Israel in order to better understand the cultural and historical context for its creation. This OUT analysis provides students with documents that are meant to deliberately enlarge and complicate the textbook account. Source A: The Textbook the State of Israel.” (pgs. 512-513) World Geography: McDougall – “Creating Littell (2007). At the end of World War II, thousands of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust wanted to settle in Palestine. Palestine was considered the Jewish homeland. World opinion supported the establishment of a Jewish nation-state. Britain eventually referred the question of a Jewish homeland to the United Nations. In 1947, the United Nations developed a plan to divide Palestine into two states—one for Arabs and one for Jews. Arabs in the region did not agree with division. However, the nation of Israel was established on May 14, 1948. Immediately, the surrounding Arab nations of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen invaded Israel to prevent the establishment of the state. Jewish troops fought back. By the 1950s, Israel was a firmly established nation. The 1948 war was the beginning of hostilities that continue to this day. Source A: Questions for Consideration What reasons are given for the creation of the State of Israel in the textbook account? The text claims that was considered a Jewish homeland.” Is evidence in the text to “Palestine support this claim? According to the text, opinion supported the establishment of a Jewish nation-state.” How “World does the second paragraph complicate this idea? How does the definition of provided in Footnote #1, complicate and add to your “Arab” understanding of the creation of a Jewish homeland? Source B: The Torah (Old Testament): Book of Genesis 17:1-8 (around 1800 BCE) The Covenant of Circumcision
Open Up the Textbook (OUT): The Creation of the of Israel Enlarge Complicate Contest Vivify In this OUT analysis, 10th Grade World Geography students will study The Creation of the State Of Israel in order to better understand the cultural and historical context for its creation. This OUT analysis provides students with documents that are meant to deliberately enlarge and complicate the textbook account. Source A: The Textbook – “Creating the State of Israel.” (pgs. 512-513) World Geography: McDougall Littell (2007). At the end of World War II, thousands of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust wanted to settle in Palestine. Palestine was considered the Jewish homeland. World opinion supported the establishment of a Jewish nation-state. Britain eventually referred the question of a Jewish homeland to the United Nations. In 1947, the United Nations developed a plan to divide Palestine into two states—one for Arabs and one for Jews. Arabs in the region did not agree with division. However, the nation of Israel was established on May 14, 1948. Immediately, the surrounding Arab nations of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen invaded Israel to prevent the establishment of the state. Jewish troops fought back. By the 1950s, Israel was a firmly established nation. The 1948 war was the beginning of hostilities that continue to this day. Source A: Questions for Consideration What reasons are given for the creation of the State of Israel in the textbook account? The text claims that “Palestine was considered a Jewish homeland.” Is evidence in the text to support this claim? According to the text, “World opinion supported the establishment of a Jewish nation-state.” How does the second paragraph complicate this idea? How does the definition of “Arab” provided in Footnote #1, complicate and add to your understanding of the creation of a Jewish homeland? Source B: The Torah (Old Testament): Book of Genesis 17:1-8 (around 1800 BCE) The Covenant of Circumcision