PPT-World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel

An Initiative of The World Council of Churches Dismantling Barriers Palestinian Christians Palestinian Christians have been present in the Holy Land since the time of Christ Once they made up 20 of the population but that figure has dropped to under 1 . Writing the 'Histories' of the Wars of . 1948. Aims. To . learn about the creation of the state of . Israel.. To trace the history of Israel/Palestine from the end of the British Mandate (1945 -1948), through the 1948 Arab-Israeli War until the signing of the armistices between Israel and the Arab states signed in 1949.. A place for Jews . and . Arabs. I. . Forming the Israeli State. Knesset. : Israel’s parliament system. Prime Minister: head of . government. First was David Ben-Gurion. Current Prime Minister is Benjamin Netanyahu. Arab-Israeli Conflict. Lebanon . Persian Gulf . Setting the Scene: Two Sides of the Conflict . To David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, the birth of modern Israel in 1948 was the fulfillment of God’s promise to the ancient Israelites. He quoted scripture: . Ephesians 2:11-22. By David Turner. http://BibleGuy.org. Christ to bring peace. Luke 2:14 . “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” . Luke 12:51 . Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. . Ministry of Strategic Affairs. February 28, 2013. yosefk@pmo.gov.il . . Ending incitement to terror and hatred, and taking all necessary steps to build a culture of peace, has always been considered essential for the establishment of a viable and positive Israeli-Palestinian peace. . Current Issues. Key issues : . mutual recognition. borders. security,. water rights. control . of . Jerusalem. Israeli settlements. Palestinian freedom of movement. refugees . Mutual Recognition: Two State Solution. The Arab-Israeli Conflict. By: Deric M., Marc F.. _______. Conflict. Lasted more than 50 years. Conflict between Arab nations & State of Israel causing attention to the Middle East. During fighting:. Mandate and the Creation of Israel. IAFS/JWST 3650. Announcements. Tues: Faculty Teaching Excellence Program will gather feedback. Thurs: Library session in . Norlin. E303. Outline. World War II events. World Week for Peace in Palestine & Israel. Voices of the young…visions for the future. World Week for Peace in Palestine & Israel. As a teenager, I am jealous when I see the social media post of other teenagers my age. Instead of waiting for a friend’s graduation or perhaps even getting to the point of attending their wedding, I was already going to their funerals and comforting their mothers, saying that one day there will be peace, and maybe their young kids did not die in vain. 1917-1947 – Palestine under British control. . Balfour Declaration of 1917 – Britain pledges to create in Palestine a “national home for the Jewish people”. At time there were half million Arabs in Palestine and only 70,000 Jews. . Summary and Interconnections. Babylon 1800-1600 BC. Controlled Assyria. Kassite Babylon 1600-1200 BC. Controlled Assyria until 1365 when Assyria gained some independence until 1200. Phoenicians: vassals . 1 A Response to the Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs Seek Peace Initiative April 2014 In ea rly April the Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs (CIJA) sent a letter and brochu re to United Church cl Muna Nassar is a writer freelancer translator and a literary/culturally infused personality based in Bethlehem She is involved in the cultural domain in Bethlehem and is currently working with Kairos The RePeace References toPeace Agreements Israeland JewsNow Removed from PA CurriculumGrades 112Pre-2016Selected ExamplesSeptember 2019IMPACT-seOffice/Fax 972-2-5332497 Website wwwimpact-seorg1Introdu