Exam 3 Review  

This exam is comprehensive, so be sure to review the previous two exams

New Material on the Final Exam :

Israel/Palestine
  1. What are the competing claims (from Muslims, Jews & Christians) to Jerusalem?
  2. When did the Jewish exile begin?   How was  treatment of Jews by Muslims different from those of  Christians throughout most of the last 1000 years?
  3. Discuss the rise of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism.
  4. What was the Sykes-Picot agreement?  How did it conflict with the McMahon-Hussein letters and the Balfour Declaration?
  5. What were the results of the 1948, 1967 and 1973 wars in terms of borders and refugees?
  6. Israel occupied the West Bank for security reasons.  What has been the result of that occupation on Israeli security, according to Roskin (103)?
  7. List the key tenets of UN Resolution 242 (for both Israelis and Palestinians).  How did the first Camp David agreement (in the 1970s) reflect this?
  8. According to Roskin (129), what are the Four Great Issues that must be settled to achieve peace?
  9. Why do Israelis favor a “two-state” solution?  Do you think Palestinians will agree if they do not have Jerusalem as their own capitol, as well?
  10. What were some of the problems with Barak’s offer at Camp David in 2000?  Given how close they came at Taba, do you think that peace is achievable?
  11. Israel’s new leaders say they will not negotiate with Hamas but will unilaterally create a new border between Israel and Palestine.  Is this a good idea?  Why or why not?