Exam 3 Review
This exam is comprehensive, so be sure to review the previous two exams
New Material on the Final Exam :
Israel/Palestine
- What
are the competing claims (from Muslims, Jews & Christians) to Jerusalem?
- 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?
- Discuss
the rise of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism.
- What
was the Sykes-Picot agreement? How
did it conflict with the McMahon-Hussein letters and the Balfour
Declaration?
- What
were the results of the 1948, 1967 and 1973 wars in terms of borders and
refugees?
- Israel occupied the West
Bank for security reasons.
What has been the result of that occupation on Israeli security,
according to Roskin (103)?
- 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?
- According
to Roskin (129), what are the Four Great Issues that must be settled to
achieve peace?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?