Monday, November 28, 2011
Final Project Concept
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is drawing to a close. I plan to do a podcast on the trials and tribulations people have gone through - both on campus and off - and how their final product looks, as well as using GoogleMaps to plot where those people are (with possible snippets from their works). If I can find a write-in nearby, I may also go to that and do a slideshow.
Video Project Story
The conflict between Palestine and Israel has gone on since long ago, and will likely continue to go on for many years to come. The land in question holds much significance for the different peoples. For the Jews, Israel is their birthplace spiritually, religiously, and for the national identity. For the Arabs, it is the same since they develop their line from Abraham and his son Ishmael.
The Arabs many times throughout history had been shafted. In 1917 in the Balfour Declaration, England promised the Jews a national home, though nothing was yet official. During World War II the Jews sided with the United States and other nations, and because of their support, the UN officially deemed it that they had earned their land, and essentially forced Palestine to give the Jews land for the Jewish state (1947). This land had been called Midinath Yisrael. The land was divided for formation of two countries, one for Jews and another for Arabs with status of Jerusalem as free city that does not belong to any of these two.
1948 the Arabs reacted – which should not have been a surprise, after all, did the UN really expect Palestine to roll over as this happened? But there was little organization of their forces in what was known as the Palestine War, which lasted seven and a half months, and many Arabs either fled or were expelled from their home, which afterward became part of the state of Israel, and Egypt and Jordan took control of Gaza Strip and the West Bank respectively, as well as Jerusalem was also split between Jews and Arabs.
The UNRWA (UN Relief & Works Agency) gave these people who fled from Jews refugee status. There are still refugees from this war today. But many, like Ahmed Shukarry [check doc. on who this guy is again] say that they owned for generations is not the solution. Everything that the UN has done is not a solution. The only way to fix the problem is to allow the refugees to return home that they owned for generations before 1948 . It may have been Arab aggression that caused the refugee problem, but how could they not be aggressive?
Currently the situation has finally begun to make progress with its treaties, but even as they work through them, Israel continues to build settlements on the West Bank; [guest speaker of...] said that: “Israelites will not withdraw from the West Bank, unless by force”, and Palestine jumps the gun under Israel by requesting status in the UN. This causes other complications: while most surrounding countries agree to accept Palestine, the US, which holds an unshakable grasp with Israel, promised to veto this, putting a bad mark on them. To make the matters more fractured, the US later makes comment to possibly refuse funding to all international organizations that recognize Palestine as a state.
The Jews don't believe that Palestine can be trusted with a truly independent state.
Vitzhak Rabin, Israel's [former?, date?] prime minister said: “The past no longer matters.” Yes, there had been strife on both sides, however generosity must triumph over the past for there to be success in peace.
The Arabs many times throughout history had been shafted. In 1917 in the Balfour Declaration, England promised the Jews a national home, though nothing was yet official. During World War II the Jews sided with the United States and other nations, and because of their support, the UN officially deemed it that they had earned their land, and essentially forced Palestine to give the Jews land for the Jewish state (1947). This land had been called Midinath Yisrael. The land was divided for formation of two countries, one for Jews and another for Arabs with status of Jerusalem as free city that does not belong to any of these two.
1948 the Arabs reacted – which should not have been a surprise, after all, did the UN really expect Palestine to roll over as this happened? But there was little organization of their forces in what was known as the Palestine War, which lasted seven and a half months, and many Arabs either fled or were expelled from their home, which afterward became part of the state of Israel, and Egypt and Jordan took control of Gaza Strip and the West Bank respectively, as well as Jerusalem was also split between Jews and Arabs.
The UNRWA (UN Relief & Works Agency) gave these people who fled from Jews refugee status. There are still refugees from this war today. But many, like Ahmed Shukarry [check doc. on who this guy is again] say that they owned for generations is not the solution. Everything that the UN has done is not a solution. The only way to fix the problem is to allow the refugees to return home that they owned for generations before 1948 . It may have been Arab aggression that caused the refugee problem, but how could they not be aggressive?
Currently the situation has finally begun to make progress with its treaties, but even as they work through them, Israel continues to build settlements on the West Bank; [guest speaker of...] said that: “Israelites will not withdraw from the West Bank, unless by force”, and Palestine jumps the gun under Israel by requesting status in the UN. This causes other complications: while most surrounding countries agree to accept Palestine, the US, which holds an unshakable grasp with Israel, promised to veto this, putting a bad mark on them. To make the matters more fractured, the US later makes comment to possibly refuse funding to all international organizations that recognize Palestine as a state.
The Jews don't believe that Palestine can be trusted with a truly independent state.
Vitzhak Rabin, Israel's [former?, date?] prime minister said: “The past no longer matters.” Yes, there had been strife on both sides, however generosity must triumph over the past for there to be success in peace.
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