POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Greater Israel, Liberal Democracy, Promiscuity
We were here first
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Always been here
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Palestinian Narrative
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This was land of forefathers
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Particular reason we came here - not any land
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Offered opportunity to share, you turned down --> Palestinians : ridiculous offer
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Israeli narrative
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1948:
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Like 1948, Israeli's seized our land, expelled and dispossessed us of land / home /
property
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Palestinian narrative
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If we hadn't the Arab states would have destroyed us --> true
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Israeli narrative
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1967:
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Occupation is illegal, dehumanizing, we are suffering / dying
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Palestinian narrative
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If willing to renounce violence / terrorism, if Israel was accepted, we can have peace
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Israeli narrative
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Occupation
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Expanded illegal settlements - often for economic reasons
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Humiliating border and ID checks
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Greater Israel with no Palestinians
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Settlers range in ideological commitment from relatively moderate to eliminations
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Radically reduced economic opportunities - form of apartheid?
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Netanyahu won barely in 1996 against terrorism
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2nd intifada wrecked Ehud Barak's peace initiative
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Wall built as bombs going on in cafes
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Terrorism / violence has undermined many attempts at peace
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Israeli : we withdrew from Gaza and bombs started landing in Israel --> can't expect to
withdraw from West Bank
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Israelis were themselves terrorists --> yet they call us terrorists?
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Multiple war crimes committed in Gaza strip, West Bank
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Palestinian : violent resistance is a response to Israeli oppression
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Israeli occupation associated with
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Still 5 million refugees - often descendants of those expelled in 1948
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Absence of Palestinian state?
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Response: part of liberal democratic societies --> need to be held to higher
standards
Might not be perfect, but liberal democracy, supreme court, gay rights, women's
rights, etc. --> miracle compared to Middle East?
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Expect more of Israel?
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Obsession of Israel reflects latent anti-Semitism
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Anti-Semitism?
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Why is Israel / Palestine so divisive?
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Israel / Palestine Conflict
Lecture 2.4: Thinking about causes: war, genocide,
expulsion & human rights
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Document Summary
Lecture 2. 4: thinking about causes: war, genocide, expulsion & human rights. Particular reason we came here - not any land. Offered opportunity to share, you turned down --> palestinians : ridiculous offer. Like 1948, israeli"s seized our land, expelled and dispossessed us of land / home / property. If we hadn"t the arab states would have destroyed us --> true. Occupation is illegal, dehumanizing, we are suffering / dying. If willing to renounce violence / terrorism, if israel was accepted, we can have peace. Expanded illegal settlements - often for economic reasons. Settlers range in ideological commitment from relatively moderate to eliminations. Terrorism / violence has undermined many attempts at peace. Wall built as bombs going on in cafes. Israeli : we withdrew from gaza and bombs started landing in israel --> can"t expect to withdraw from west bank. Palestinian : violent resistance is a response to israeli oppression. Multiple war crimes committed in gaza strip, west bank.
