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060030 SE The Israeli-Palestinian conflict (2023W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course begins at noon sharp.

  • Thursday 19.10. 12:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
  • Thursday 16.11. 12:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
  • Thursday 30.11. 12:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
  • Thursday 07.12. 12:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
  • Thursday 14.12. 12:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
  • Thursday 18.01. 12:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course is meant as an introduction to the history of the longest conflict in the Middle East region – presenting the historical and ideological background of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as seen from the changing narratives of Israelis and Palestinians.
During the classes, we will try to uncover this complicated historical process by analyzing the most important historical source texts.

Topics to be discussed include but are not restricted to the following:
the birth of the Zionist movement, its emergence in the Middle East and the responses of the Palestinian Arab community to it;
the formation of the Arab national movement as a whole—and within this, the claims of Palestinians before and after the British Mandate;
the founding of the state of Israel and the formation of the post-1948 Palestinian national movement;
the aftermath of the 1967 war; the start of the Israeli occupation, and the latter’s impact on Israeli society;
the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the founding of Hamas;
the Oslo peace process, its failures, and the subsequent Palestinian uprisings (the intifadas);

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation
To be evaluated, students are free to choose between writing a research paper or an oral presentation.

Active participation in the lesson (40 points maximum),
presentation on a pre-arranged topic (60 points maximum),
or writing a research paper (60 points maximum)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- Regular attendance and active participation (no more than three non-attendances).

Assessment standard
- 81-100 points = 1.
- 61-80 points = 2.
- 41-60 points = 3.
- 21-40 points = 4.
- 0-20 points = 5.

Examination topics

Source texts, maps and lexicons:

TIMM, Angelika (Hrsg): 100 Dokumente aus 100 Jahren : Teilungspläne, Regelungsoptionen und Friedensinitiativen im israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikt (1917-2017), Berlin : Aphorisma, 2017.
LAQUEUR, Walter and SCHUEFTAN, Dan (eds.): The Israel-Arab Reader, New York : Penguin, 2016.
SMITH, Charles D.: Palestine and The Arab-Israeli Conflict. A History with Documents, Boston : Bedford/ St.Martin’s, 2017.
GILBERT, Martin: The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, London : Routledge, 2005.
KUMARASWAMY P.R.: Historical Dictionary of the Arab–Israeli Conflict, Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, 2006.

Reading list

Secondary Literature:

ASSERBURG, Muriel – BUSSE, Jan: Der Nahostkonflikt. Geschichte, Positionen, Perspektiven. München: Beck, 2021.
VIEWEGER, Dieter: Streit um das Heilige Land. Was jeder vom israelish-palästinensischen Konflikt wissen sollte. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2020.
SEGEV, Tov: Es war einmal ein Palästina. Juden und Araber vor der Staatsgründung Israels, Wien : RM-Buch-und-Medien-Vertrieb, 2006.
WOLFFSOHN, Michael: Wem gehört das Heilige Land? Die Wurzeln des Streits zwischen Juden und Arabern, München, Piper, 2011.
GELVIN, James L.: The Israel-Palestine Conflict. One Hundred Years of War, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
COHN-SHERBOK, Dan and EL-ALAMI, Dawoud: The Palestine–Israeli Conflict. A Beginner’s Guide, Oxford : Oneworld, 2008.
JOHANNSEN, Margaret: Der Nahost-Konflikt. Eine Einführung. Wiesbaden : Springer, 2017.
BUNTON, Martin: The Palestinian–Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford : Oxford UP, 2013.
FLUG, Noah und SCHÄUBLE, Martin: Die Geschichte der Israelis und Palästinenser : mit großem Info-Teil zum Nahost-Konflikt aus Karten, Zeittafel und Medientipps, München : Hanser, 2007.
KRÄMER Gudrun: Geschichte Palästinas, München: Beck, 2006.
PAPPE, Ilan: A History of Modern Palestine. One Land, Two Peoples, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
PAPPE Ilan, Die ethnische Säuberung Palästinas. Frankfurt am Main : Zweitausendeins, 2007.
ANSORGE, Dirk (Hrsg.): Der Nahostkonflikt - politische, religiöse und theologische Dimensionen. Stuttgart : Kohlhammer ; 2010.
KIMMERLING, Baruch and MIGDAL Joel S.: The Palestinian People: A History, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003.
ASSERBURG, Muriel: Palästina und die Palästinenser. Eine Geschichte von der Nakba bis zur Gegenwart, München: Beck, 2021.

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