Assignment
Read the "The "Final Solution": Nazi Extermination of European Jewry", and answer the following questions:
1) What does the Holocaust have to do with an Israeli state?
2) Based on their plan, what are UNSCOP's primary concerns about the establishment of Israel?
3) In what ways do the two testimonies on UNSCOP's proposals disagree?
4) In the "Declaration", how is the establishment of Israel justified?
5) Based on all of these readings, why do you think the Israeli-Palestinian situation has been so difficult? (This one does not need a quote. I want your reaction on why this has been a problem for the last 70 years).
Text Book: Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict by Charles D Smith.
Chapter 4: World War II and the Creation of the State of Israel.
Document- UNSCOP's Plan of Partition with Economic Union.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.