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3. Map of first kingdoms

5. Map of Diaspora age

12. Arab Invasion

13. The State of Israel

15. Deir Yassin

16. Arab Refugees

17. Jewish Refugees

19. May 15, 1948: Arab Response “ Our position is clear, and has been proclaimed on every occasion. It is never to allow the creation of a Jewish State in Palestine, and to exclude partition.” Prime Minister of Transjordan, Tawfiq Abu al-Huda, as quoted in UN Progress Report on Palestine

21. Palestinian Refugees UNRWA (Not UNHCR): United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (founded in 1949) Palestinian Refugee Definition: Persons whose normal place of residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948, who lost both their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict [including] the descendants of persons who became refugees in 1948. Number of Palestinian refugees: 1950: 914,000 2005: over 4.2 million

22. The Forgotten Refugees

24. Camp David, July 2000

25. Camp David Proposal Source: Ross, Dennis. The Missing Peace

26. World Public Opinion Poll “ As was the case a year ago, Iran and Israel received the most negative ratings…” worldpublicopinion.org

28. Our Guiding Question Why is anti-Israel sentiment on the rise on campuses and in various communities?

35. Partial Truth

36. Essential Context www.intelligence.org.il (3/29/2002)

37. Our Guiding Question Why is anti-Israel sentiment on the rise on campuses and in various communities? Many academics, journalists and community leaders have provided only a partial picture of complex issues.