Israel Friend Or Foe

Israel – Friend or Foe? Dr. William Varner Old Testament Professor the Master’s College

The Arab-Israeli Conflict

The Middle East Today Turkey Afghanistan Syria

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INDEX

The Promise of the Land 1. Genesis 12:1-3 2. Genesis 13:14-17 3. Genesis 15:18 4. Genesis 16:10-12

Ishmael

5. Genesis 21:12

Isaac

Historical High Points • Destruction of Jerusalem / Temple • Muslim Conquest of the Land

70 AD 640 AD

• Crusader Occupation

1100-1187 AD

• Turkish Control

1517-1917 AD

IMPORTANT DATES 1897 First Zionist Congress 1917 Balfour Declaration/British Rule 1947 United Nations Partition 1948 Birth of Modern Israel

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1967 Six-Day War 1973 Yom Kippur War 1994 Israel-Palestinian “Accord” 2000-03 Current “Intifada”

Labor and Likud (two versions of Israel’s role) 1. Labor’s roots in the General Zionism of Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizman and the military role of the Haganah. 2. Likud’s roots in the Revisionist Zionism of Jabotinsky and the military role of the Irgun (Menachem Begin). 3. The leadership of Israel has alternated between Likud and Labor since 1977. (Likud: Begin, Shamir, Netanyahu, and Sharon; Labor: Rabin, Peres, Barak) Pre -77 always Labor. 4. The parliamentary system of election to the Knesset creates a larger than expected role of power for the religious parties (less than 15% of the Knesset members). Rule by coalition.

Palestinian “Parties” • The Palestinian Authority (Yasser Arafat) (“Fatah”) • “Hamas” (“violence”) • “Islamic Jihad” (“struggle”) • many factions, militias, etc.

Two Leaders

For More Information WEB SITES: www.jpost.com

The Jerusalem Post

www.haaretzdaily.com Haaretz in English www.debka.com

Debka File

BOOKS: A Durable Peace

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel in Crisis

David Dolan