The Elusive Quest for The Elusive Quest for Middle East Peace: Mission Middle East Peace: Mission

Impossible?Impossible?Two Tribes One LandTwo Tribes One Land

Religion and ConflictReligion and Conflict

Special Status of JerusalemSpecial Status of Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Old City: Dome of the Jerusalem’s Old City: Dome of the Rock and the Remnants of the Rock and the Remnants of the

Jewish TempleJewish Temple

Israel/PalestineIsrael/Palestine

Anti-Semitism: The Longest Anti-Semitism: The Longest Hatred?Hatred?

Origins of Anti-Jewish SentimentOrigins of Anti-Jewish Sentiment Rejection of Jesus and Allegation of Christ Rejection of Jesus and Allegation of Christ

KillingKilling Early Christians and the Identity ProblemEarly Christians and the Identity Problem Christian Church repudiates its Judaic roots Christian Church repudiates its Judaic roots

and Represses the Jewsand Represses the Jews The Jew is the Spawn of SatanThe Jew is the Spawn of Satan

Jews as Spawn of Satan: Blood Libel Jews as Spawn of Satan: Blood Libel ChargeCharge

Jews in Gemany the Devil IncarnateJews in Gemany the Devil Incarnate

Islamist Appropriation of Christian Islamist Appropriation of Christian Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism

History of Christian Anti-SemitismHistory of Christian Anti-Semitism

First Crusade (1096-1099): The War Against First Crusade (1096-1099): The War Against Muslims turns into a war against JewsMuslims turns into a war against Jews

Blood Libel: England 1144: Satanic Sacrifices of Blood Libel: England 1144: Satanic Sacrifices of Christian ChildrenChristian Children

Black Death (1348): Jews poisoned the wellsBlack Death (1348): Jews poisoned the wells Spanish Inquisition (1492) and the Jews as a Separate Spanish Inquisition (1492) and the Jews as a Separate

RaceRace Martin Luther’s Reformation turns ugly and lays the Martin Luther’s Reformation turns ugly and lays the

basis for Nazism (1512)basis for Nazism (1512) Progroms: Poland and Russia 19Progroms: Poland and Russia 19 thth Century Century Dreyfus 1895: French Anti-Semitism Dreyfus 1895: French Anti-Semitism

Hertzl, Zionism and the Return Hertzl, Zionism and the Return Movement of the 19Movement of the 19thth Century Century

Fall out of the Dreyfus CaseFall out of the Dreyfus Case A Jewish State 1896A Jewish State 1896 World Zionist CongressWorld Zionist Congress Early Jewish Settlers in Ottoman PalestineEarly Jewish Settlers in Ottoman Palestine Balfour Declaration of 1917Balfour Declaration of 1917 Jewish-Arab Violence 1910-1946Jewish-Arab Violence 1910-1946 British caught between a rock and a hard place British caught between a rock and a hard place

1919-19461919-1946

Holocaust and its ImpactHolocaust and its Impact Like lambs to the Slaughter House (6 million dead)Like lambs to the Slaughter House (6 million dead) Cry of Never Again! Judaic Warrior Mentality Returns!Cry of Never Again! Judaic Warrior Mentality Returns! Refugee Crisis: to Palestine or America?Refugee Crisis: to Palestine or America? British Capitulate and UN GovernanceBritish Capitulate and UN Governance Arab/Jewish ClaimsArab/Jewish Claims Compensation?Compensation? UN Partition: Two States and One International Unified UN Partition: Two States and One International Unified

JerusalemJerusalem Jewish acceptance/Arab rejectionJewish acceptance/Arab rejection War of Independence May 1948/Palestinian CatastropheWar of Independence May 1948/Palestinian Catastrophe

The HolocaustThe Holocaust

War and Palestinian DiasporaWar and Palestinian Diaspora

Palestinian Refugee Crisis: 500, 000 with no place to Palestinian Refugee Crisis: 500, 000 with no place to go!go!

Israel’s Dual Security Crisis: Internal and ExternalIsrael’s Dual Security Crisis: Internal and External Front Line Arab States Defeated but Vigilant to throw Front Line Arab States Defeated but Vigilant to throw

the Jews into the Seathe Jews into the Sea Six Day War 1967 and Arab DefeatSix Day War 1967 and Arab Defeat Occupied Territories: Golan, West Bank, Sinai and Occupied Territories: Golan, West Bank, Sinai and

GazaGaza Jerusalem a Unified City and Jewish CapitalJerusalem a Unified City and Jewish Capital Resolution 242: Land for PeaceResolution 242: Land for Peace

Middle East Peace Negotiations: Middle East Peace Negotiations: Chronology of Success and FailureChronology of Success and Failure

Yom Kippur War: October 1973 Jews get a scare and Yom Kippur War: October 1973 Jews get a scare and the Arabs are partially redeemedthe Arabs are partially redeemed

Camp David 1978: Egypt and Israel tie the KnotCamp David 1978: Egypt and Israel tie the Knot Lebanon and the Israeli invasion: PLO Crushed but Lebanon and the Israeli invasion: PLO Crushed but

not eliminated 1982not eliminated 1982 Intifada I: 1987-1993Intifada I: 1987-1993 Oslo Accords 1993-2000: Arafat’s “conversion”Oslo Accords 1993-2000: Arafat’s “conversion” Failure of Camp David 2000 and Intifada IIFailure of Camp David 2000 and Intifada II Rise of Hamas Rise of Hamas Sharon’s electoral victory 2001Sharon’s electoral victory 2001

Palestinian Catastrophe and Refugee Palestinian Catastrophe and Refugee CampsCamps

Obstacles to Comprehensive PeaceObstacles to Comprehensive Peace

Isreali Extremism: Settlers, Baruch Goldstein, and Isreali Extremism: Settlers, Baruch Goldstein, and Rabin’s assassination in 1995Rabin’s assassination in 1995

Islamist Rejection:Sadat killed in 1981: Zawahiri Islamist Rejection:Sadat killed in 1981: Zawahiri celebratescelebrates

Hamas, Iran and Syria as Premier Rejectionist FrontHamas, Iran and Syria as Premier Rejectionist Front America’s Arab allies under pressureAmerica’s Arab allies under pressure A Weakened America and the Question of being a A Weakened America and the Question of being a

Honest BrokerHonest Broker AIPAC and the Jewish LobbyAIPAC and the Jewish Lobby

The Future of the Middle EastThe Future of the Middle East