Lesson 1Ottoman rule to British Mandate (pre-1917 to 1948): Balfour Declaration and mandate institutionsWi trace di transition from late Ottoman rule to di British Mandate, focusin pon di Balfour Declaration, League of Nations mandate terms, an how British policies, institutions, an communal tensions lay foundations fi later conflict an statehood. Dis help yuh see di roots of di modern state.
Ottoman administration and local societyWorld War I campaigns in PalestineBalfour Declaration text and contextMandate charter and legal frameworkJewish Agency and Arab leadership bodiesRiots, commissions, and White PapersLesson 21967 Six-Day War and territorial changes: settlements, occupation, and security implicationsDis section examine di 1967 Six-Day War, Israel rapid territorial gains, an how occupation, settlement policy, an new borders reshape security doctrine, regional diplomacy, Palestinian life, an debates over land an legitimacy. It show di lastin impact pon di region.
Pre-war regional tensions and alliancesCourse of the Six-Day War by frontUN Resolution 242 and legal debatesOrigins and growth of Israeli settlementsOccupation policies in West Bank and GazaSecurity doctrine after territorial expansionLesson 31948–1967 formative wars and state-building: refugee issue and absorption policiesDis section cover Israel formative 1948–1967 period, includin absorption of diverse Jewish immigrants, unresolved Palestinian refugee issues, border clashes, di 1956 Sinai Campaign, an how dese shape institutions, identity, an security priorities. It highlight di buildin years.
Mass immigration and absorption policiesMizrahi communities and social gapsPalestinian refugees and UNRWA roleBorder infiltrations and reprisal raids1956 Sinai Campaign and Suez CrisisInstitution-building and national identityLesson 421st-century turning points: disengagement from Gaza (2005), Gaza conflicts, and recent normalization agreementsDis section review key 21st-century turnin points: di 2005 Gaza disengagement, subsequent Gaza wars, rocket an tunnel threats, an recent normalization agreements wid Arab states, assessin dem security, diplomatic, an domestic implications. It look at modern shifts.
Sharon’s disengagement plan and motivesEvacuation of Gaza settlements and impactHamas takeover and internal Palestinian splitGaza wars and evolving military tacticsRocket defense and Iron Dome systemAbraham Accords and regional realignmentLesson 5Domestic political shifts since 2009: polarization, judicial debates, and changing party alignmentsWi explore Israeli domestic politics since 2009, focusin pon electoral volatility, Netanyahu long tenure, growin polarization, debates over judicial reform an checks an balances, shifts within right an center-left blocs, an protest movements. Dis show internal dynamics.
Netanyahu era and coalition patternsRise of centrist and new protest partiesReligious-secular and ethnic cleavagesJudicial reform plans and oppositionRole of Supreme Court and Basic LawsMass protests and public trust in institutionsLesson 6Peace processes: Camp David (1978) and Oslo Accords (1993) — terms and political impactDis section analyze di 1978 Camp David Accords an 1993 Oslo framework, comparin dem terms, implementation challenges, an political impact pon Israeli, Palestinian, an regional politics, includin supporters hopes an critics security an legitimacy concerns. It break down peace efforts.
Sadat’s visit and Camp David negotiationsEgypt-Israel treaty terms and outcomesOslo I and Oslo II core provisionsPalestinian Authority and limited self-ruleIsraeli and Palestinian public reactionsAssassinations, spoilers, and breakdownsLesson 7Late 19th-century Zionism: key thinkers, movements, and the First AliyahWi trace late 19th-century Zionism under Ottoman rule, highlightin key thinkers, ideological streams, an early institutions, an examine di First Aliyah demographics, settlement patterns, relations wid local populations, an long-term political significance. Dis set di stage fi Zionism.
European antisemitism and Jewish nationalismHerzl, Ahad Ha’am, and rival visionsReligious, labor, and revisionist currentsFirst Aliyah demographics and originsAgricultural colonies and land purchaseRelations with Arab communities and elitesLesson 81973 Yom Kippur War and its political/economic aftermathHere wi analyze di surprise 1973 Yom Kippur War, battlefield developments, superpower involvement, an how di conflict trauma reshape Israeli politics, economy, civil-military relations, an open paths toward disengagement an peace talks. It change everytin.
Intelligence failures and warning signsEgyptian and Syrian attack plansU.S. and Soviet roles in the warDomestic shock and the Agranat CommissionEconomic crisis and oil embargo effectsFrom war to disengagement and peace talksLesson 9Intifadas (First and Second) and their effects on security policy and politicsDis section explore di First an Second Intifadas, dem origins in occupation an frustration, tactics used by both sides, an how dese uprisings transform Israeli security policy, public opinion, Palestinian politics, an di broader peace process. Dem shake tings up.
Roots of the First Intifada in daily lifeGrassroots organization and civil resistanceOslo process and Intifada outcomesSecond Intifada triggers and escalationSuicide bombings and countermeasuresSecurity barrier and policy reorientationLesson 10UN Partition and 1948 War: creation of the state and demographic/political consequencesWi examine di 1947 UN Partition Plan, di 1948 Arab–Israeli War, an how statehood, battlefield outcomes, an population displacements shape Israel borders, demographic balance, Palestinian refugeehood, an di new state political institutions. Dis di birth story.
UNSCOP recommendations and partition mapJewish and Arab responses to the planCivil war phase before May 1948Declaration of Independence and diplomacyMilitary campaigns and armistice linesNakba, refugees, and demographic shifts
