Multicultural Initiatives: There Is No 'Palestinian-Israeli Conflict'

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I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

There Is No 'Palestinian-Israeli Conflict'

I Traveled to Palestine-Israel
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ferrari-sheppard/i-traveled-to-palestine_b_4761896.html

Paraphrased -

"When it comes to oppression, and one group has all the power and makes all the rules, and that group is "scratched" in a conflict, then there is a failure to understand the conflict."

"There is no conflict because the Israeli government controls everything… there is only power and those who resist it."

7 Things to Consider Before Choosing Sides in the Middle East Conflict
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/post_8056_b_5602701.html
1. Why is everything so much worse when there are Jews involved?
2. Why does everyone keep saying this is not a religious conflict?
3. Why would Israel deliberately want to kill civilians?
4. Does Hamas really use its own civilians as human shields?
5. Why are people asking for Israel to end the "occupation" in Gaza?
6. Why are there so many more casualties in Gaza than in Israel?
7. If Hamas is so bad, why isn't everyone pro-Israel in this conflict?