{"id":37901,"date":"2024-08-23T05:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=37901"},"modified":"2024-08-24T02:31:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T09:31:50","slug":"hebrew-%d7%96%d7%95%d7%94%d7%99-%d7%90%d7%93%d7%9e%d7%aa%d7%99-zo-hei-admati-arabic-%d9%87%d8%b0%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%b1%d8%b6%d9%8a-hadhihi-ardi-this-is-my-land-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/hebrew-%d7%96%d7%95%d7%94%d7%99-%d7%90%d7%93%d7%9e%d7%aa%d7%99-zo-hei-admati-arabic-%d9%87%d8%b0%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%b1%d8%b6%d9%8a-hadhihi-ardi-this-is-my-land-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew: \u05d6\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d3\u05de\u05ea\u05d9 (Zo hei adma’ti), Arabic: \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0623\u0631\u0636\u064a (Hadhihi ardi) \u201cThis is my land.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 1: Aug. 26-Sept. <\/em><\/p>\n

Hebrew: <\/strong>\u05d6\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9 <\/strong>\u05d0\u05d3\u05de\u05ea\u05d9 (Zo hei adma’ti), Arabic: <\/strong>\u0647\u0630\u0647 <\/strong>\u0623\u0631\u0636\u064a (Hadhihi ardi)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my land.\u201d<\/p>\n

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  1. What\u2019s happening now.<\/li>\n
  2. What happened before. (The book)<\/li>\n
  3. Major Events since 2013.<\/li>\n
  4. DIME + R, What the bible says, what the Koran says.<\/li>\n
  5. The way ahead<\/li>\n
  6. Epilogue<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1.What\u2019s happening now\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah official, was targeted by Israeli airstrikes in the Hezbollah-controlled Dahieh district of Beirut. Shukr was a key figure in Hezbollah\u2019s military strategy and had\"\"<\/a> a prominent role in missile development. \u200b ([Yahoo News](https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/news\/israel-scored-major-intelligence-wins-153432559.html)<\/li>\n
    2. In Iran, the IDF carried out a covert operation to assassinate Ismail Haniyeh, a political leader of Hamas. This assassination, especially occurring within Iranian territory, provoked strong threats of retaliation from Iran, potentially leading to a larger conflict across the region. \u200b (Democracy Now!).<\/li>\n
    3. Iran has recently issued new threats of retaliation against Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut. Iranian officials, including former IRGC chief Mohsen Rezaei, have indicated that Iran is planning a calculated response, taking into account various geopolitical and military considerations. Iran aims to punish Israel without causing significant disruption to efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza\u200b (The Times of Israel)\u200b (The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com).<\/li>\n
    4. Israel confirmed Wednesday that it killed\u00a0Khalil al-Maqdah<\/strong>, a commander in the armed wing of the Palestinian Fatah movement, in Lebanon. The Israeli military described him as having worked for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and the attack comes a week after Israel killed a senior commander of Hezbollah. https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/israel-kills-fatah-commander-in-lebanon-as-regional-tensions-escalate\/ar-AA1pcMzj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=724879a87c304defb347d81ff9797fce&ei=37<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      2.What happened before\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

      In his book, Martin Bunton[1]<\/a>, The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction,<\/em>[2]<\/a> provides a concise historical view of Middle East history.\u00a0 From a Barnes and Noble review, we read, \u201cBunton explores the Palestinian-Israeli dispute in twenty-year segments, to highlight the historical complexity of the conflict throughout successive decades.\u201d[3]<\/a><\/p>\n

      As mentioned, the book is divided into 20-year segments (see below), with an informative chronology on pages 151-157.\u00a0 The chapter references pages158-16, provide avenues for future background research. Chapter 1 Ottoman Palestine 1891-1917, Chapter 2 British Palestine, Chapter 3 Palestine partitioned 1937-1947.<\/p>\n

      In Chapter 4 Atzmaut and Nakba 1947-67, we read, \u201cIn his attitude towards the arab world, Ben Gurion adopted a highly activist approach, sometimes called \u2018Ben Gurionsim\u2019.\u00a0 Based on the belief that a constant show of Israel\u2019s military superiority would eventually force the Arab world to accept Israel\u2019s presence, this attitude ensured that no attack on Israel would go unpunished.\u00a0 Indeed, it was made clear that Israel would retaliate with disproportionate force.\u00a0 [4]<\/a>\u00a0 This policy clearly represents current Israeli military responses.<\/p>\n

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      Chapter 5 Occupation 1967-87 & Chapter 6 The rise and fall of the peace process 1987-2007.\u00a0 Bunton, does a good introduction on the complexity of the conflict, its historical roots, the impact of colonialism (especially British), the role of international diplomacy, and the necessity of dialogue.\u00a0 Unfortunately, his work ends in 2013.<\/p>\n

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      While every media source has its biases, here are two video overviews that give us historical background and brings a Christian perspective.<\/p>\n