History and Religion

Section Two: Zion Betrayed

Textbook Reading: Juergensmeyer, pp. 45-60.
 
Discussion One: "Yoel Lerner and the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin," pp. 46-50.
Overview - Israel's Next War - PBS Frontline - articles, video footage, etc., on Israel's Religious Extremists
 
Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat, and Shimon Peres share the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize [Nobelprize.org]
CNN Coverage - November 4, 1995
Biographical information from the Jewish Virtual Library
New York Times - World News, November 5, 1995 ; Collection of relevant articles -  "Times Topics"
The Temple Mount and Western Wailing Wall (The Kotel) - Live Cam and Virtual Tour 
The Temple Institute (Jerusalem, Israel)
 
Discussion Two: "Baruch Goldstein's Attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs," pp. 50-53.
Hebron Community - Official Website
Jewish Virtual Library - Hebron; Tomb of the Patriarchs
BBC News - March, 2000 article - "Graveside Party Celebrates Hebron Massacre"
HaAretz article - January, 2009  - "Evacuate Jewish Hebron"
 
Discussion Three: "Meir Kahane and Jewish Justifications for Violence," pp. 53-60.  
New York Times - Dec., 1988 article - World News - "Israel Bans Kahane Party from Election."
HaAretz.com - Dec., 2008 article - "Renegade Chabad Rabbi 'Right of Kahane Plans Run for Knesset"
 
Homework

 A4

Oct. 15 - No reading.  

B4 

Oct. 16 - No reading.