PALESTINEJoeSacco

StudentName:_______________________________________________________

Beforereading:

Vocabulary:Placethecorrectletterontheline.

1.Intifada______2.Zionism______3.OccupiedTerritories______4.Islam______5."SallallahuAlaiheWaSallam"_______6.SalaamAleekum!____7.Mohammed______8.OneStateSolution______9.Twostatesolution(IsraelandPalestine)______10.Canaanite______11.Allah______12.Muslims______

a. JewishNationalism

b. IsconsideredoneofthemostimportantpeopleinthereligionofIslam."MessengerofGod".

c. Greeting,Palestine

d. ReferstoaresolutionoftheIsraeli‐Palestinianconflict.Itisaproposalforthecreationofaunitary,Israeli‐Palestinianstate.(26%Palestinianspreferthis)

e. PalestinianuprisingagainstIsraelioccupationfrom1987‐

1993and2000‐2005

f. AreasthatwereconqueredbyIsraelduringtheSixDayWar(1967).

g. PeoplementionedintheHebrewBible,orOldTestament.Most

oftheirland,calledCanaan,laterbecameknownasIsrael.

h. PeoplewhofollowIslamarecalledthis

i. ReferstoaresolutionoftheIsraeli‐Palestinianconflict.ItisaproposalfortheestablishmentofanindependentPalestinianstatealongsideIsrael.(46%Palestinianspreferthis)

j. IsareligionwhoseholybookiscalledtheQur’an(Koran)

k. Muslimsbelievethatthereisonlyonegod,whoiscalledby

thisname.

l. Muslimshaveacustomofsayingwhichmeans"Peacebeuponhim"aftersayingorhearingthenameofMuhammad.

Matcheachpicturetothedefinitionfoundbelow.

AMolotovcocktail Checkpoint Hummus Keffiyeh

Kibbutz Burka Settler(Israel) Refugees(Palestine)

Hijab Koran Shekels BarMitzvah

13. __________________________________________isaplace,asatafrontierorinamotorrally,wherevehiclesortravelersarestoppedforofficialidentification,inspection,etc.

14. _________________________________________Alsoknownasapetrolbomb.Itisakindofincendiaryweaponthatiseasytomake.

15. _________________________________________AverypopularMiddleEasterndipthatiseatenwithbread.

16. _________________________________________AfarmingsettlementinmodernIsraelinwhicheveryonesharestheworkthatwastraditionallybasedonagriculture.

17. _________________________________________CurrencyofIsrael

18. _________________________________________Someonewhooccupiesanarea

19. _________________________________________Someonewhohasbeenpushedawayfromhis/herhomeandseeksrefugeelsewhere

20. _________________________________________CommonlywornbyMuslimmen

21. _________________________________________Awordmeaning"tocover",andingeneral,meanstobemodest.Muslimwomenwearthistocovertheirheads.Hamasmadeitcompulsoryforwomentowearthis.

22. ________________________________________Whichcoverstheentirebodyandonlyleavesasemi‐transparentmeshinfrontofthewoman'seyes,soshecansee.

23. _______________________________________TheholybookofIslam.

24. _______________________________________Jewishritualheldwhenchildrenreach13or12yearsofage.

GEOGRAPHY

25.Whatdoyounoticeaboutthepictureabove?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

26.Labeleachflagabove.

GAZA

Fillintheblanksusingthewordsinthebox.

FirstIntifadaGazaJabaliaHamaswithdrew

TerritoryrefugeecampsPalestineArabs

PopulatedIsraeli‐PalestinianconflictMediterraneanrockets

TheGazaStripisastretchoflandalongthe(27)_________________________________.Themaincityinthe

GazaStripiscalled(28)___________________________________.Atthebeginningof2006,thestripisnotpartof

anyrecognizedcountry.Itiscurrentlyruledby(29)____________________________________.

Israel(30)________________________________fromGazain2005,andgaveoverthe

(31)________________________________toPalestinianadministration.Meanwhile,Hamas,thePalestinian

groupwhichcontrolstheterritory,haslaunched(32)__________________________________atIsrael.Israelhas

foughtbackandbombedGaza,mostrecentlyduringDecemberof2008.

Mostinhabitantsarerelatedtothe(33)________________________________weredisplacedfromtheirhomes

duringtheIsraelWarofIndependencein1948.Theyliveincitieswhichtheycall

(34)_____________________________.Themainproblemsfacingtheareaarewar,unemployment,poverty

andmalnutrition.

(35)________________________________isaPalestiniancitylocated4kilometersnorthofGazaCity.Ithasa

refugeecamplocatedclosetotheIsraeliborder.Thecamponlycoversanareaof1.4km²makingitone

ofthemostdensely(36)______________________________placesonearth.The

(37)________________________________inDecember1987beganhere.Thecamphasbeenthesceneofmuch

violenceinthe(38)______________________________.ItisalsoconsideredamajorstrongholdoftheHamas

movement.Thecampisthelargestrefugeecampin(39)_______________________________.

THEGAZASTRIP

JABALIA

THEWESTBANK

refugeecampofKalandiaandseparationwall CaveofMachpelah–

HebronThecityofHebron

ChildinBalataRefugeeCamp

ValleyKidronCaveofMachpelahChristiansIslamicinhabitants

PalestinianNationalAuthoritykibbutzesMuslimsHebron

JerusalemBalataEastJerusalemWestJerusalemrefugeecamps

(40)_______________________________isunderthecontrolofIsrael,somecountriesandtheUnitedNationssay.Butsomedisagreeonwhoseitreallyis.

Rightnow,talksbetweentheIsraeligovernment,andthe(41)_________________________________,whichleadsPalestine,arehappening.Thesetalksareaboutwhatwillhappenhereinthefuture.

MostpeopleontheWestBankarePalestiniansbuttherealsolivemanyJewishsettlersin(42)___________________________________(settlements).Therehasbeensomecontroversyaboutthesesettlements,whicharebeingbuiltonPalestinianlandagainstthewillofthe(43)_____________________________.

(44)__________________________________isclaimedbyboththePalestiniansandtheIsraelisastheircapital.(45)____________________________________ismainlybyMuslimandChristianPalestinians,and(46)__________________________ispopulatedprimarilybytheJewish.(47)______________________________isoneofJerusalem’smostsacredsites.

TherearemanyvillagesintheWestBankthatholdsomeofthemajor(48)____________________________.Someofthesevillagesare:Tulkarm,Kalandia(locatedbetweenJerusalemandRamallah),andBalata(NearNablus).(49)______________________________holdssomeofthelargestrefugeecampsforPalestinians.

Thecityof(50)_____________________________has160,000Palestiniansand500‐800Israelisettlers.TheIsraelisettlersliveincloseproximitytothecityboundaryandrequireaconstantIsraelimilitarypresence.(51)_______________________________isaseriesofsubterraneanchamberslocatedintheheartofHebron'soldcity.ThecompoundisthesecondholiestsiteforJews,aftertheTempleMountinJerusalem,andisalsoconsideredholyby(52)__________________________and(53)__________________________.

Otherplacesthatyouwillhearaboutinthebookwheremajorfightingistakingplaceareinthewestbank,areJerusalem,Silwan,Hebron,Ramallah,andNablus.Pleaselabeltheseplaces,alongwithTulkarmonthemaplocatedonthenextpage!

Jerusalem

TheWestBank

People:

Canyoumatchthesefacestothepeoplementionedbelow?

Begin

Arafat

ArielSharon

Sadat

PLO(ThePalestineLiberation

Organization)

Hezbollah Hamas

(54)____________________________________PrimeMinisterofIsraelfrom2001to2006.

(55)____________________________________BecameknownasthefirstleaderofthePalestinianpeople.Theviewsofhimaresomewhatdivided.Somepeopleseehimasahero,whofoughtforthecauseofthePalestinianpeople.Othersseehimasaterrorist,whopromotedtheuseofviolencetoreachhisgoals.ThecurrentleaderisMahmoudAbbas.

(56)____________________________________ThethirdPresidentofEgypt.Heservedfrom15October1970untilhewasassassinatedbyIslamicextremists

(57)___________________________________The6thprimeministerofIsrael.HepromotedtheconstructionofIsraelisettlementsintheWestBankandtheGazaStrip

(58)____________________________________TheFateh&ThePopulararepartsofthisorganization.ItisaPalestinianorganizationthatsupportspeaceandisagainstviolenceandterrorism.

(59)____________________________________AnextremistMuslimgroupthathascloselinkswithIraninLebanon.(60)____________________________________ThepoliticalpartythatgovernstheGazaStrip.Theyareconsideredaterroristgroup.

Whilereading:

Answertheseeachquestionwithacompletesentence.

1.HowwouldyoudescribeSacco'sartisticstyle?Whatisitsmoststrikingfeature?

2.ChooseapageinthebookandcarefullyexamineSacco'svisualstrategiesonthatpage.Howdoeshecombinewordsandpicturesineffectiveways?Bespecific.

3.Whatchapterorstorydoyoufindmosteffectiveorinteresting?Why?Bespecific.

4.Whichcharacterdoyoufindmostmemorable?Why?Bespecific.

5.Takeanotherlookatpages161‐2,whereaPalestiniansittingwithSaccoquestionsthegoodthathisbookwillaccomplish.Thenlookatpages242‐3,whereamotherwhohaslosttwosonsmakesasimilarpoint.Whatisyourreactiontothesecharges?WhydoyouthinkSaccoincludedthissectioninPalestine?

6.Whatareyourreactionsto"Women"and"StillOneoftheBoys"inChapterFive?

7.HowdoesSaccopresenthimselfthroughoutthebook?Citespecificpagesand/orpanelsasexamples.Whatmighthebesuggestingabouttheroleofthejournalist?

8.Thisbookwasoriginallyprintedasnineindividualcomicbooksfrom1993to1995.Howdoyouthinktherelevanceofthiscollectionchangedsincetheeventsof9/11/01?

9.Howwouldyoudescribethetoneofthisbook?Citespecificpagesand/orpanelsasexamples.

10.Whatareyourreactionsto"ThroughOtherEyes"inChapterNine?

11.WhatpointisSaccomakingonpages282‐3?

12.Beforereadingthisbook,whatwhereyourattitudesaboutPalestineandPalestinians?AboutIsraelandIsraelis?Inwhatwayshasthebookinformedyoumoredeeplyabouttheseplacesandpeoples?

13.IfyoucouldaskJoeSaccoanyquestions,whatwouldtheybe?

Afterreading:

Debate

Uponcompletionofthisbookyouwillbepartofadebate.

1.Aftercompletingthenovel,youwilldebateyourviewsconcerningtheIsraelihistoricalclaimtothelandandthePalestiniansrighttowhattheyconsidertheirhomeland.Youbeassignedtoyourdebateteamafteryouread;therefore,youmustunderstandbothsidesofthestory.

2.Studentswillpresenttheircasesusingtheinformationgatheredduringthrough,thebook,thefilmwatchedinclass,informationpostedontheweeblyandnewsstories.Whenplanningyourdebate,youmusttakeintoaccountthereligioushistory,politicalsituation,culturalpractices,andtheeconomicfactorsofbothplaces.

3.Pro‐Israel:Toprepareyourselfforthedebate,youmustcollectatleastthreenewsarticles,magazinearticles,orsummaryofanewscastabouttheIsraeli/Palestinianconflict.Thesewillbedueuponyourreturntoclasssothatyoucanpreparewithyourdebateteamandmustbeaccompaniedwithasummaryinyourownwords.Thenewsarticleswillaccountfor30%ofyourdebategrade.

4.Youmustpreparenotesfromthebooktosupportyourdebate.Thesenotesshouldbeonepagelongandbulletpointed.Theywillalsocountas30%ofyourdebategrade.

Projects

Youmaychoosetodooneofthefollowing.

1.Makeapeaceplanforthisarea.Shouldthewallthattheyarebuildingstayorgo?(500words)

2.WritealettertoJoeSaccoabouthisbook.Youcantellhimaboutwhatyoulearnedfromhisbook,whatyoulikedanddidn’tlike,andgiveyouropinionaboutcertaincharacters,experiences,etc.(500words).Ihavesamplelettersifyouneedthem!

3.Createapieceofartthatdepictstheconflictandpeaceintheregion(useanymedium).Thismustshowmethatyouunderstoodthebook.

4.StudybiographiesofIsraeliandPalestinianleadersandcitizensmentionedinthebook.Youmusttieyourbiographiestothebook.Inwhatcontextweretheymentioned?(500words)

5.WriteareportcomparingthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthelivesofthePalestinian,Israelichildrenandyourself.(500words)