Educational Resources about Israel

• • Zionism
  • Anti-Zionism
  • The Balfour Declaration: 1917
  • The British Mandate
  • United Nations Partition Plan: 1947
  • Founding of the State of Israel:1948
  • Nakba

• • War of Independence: 1948-1949
  • The Green Line
  • Arab Economic Boycott
  • Six Day War: 1967
  • Yom Kippur War: 1973
  • Lebanon War: 1982-1983
  • First Intifada: 1987-1990
  • Second Intifada: 2000 
  • Security Barrier / Fence
  • Second Lebanon War: 2006
  • Gaza Operation / Operation Cast Lead: 2008-2009
  • Flotilla: 2010
  • Gaza Operation / Operation Pillar of Defense: 2012
  • Gaza Operation / Operation Protective Edge: 2014
  • 2021 Israel-Hamas Conflict
  • The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign (BDS)
  • Iron Dome
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• • United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242/338
  • Camp David Accords / Israel-Egypt Peace: 1978
  • Madrid Peace Conference: 1991
  • Oslo Accords
  • Camp David Summit: 2000
  • Disengagement: 2005
  • Roadmap
  • Arab Peace Initiative
  • Trump Peace Plan

• Jerusalem
• Palestinian Refugees
• Settlements
• West Bank
• Gaza Strip

• Hamas
• Hezbollah
• Palestinian Authority
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad
• Palestine Liberation Organization

JFNA put together a how-to guide on fighting disinformation. The amount of information against Israel can feel overwhelming – but it has been proven that much of the most inflammatory content on the Internet is not human-generated and does not necessarily represent public opinion. Right now, disinformation about Israel and Hamas is spreading on social media. These are tactics of the war against Israel’s legitimacy, methods of dehumanizing the Jewish people, and part of broader efforts to sow divisions in our society. 

As the situation progresses and our emotions run high, it can be tempting to immediately comment on or share what we see online. But now, more than ever, it’s important for us to take the time to carefully assess what we’re reading and respond thoughtfully. 

Here is a list of responses to common allegations against Israel: 

• Allegation: Israel is a Settler Colonialist Enterprise
• Allegation: Israel Commits Acts of Genocide
• Allegation: If You Fight for Racial Justice in the U.S., You Must Join the Campaign Against Israel
• Allegation: Israel is an Apartheid State
• Allegation: Israel is Committing Ethnic Cleansing
• Allegation: “From the River to the Sea Palestine Will be Free”
• Allegation: Israel is Guilty of “Pinkwashing” (and Other Washing) to Cover Up Actions Against Palestinians
• Allegation: The United States Government Supports Israel Because of the Powerful “Jewish Lobby.”
• Allegation: Israel’s Actions Against the Palestinians Can be Compared to the Nazis
• Allegation:  Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews, the Army of Mohammed will Return  

• • How to Have Conversations about the Hamas Attacks on Israel
  • 10 ways to Have Conscientious Conversations on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

• Should Israeli hospitals refuse medical treatment to Hamas terrorists?
• Cutting off electricity and water to Gaza: Ethical or excessive?
• Israel’s Arab citizens torn
• Jews and Arabs join forces to help war victims and prevent riots
• Paramedic Awad Darawshe, 23: Killed treating wounded at rave massacre
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  A number of ethical questions have arisen in connection with Israeli’s retaliation for the attacks of October 7th and as this conflict continues, we can anticipate that additional issues will come up.   

• • Instagram

    Jewish Federations of North America – @jfederations 

    • Jewish Federations are continuing to monitor the situation. You can find statements on the rocket attacks on Twitterand Facebook. 

    The Jewish Agency for Israel- @jewishagency

    American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee – @jdcjoint

    Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs – @israelmfa 

    Israel Defense Forces  – @IDF

    Friends of IDF (FIDF) – @friends_of_the_IDF

    News Sources

    Jewish Journal – @jewishjournal

    Tablet Magazine – @tabletmag

    Times of Israel – @timesofisrael

    General Education

    A Wider Frame – @awiderframe

    Jew Belong – @jewbelong 

    Jewish Resistance – @ajewishresistance 

    Jewish Unpacked – @jewishunpacked

    People

    ChallaBackGirls – @challabackgirls

    Bassem Eid – @realbassemeid 

    Ben M. Freedman – @benmfreeman 

    HRH – @hilalove 

    Debbie Lechtman – @rootsmetals

    Hen Mazzig – @henmazzig

    Hillel Neuer – @hillelneuer 

    Rudy Rochman – @rudy_israel 

    Jordyn Tilchen – @jtilch 

    X (Formerly Twitter)

    Tal Schneider (Times of Israel)

    Noga Tarnopolsky (freelance)

    Trey Yingst (Fox)

    Hadas Gold (CNN)

    Nadav Eyal (Yediot Ahronot)

    Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

    Avi Scharf (Haaretz)

    Barak Ravid (Axios)

    Sarah Tuttle Singer (Times of Israel) 

     

10 Ways to Have Conscientious Convos about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

General

• • Message to Columbus Educators
  • 6 Tips for Supporting Jewish Students in the Classroom
  • Support for classroom discussion on the Israel-Hamas War from the Institute for Curriculum Services (includes lesson plans, primary source documents, maps, document analysis tools, student engagement activities, and videos)

PJ Library Resources

• • General information about Israel
  • Understanding the map of Israel
  • How to talk to kids about scary situations
  • How to talk to children about antisemitism

• • Kveller.com has published a very helpful guide broken down by age group
  • ADL has a general guide on having family conversations about difficult topics
  • “Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event” which can be found Here in English. For those of you with Israeli families, a Hebrew-speaking guide is Here
  • With the news of the horrific and shocking attacks in Israel we are all feeling understandably shaken. How can we support our children during this terrifying time? Read more
  • “How to Talk to Children about Israel Today” video
  • Here I Am: A video storytelling resource about antisemitism and Jewish identity