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Lists

1. Israel (Yahoo)
2. Israel - Culture and Government (University of Texas at Austin - The Center for Middle Eastern Studies)
   Provides a set of resourches for studying Israeli culture, education, art, economy, media, and government. 2-01
3. Israel Resources (VADA)
   Provides over 100 resources related to Israel. 4-02
4. Middle East (Awesome Library)
   Provides a set of resourches for studying the Middle East. 2001. 2-01
5. Middle East Peace and Human Rights Groups (Brooks)
   Provides dozens of groups that are working toward peace and cultural understanding in Israel and Palistine. 2-01
6. Middle East and North Africa (Donn)
   Provides a set of resourches for studying the Middle East. 2-01

Materials

1. Map of Areas of Israeli and Palestinian Control (CNN)
   Provides a map that shows where Palestinians have control and where Israelis have control. Includes Ramallah. 10-00

News

1. Jerusalem Post
   Provides news from one of Israel's newspapers. 10-00
2. News in Hebrew (LanguageBox.com)
   Provides news in Hebrew. Includes Ha'Aretz and Hadashot from Israel. 8-00

Papers

1. Barak, Ehud (ABC News)
   Provides a short political biography of the Israeli leader, as well as a picture. 3-01
2. Hamas (BBC News - Asser)
   Provides a history of the development of the international terrorist group that operates heavily in Israel. "Hamas does not recognise the right of Israel to exist. Its long-term aim is to establish an Islamic state on land originally mandated as Palestine - most of which has been contained within Israel's borders since its creation in 1948." 11-01
3. History of the Middle East Regarding Israel (Guardian Unlimited - Brown)
   Provides a timeline, starting in 1881, describing the events leading up to the formation of Israel. Also describes the conflicts between Israelis and other Middle East countries. 4-02
4. Islamic Jihad (BBC News - Asser)
   Provides a history of the development of the international terrorist group that operates heavily in Israel. "Israel is considered - along with pro-Western, secular Arab regimes - as a manifestation of Western imperialism in the Islamic lands. Going into battle against it is therefore the first step to fulfilling the goals of Islam." 11-01
5. Israel (Library of Congress)
   Provides a history of the country, including culture, government, economy, and more. Also includes geographic information. 1-02
6. Israel (U.S. State Department)
   Provides a history of each country, including culture, government, economy, and more. 1-02
7. Israel - Middle East Peace History (BBC)
   Provides a short history of the Middle East area for the past 50 years from a British point of view. Includes a map of the area and discusses the Palestinian situation. 7-00
8. Jerusalem - Historical Development (The State of Israel)
   Provides a short modern history of Jerusalem, from an Israeli point of view. 10-00
9. Knesset (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise)
   "The Knesset is Israel's legislature. The Knesset took its name and fixed its membership at 120 from the Knesset Hagedolah (Great Assembly), the representative Jewish council convened in Jerusalem by Ezra and Nehemiah in the 5th century B.C.E." 4-02
10. Sharon, Ariel (BBC News - Butt)
    Provides a profile of the Prime Minister of Israel. 11-01
11. Sharon, Ariel (BBC News)
    Provides a political profile on the Prime Minister of Israel. 8-01
12. Wye River Peace Accords (U.S. Embassy)
    Provides a copy of the Memorandum signed by Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to facilitate implementation of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip. 10-00