Professor Chester Spring 2013 Hellems 225 Office Hours: Thursday 1-3pm and by appointment [email protected]

IAFS/JWST 3650: HISTORY OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

This course explores the origins and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Beginning with Arab-Jewish relations in the late-nineteenth century, it examines the development of conflict between the two groups during the period of the Mandate, the evolution of Arab and Jewish nationalisms, the creation of Israel, subsequent international conflicts, and present-day relations. Themes include conflicting narratives; borders, boundaries, and cartography; the role of images such as maps and photographs in the formation of public opinion; and the international context. Students will acquire critical thinking and writing skills and develop a better understanding of the roots of contemporary conflict. Prior knowledge of Jewish, Muslim, or Middle Eastern history or international affairs will be helpful but is not required.

The course is organized in four sections: an introduction to reading conflicting narratives, early Arab-Jewish relations, the Palestine Mandate period, and post-1948 Arab-Israeli relations. Lecture topics are indicated below. Course requirements include a map/plagiarism quiz, midterm exam, final exam, and 10-15 page research paper, with a paper proposal and primary source exercise to be submitted during the semester. The workload for this course is heavy, with close to 100 pages of reading during some weeks.

REQUIRED READING Textbooks (available at CU bookstore): Benny Morris, Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001 (New York: Vintage Books, 2001) Charles D. Smith, Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 8th ed (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013)

Ereserves (available on library website): Musa Alami, “The Lesson of Palestine,” Middle East Journal 3:4 (Oct 1949): 372-405 Guy Ben-Porat, “Markets and Fences: Illusions of Peace,” The Middle East Journal 60:2 (Spring 2006): 311-328 Moshe Dayan, “Israel's Border and Security Problems,” Foreign Affairs 33:1/4 (1954/1955): 250-267 Laura Sittrain Eisenberg and Neil Caplan, Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: Patterns, Problems, Possibilities, 2nd ed (Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2010): 1-31, 253-299 Gregory Harms with Todd Ferry, The Palestine-Israel Conflict, 3rd ed (London: Pluto Press, 2005): xviii-xxi, 1-43 Eric Hobsbawm, “The Nation as Invented Tradition,” in The Invention of Tradition, eds Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger (Cambridge: CUP, 1992): 1-14 Walter Laqueur and Barry Rubin, eds, The Israel-Arab Reader, 7th ed. (New York: Penguin, 2008): excerpts IAFS/JWST 3650 DRAFT SYLLABUS 2

Paul Charles Merkley, The Politics of Christian , 1891-1948 (London: Frank Cass, 1998): 37-58 Ernst Renan, "What is a Nation?", Nation and Narration, ed. Homi Bhabha (London: Routledge, 1990): 8-22. Jonathan Rynhold, “Israel’s Fence: Can Separation Make Better Neighbours?” Survival 46:1 (Spring 2004): 55-76 Paul L. Scham, “The Historical Narratives of Israelis and and the Peacemaking Process,” Israel Studies Forum 21:2 (2006): 58-84 “Successive Drafts and Final Version of the Balfour Declaration,” in Leonard Stein, The Balfour Declaration (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961): 664

Online reading: CU Honor Code

ASSIGNMENTS MAP/PLAGIARISM QUIZ—JANUARY 22 Students will have an opportunity to retake this quiz (Jan 31); those who do will receive the average of the two quiz grades.

PAPER PROPOSAL (1-2 pages)—DUE FEBRUARY 26 Identify a topic in Arab-Israeli history that you will address in your final paper. Specify the question or questions you will attempt to answer and the methods you will use to do so. Include a preliminary bibliography of relevant secondary accounts.

MIDTERM EXAM—MARCH 12 The midterm will include short-answer questions and one essay selected from several choices.

PAPER DRAFT AND IN-CLASS WORKSHOP (5-8 pages)—DUE WEEK THIRTEEN

FINAL PAPER (10-15 pages)—DUE APRIL 25 This is a research paper and you must make an argument based on primary sources and/or secondary readings. The paper must include a literature review. You may not use internet sources for this paper, with the exception of news accounts and scholarly journal articles, unless you have my permission to do so (in other words, don’t rely on Wikipedia).

FINAL EXAM—MONDAY, MAY 6, 1:30-4:00PM The format of the final will be similar to that of the midterm exam.

Be warned: If attendance and/or attention flags, I may conduct in-class quizzes or add other assignments. In this case, I will adjust the grading percentages accordingly and announce the new percentages in class.

GRADING Grades will be determined on the basis of map/plagiarism quiz (10%); paper proposal (10%); midterm exam (20%); paper draft (10%): final paper (30%); and final exam (20%). If you need an extension, discuss it with me in advance. I do not offer makeup exams except under extraordinary circumstances (e.g. a medical emergency or death in the family). IAFS/JWST 3650 DRAFT SYLLABUS 3

Late work will be penalized one-third of a letter grade for each day it is late. For example, a B+ paper submitted two days late would receive a B-. Papers submitted after the beginning of class will be considered one day late.

RELIGIOUS OBLIGATIONS AND CLASS CONFLICTS Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to deal reasonably and fairly with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance. In this class, if you have a conflict with exams, assignments, or class meetings because of religious obligations, please let me know at least two weeks in advance. We will work together to arrange appropriate accommodations. See full details at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html

CU DISABILITY SERVICES If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner (for exam accommodations provide your letter at least one week prior to the exam) so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 or by e-mail at [email protected].

If you have a temporary medical condition or injury, see Temporary Injuries under Quick Links at Disability Services website (http://disabilityservices.colorado.edu/) and discuss your needs with me.

PLAGIARISM Plagiarism will not be tolerated. As a violation of the CU Honor Code and the university’s policy on Academic Integrity, it is punishable by dismissal from the university. We will discuss proper citation in class, but you are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the meanings of plagiarism; “Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement,” published by Dartmouth College, is an excellent resource, available online at .

A key element of the university Honor Code is that CU students will not plagiarize (that is, use the words or thoughts of others as their own). As part of the effort to control plagiarism and to ensure that submitted works from students are fully their own, the university has subscribed to TurnItIn.com. As the Honor Code website notes, “This service allows faculty to submit sentences, paragraphs, or entire term/research papers or other scholarly works to the TurnItIn.com website for review. After the service scans more than 1.5 billion pages on the Internet, the faculty member will receive a report including the percentage of the material that has been identified as drawn from other sources, the degree of similarity in the matching material, and live hyperlinks to the original source material so that each faculty member can determine for themselves whether plagiarism has indeed occurred.” The electronic files submitted will then become part of the TurnItIn “closed database.” According to the Honor Code website, “This procedure not only ensures that multiple submissions of the same material can be detected, regardless of the passage of time or the location of the submission, but protects the integrity of each student's scholarly efforts. No additional access to, use, or publication of the material in this paper bank is made by TurnItIn.com.” IAFS/JWST 3650 DRAFT SYLLABUS 4

It is my intention to submit all student papers to TurnItIn.com, to give a grade of F in the course to any student in violation of the CU Honor Code, and to refer incidents of plagiarism to the Honor Code Council. Note that you cannot submit the same paper for two different classes without the express permission of both instructors.

All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, aid of academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Honor Code Council ([email protected]; 303-735-2273). Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic sanctions from the faculty member and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Other information on the Honor Code can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html and at http://honorcode.colorado.edu.

If you have any questions about this procedure or about any matter regarding proper citation and the Honor Code, ask me.

OFFICE HOURS AND EMAIL Coming to my office hours (listed above) is the best way to get immediate feedback. Email should be reserved for questions I can answer in a sentence or two. I aim to reply to emails within 3 business days.

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR In this class, we will all treat each other with respect. Civil discussion of differing viewpoints is an essential part of the study of Arab-Israeli relations. In this course, I hope that we can create an atmosphere that is relaxed and congenial, but is also conducive to learning, teaching, and active engagement by everyone in the class. To this end, I request that you refrain from doing the following during class time: reading non-class-related materials; doing homework for other classes; using cell phones for text-messaging or emailing; having extended conversations with others; getting up and leaving in the middle of class (please let me know ahead of time if you have an unavoidable conflict and must leave class early); sleeping; web-surfing.

Classroom use of electronic devices such as laptops, phones, iPads, etc, is a privilege, not a right. If the use of such devices becomes a distraction, I reserve the right to ban all electronic devices from the classroom (with exceptions for students who require devices as part of Disability Services-approved accommodations).

Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, color, culture, religion, creed, politics, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records. See policies at IAFS/JWST 3650 DRAFT SYLLABUS 5 http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html and at http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/code.html#student_code

DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT The University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working, and living environment. The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status in admission and access to, and treatment and employment in, its educational programs and activities. (Regent Law, Article 10, amended 11/8/2001). CU- Boulder will not tolerate acts of discrimination or harassment based upon Protected Classes or related retaliation against or by any employee or student. For purposes of this CU- Boulder policy, "Protected Classes" refers to race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or veteran status. Individuals who believe they have been discriminated against should contact the Office of Discrimination and Harassment (ODH) at 303-492-2127 or the Office of Student Conduct (OSC) at 303-492-5550. Information about the ODH, the above referenced policies, and the campus resources available to assist individuals regarding discrimination or harassment can be obtained at http://hr.colorado.edu/dh/ IAFS/JWST 3650 DRAFT SYLLABUS 6

COURSE OUTLINE INTRODUCTION: READING CONTESTED NARRATIVES WEEK OF JAN 14: CONTESTED NARRATIVES Reading: Renan 8-22, Hobsbawm 1-14, Morris 3-36, Honor Code • course overview; nationalism and memory • reading conflicting maps

WEEK OF JAN 21: RELIGIOUS NARRATIVES CU Honor Code; Harms and Ferry xviii-xxi, 1-43 • map/plagiarism quiz; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam • Religion and the Holy Land

EARLY ARAB-JEWISH RELATIONS WEEK OF JAN 28: NINETEENTH-CENTURY ROOTS Smith 1-54 • Jewish-Arab relations in Ottoman Palestine • early Zionism; map/plagiarism quiz retake

WEEK OF FEB 4: JEWISH MIGRATION TO PALESTINE Morris 37-66, Merkley 37-58 • early 20th c Jewish-Arab relations • Christian Zionism

WEEK OF FEB 11: WORLD WAR I AND CONFLICTING PROMISES Morris 67-88, Smith 55-104, Stein 664 • McMahon-Hussein Correspondence and the Balfour Declaration • reading primary sources

THE PALESTINE MANDATE WEEK OF FEB 18: EARLY YEARS OF THE PALESTINE MANDATE (1920S) If you must obtain sources through Interlibrary Loan, order them now Morris 88-120, Smith 105-156 and 149-152 • creation of the Palestine Mandate • Arab-Jewish relations in the 1920s

WEEK OF FEB 25: PARTITION AND THE RISE OF PALESTINIAN ARAB NATIONALISM Paper proposal due at the beginning of class on Tuesday Morris 121-160, Smith 126-148 and 153-162 • Palestinian nationalism in international context • Peel partition plan and Arab uprising

ARAB-ISRAELI RELATIONS WEEK OF MAR 4: WORLD WAR II AND THE CREATION OF ISRAEL Smith 162-216, Alami 372-405 • UNSCOP, the end of the Palestine Mandate, and the First Arab-Israeli War • review session

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WEEK OF MAR 11: FROM THE SUEZ CRISIS TO THE 1967 WAR (1949-1967) Smith 217-292, Dayan 250-267 • MIDTERM EXAM • the Suez Crisis and the Six-Day War

WEEK OF MAR 18: THE OCTOBER WAR (1967-1976) Smith 293-340 • the October War; new developments in Palestinian nationalism • library session

WEEK OF MAR 25: SPRING BREAK

WEEK OF APR 1: THE LEBANON WAR (1976-1984) Morris 494-516, Smith 341-392 • Lebanon: civil war and invasion • Camp David

WEEK OF APR 8: THE FIRST INTIFADA (1984-1993) Paper drafts due to your writing group before class. Morris 561-610, Smith 393-436 • the PLO and first intifada • paper workshop

WEEK OF APR 15: THE PEACE PROCESS AND THE SECOND INTIFADA (1993-2005) Morris 611-651, Smith 437-486 • the Oslo Accords and the Rabin assassination • NO CLASS

WEEK OF APR 22: BUILDING THE WALL (2005-2013) Final paper due at the beginning of class on Thursday. Scham 58-84, Rynhold 55-76, Ben-Porat 311-328 • Camp David II and the second intifada • the West Bank barrier and the Gaza war

WEEK OF APR 29: ACROSS THE WALL? Eisenberg and Caplan 1-31, 253-299 • learning from the past • review session

FINAL EXAM MONDAY, MAY 6, 1:30-4:00pm