Jewish Studies
1) What were the causes of the Palestinian and the Arab States failure in the 1948 war and of the Israeli success in winning the war and establishing a state? In your answer also refer to the social and political aspects of the war while using these readings (on the course website): Anita Shapira. Israel: A History, pp.155-207; Benny Morris, “The New Historiography: Israel and its Past”; Rashild Khalidi, “The Palestinians and 1948: the underlying causes of failure”.
Need to make sure these 3 sources:
– Anita Shapira, Israel: A History, Brandeis University Press, 2012
– Benny Morris, “The New Historiography: Israel and its Past”
https://ccle.ucla.edu/pluginfile.php/829035/mod_resource/content/0/Morris.pdf
– Rashild Khalidi, “The Palestinians and 1948: the underlying causes of failure”.
https://ccle.ucla.edu/pluginfile.php/829038/mod_resource/content/0/Khalidi.pdf