Annexation / Sovereignty: Selected Educational Resources

"Annexation of the West Bank" / "sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria" is one of the most complex topics for Jewish educators to navigate and explore with their learners. It’s become the center of world-wide political attention as Israel approaches decisive moves.  Resources presenting a wide range of perspectives and agendas are enormous.  We’ve developed a small curated list that we found to be informative, thought-provoking, and worthy to explore.  We look forward to your feedback at resources@JewishEdProject.org.

• Overview of Annexation | Israel Policy Forum
  Fact sheets, maps, outlines and short videos sharing security, economic and diplomatic ramifications
• Mapping West Bank Annexation \ The Washington Institute
  David Makovsky presents new and detailed maps to explore the scope of Israel’s potential moves. 
• Legal Ramifications of Annexation | The Israel Democracy Institute
  Prof Yuval Shany explains the legal issues of annexation.
• Historical Statements on a Two-State Solution - Center for Israel Education (CIE)
  Historical statements of Two-State solution from 1937 to present

• Strategies for Teaching Israel if Annexation/Sovereignty Plans Go Through | Robbie Gringas
  Thought piece for educators about annexation plans as a game-changer for Israel education.

• Feelings & Big Questions Relating to “Home” and “Homeland” | The iCenter
  Texts exploring feelings, understandings, tensions, and questions relating to a physical and emotional homeland.

• From Unpacked for Educators (a division of OpenDor Media)
  • History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
    A 15 min video that breaks down the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Includes questions for review, discussion, reflection, and suggested activities and further learning. 
  • What are the Israeli Settlements? Settlements Part I
    The first video of a series about the background of settlements, exploring the history and contemporary issues of the conflict. 
  • West Bank Annexation Through the Eyes of Those Impacted
    A written analysis for educators including explanations and definitions of terms, perspectives from Israeli Jews and Palestinians, questions for classroom discussion, and classroom tips.