1. UN Partition Plan Jewish people comprised 1/3 of population (548,000 out of 1.75 million) but received 55% of the country including the nutrient rich Negev desert and Tel Aviv/Jaffa and Haifa Port cities. Within the 55% of the country they received they held a slight majority of 57%.

2. Post 1948 War Jewish community takes 78% of the country displacing 750,000 Palestinians, destroying over 418 villages (2/3s of their villages) and reducing Palestinian land to 22% of their original homeland with only 200,000 Palestinians remaining within the state of Israel. As of today, the total number of villages destroyed is 530 Green line is drawn by UN and Israel, with Gaza being controlled by Egypt and the West Bank by Jordan. Jerusalem is made an internationally controlled city

5. Dheisheh Camp 12,000 residents in less than 1 km squared, half of which are children Other camps range from small (Azzeh) 2,000/1km squared to large (Outside Nablus) 25,000/1km squared “ They see freedom and kids playing yards on the tv and then wonder why they are not free.”

6. Cramped spaces, make shift homes, curfews, night raids, home demolishments

8. Invasion of Janin. 400 homes demolished, 65 killed. “ I suffered for twenty days, but my children will suffer for a lifetime as a result.”

11. 1967 and Today Pre-emptive war between Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel which Israel won within 6 days. How to maintain a Jewish Majority and control of the territories. Decision marks beginning of 43 year occupation continuing today. The longest military occupation in modern history. Separation Barrier construction begins in 2002. Averages 25 feet high, 60 km wide, 450 miles long with 650 checkpoints and blockades. 3 times the length of the Berlin wall, only 70% complete. Total cost of 2 billion dollars. Annexes 25-45% of the WB. Separates 200 farming villages from their farms, encircles over 200,000 people and separates most from their land, confining them to 6% of the WB in highly concentrated urban areas

19. Economic and Resource Occupation: Control imports/exports, transport of goods (keeping them at the border), Manufacturing now only 10% of Palestinian economy. 70% of their factories have either closed or severely reduced production 100,000 of the 125,000 Palestinians who formely worked in Jerusalem have now lost their jobs as a result of the wall Unemployment is 70% in Gaza, 50% in WB 75% of Palestinians (including 2/3 of their children) live in poverty with less than $2 a day Israel controls utilities charging Palestinians 5 times the amount Israelis pay despite the fact that on average they receive one fifth the amount of water. 80% of the WB’s water is rerouted to Israel leaving only 20% for the 2.5 million people there. They also mine most of their limestone and building materials from WB quarries, breaking international law. Most of the settlements reside on major water wells. 70% of Gaza is currently without electricity including major hospitals and schools Israel’s toxic waste is dumped in WB

20. Water, electricity, and Israeli only buses and roads

24. Water, Permits, and Demolitions in Ba’qa

26. A Closer Look at Settlements: Hebron Largest Palestinian city with 250,000 Palestinians, 400 Settlers, and 2,000 IDF soldiers to protect them

27. Segregated mosque/synagogue Walled in city, forced to take taxis Settler only school Checkpoints every couple yards

30. A Closer Look at Settlements: Ma’ale Addumim

31. Majority of Israelis appose settlements Renders viable Palestinian state impossible by severing N and S Hundreds of WB olive trees uprooted and moved here 5 pools (3 more than Jerusalem) Cheaper real estate Paved streets, garbage system

35. 290, 000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem (on the WB side of Green line and desired capital of future Palestinian state) No new building permits since 1967, no construction in “green zones” E.J. is in need of 25,000 housing units making rent soar, despite the fact that 70% of E.J. Palestinians are below the poverty line Settlers allowed up to 8 stories, Palestinians only 2 3 options: leave, live in cramped conditions, build illegally As of 2009, 24,000 homes have been destroyed. 95 % of which were not a “security threat” In 2004, the Israeli government formed the “Demolition Administration” to oversee the pending 20-40,000 home demolition orders Many have paid up to $25,000 in fees in attempts to protect their homes Varying “pending” period, random neighborhoods chosen to keep families on their feet Meanwhile 150,000 housing units have been built for Israeli settlers beyond the green line