by Beth Staats
Quick Summary
On October 7, Hamas-led militants launched an assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip. This has opened discussions, disagreements, and a wide range of emotions here in the United States. It has also, undoubtedly, raised many questions among middle and high school students.
This article was originally written by Ann Kaskinen of Michigan eLibrary (MeL). With the author's permission, links and sources were changed for Minnesota residents.
On October 7, Hamas-led militants launched an assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip. This has opened discussions, disagreements, and a wide range of emotions here in the United States. It has also, undoubtedly, raised many questions among middle and high school students. eLibrary Minnesota offers several resources to help learners better understand and further consider these events.
Britannica School
To gain summary information related to topics such as the Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, or Palestine, Britannica School offers straightforward, encyclopedic content. As students discover the details about the geographic region, culture, changes in leadership, political affiliations, and pivotal events, they can dig deeper with embedded, linked content to people and place names such as Benjamin Netanyahu, Kaled Meshaal, and Plain of Sharon. Primary Source documents that correlate to the article, like the Hamas Covenant 1988, can be found under the 'Related' tab.
Ebooks Minnesota Collection
Several titles in Ebooks Minnesota offer varying perspectives of historic events in this region. From Against the wall: the art of resistance in Palestine to Our way to fight: Israeli and Palestine activists for peace, students can learn about the toll these events have taken on the lives of millions of people. Understanding Judaism can help students gain a basic understanding of this Judaism and its impact on world civilization.
Viewpoints
Points of View Reference Center provides thousands of news stories on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, in audio and video, from sources such as NPR, CNN, and PBS. Additionally, this resource has many point/counterpoint perspectives for students to consider.
Finally, MAS Complete offers all sorts of articles from newspapers and magazines, including opinion pieces and commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. A search for "Israeli-Palestinian conflict" brought approximately 1,500 full-text articles from sources like TIME Magazine, National Review, The Economist, and more.
