Learners will gain a historical framework through which to better understand todays current crisis. Learners will also gain the ability to analyze international agreements in order to understand what they can and cannot do the mediate conflict between nations. Finally, learners will exercise their critical thinking skills. This class is specifically designed to teach learners how to think and where to find the resources to draw conclusions. It is specifically designed to not tell learners what to think. 

This teacher is an international human rights attorney who has worked for and consulted with the United Nations for several decades. She is an expert on international conflict, focusing her PhD on the UN Security Council and international law. Beyond working with the UN court systems she has consulted for many UN agencies on this issue and teaches international legal courses at law schools globally.  Finally, the teacher has been teaching difficult and complex issues of lawfare, war and conflict and human rights to younger learners on the Outschool platform for over five years. 

0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: included
Feedback: included
Details: There will be short readings ahead of many classes which will be provided to help learners come to class with some foundational knowledge of the topic for the week. As well, for those learners taking this for partial credit for a high school history or civics unit, a final paper will be assigned and for learners requiring a grade, it will be assessed based on class participation and the final essay.
Assessment
Frequency: included
Details: For those learners taking this for partial credit for a high school history or civics unit, a final paper will be assigned and for learners requiring a grade, it will be assessed based on class participation and the final essay.
Grading
Frequency: included
Details: If requested, grades and assessments are available.  All assignments must be completed in order to receive grade or assessment. 

Materials to be studied in class include: 1917 The Balfour Declaration; 1922 The British Mandate for Palestine; 1947 UN General Assembly Resolution 181; 1948 UN General Assembly Resolution 194(III); 1949 Egypt – Israel Armistice Agreement; 1967 UN Security Council Resolutions 242; 1974 Israel-Syria Agreement on Disengagement; 1975 Egypt-Israel Interim agreement; 1978 Camp David Agreement; 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Agreement; Israel 1981 Golan Heights Law; Egypt-Israel Taba arbitration Compromise; 1993 Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles;  1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty;                  1995 Israel-PLO  Interim Agreement (without annexes); 2001 Clinton “Plan”; 2002 Arab League “Peace Initiative”; 2003 “Roadmap”; 2003 “Geneva Initiative”, The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the “Wall”.