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1st Steps Beginners Guide
At its heart the Middle East conflict can be summed up quite simply:
There are two tangata whenua who cherish the same land. Both were offered statehood.
One said lets give coexistence a shot, and accepted.
The other said, no, and opted for a winner takes all, fight to the death.
And people have been dying, ever since.
The Nakba is built on a myth, for the Arabs never had mana whenua over the land.
History: Middle East Conflict 101 (nzfoi.org)
History: How did the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict come about? (nzfoi.org)
History: What has been the peace process in the Arab-Israeli conflict? (nzfoi.org)
History: Where can I download the free Israel Pocket Fact Book? (nzfoi.org)
Mythbusting: 10 Misconceptions of the Middle Eastern Conflict (nzfoi.org)
October 7: Where can I download the Israel Toolkit? (nzfoi.org)
Islam Is a Religion of Violence – Foreign Policy
Antisemitism
What is Antisemitism — R Lord Jonathan Sacks (nzfoi.org)
The Connection between Judaism and Israel | Video | The Rabbi Sacks Legacy
Rampant antisemitism in New Zealand’s schools – HCNZ (nzfoi.org)
Antisemitism Survey of New Zealand 2021 report released (nzfoi.org)
Being Jewish in New Zealand and the concerning rise of antisemitism | North & South (nzfoi.org)
Apartheid
Mythbusting: Is Israel an apartheid state? – NZ Friends of Israel Association Inc (nzfoi.org)
What We Learned on Our Academic Visit to Israel | Opinion (newsweek.com)
Christian perspectives
Hope Presbyterian Panel Discussion on Israel – April 2024 (nzfoi.org)
Colonialism
Mythbusting: The Decolonization Narrative is Dangerous and False (nzfoi.org)
Sheree Trotter: Indigenous Peoples and Israel (nzfoi.org)
Doing good
Talking to Family, Friends and Loved ones about the Middle East Conflict (nzfoi.org)
October 7: What you can do for Israel (nzfoi.org)
Prayer resource: Hostage Database: we will update this weekly until all the hostages are accounted for.
Gaza
Gaza: Are the Warsaw Ghettos the same as the Gaza Strip? (nzfoi.org)
Is Gaza actually an open-air prison? – opinion – The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)
Gaza: How can I make sense of the Israeli-Gaza Conflict of 2014? (nzfoi.org)
Mythbusting: What do Gazans and West Bank Palestinians really think of Jews? (nzfoi.org)
October 7: What do Gazan civilians think of the October 7 attack? (nzfoi.org)
The Tunnels of Gaza – NY Times – NZ Friends of Israel Association Inc (nzfoi.org)
Media Ignore Quietly-Revised UN Figures of Hamas-Reported Civilian Deaths (pcdn.co)
How the Gaza Ministry of Health Fakes Casualty Numbers – Tablet Magazine
Hamas in 2017: The document in full | Middle East Eye
Genocide
What is Genocide — The Economist (nzfoi.org)
A More Accurate Accounting of the War in Gaza (newsweek.com)
How the Gaza Ministry of Health Fakes Casualty Numbers – Tablet Magazine
Gaza Fatality Data Has Become Completely Unreliable | The Washington Institute
Media Ignore Quietly-Revised UN Figures of Hamas-Reported Civilian Deaths (pcdn.co)
International Law
Mythbusting: What is proportional force? (nzfoi.org)
Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. No One Will Admit It (newsweek.com)
Mythbusting: What is the link between South Africa and Hamas? The Genocide Case (nzfoi.org)
Mythbusting: What is the purpose of the Security Wall or West Bank Barrier? (nzfoi.org)
Mythbusting: Who has the stronger claim to Jerusalem as their capital? (nzfoi.org)
Why are embassies supposed to be inviolable? (nzfoi.org)
Gaza Fatality Data Has Become Completely Unreliable | The Washington Institute
October 7
Why did October 7 happen? – NZ Friends of Israel Association Inc (nzfoi.org)
Hostage database: We will update this weekly until all hostages are accounted for.
October 7: Survivor eyewitness testimonies
October 7: Unsanitized images and videos ***warning: they can do emotional and psychological harm***
Failure at the Fence (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + @WashingtonPost (youtube.com)
October 7 – Where can I find “Mapping the Massacre?” (nzfoi.org)
Sean Plunket discusses graphic imagery of Hamas attacks on Israel – YouTube
October 7: What you can do for Israel – NZ Friends of Israel Association Inc (nzfoi.org)
October 7: What do Gazan civilians think of the October 7 attack? (nzfoi.org)
October 7: Where can I download the Israel Toolkit? (nzfoi.org)
The latest billboard campaign is launched: Let my people go! (nzfoi.org)
Ultimately, Hamas Owns Every Death in Gaza—Civilians Included (newsweek.com)
I Have Delivered Aid in War Zones. They Were the Missions We Feared Most | Opinion (newsweek.com)
What is UNRWA? And what are the Oct. 7 allegations against its workers? : NPR
Peace and co-existence
Mythbusting: What does “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” mean? (nzfoi.org)
Mythbusting: Why has the UN not solved the Arab-Israeli conflict after so many years? (nzfoi.org)
Refugees
Mythbusting: Why are there Palestinian Refugees after so many years? (nzfoi.org)
What is UNRWA? And what are the Oct. 7 allegations against its workers? : NPR
Settlements
Mythbusting: Are the Israeli settlements on the West Bank legal? (nzfoi.org)
