Unfortunately there are very few resources to help teach about this topic. The following ones have been recommended. If you know of others, please contact us, so we can share them. The Three Faiths Forum is not responsible for any content on external sites. Please let us know if you consider any of the information inappropriate.
Gaza Sderot – Life in spite of everything
This website has short videos of men, women and children in Gaza (Palestine) and Sderot (Israel): their lives and their survival on a daily basis. The videos were filmed from October – December 2008.
Click here to enter the website Made by ARTE, the French-German cultural television station, in coproduction with an Israeli team - Alma Films/Trabelsi Productions in cooperation with The Sapir College in Sderot, a Palestinian team - Ramattan Studios, French documentary production company - Bo Travail!
Gaza Sderot Blog This blog is written by 2 friends. One lives in Sajaia refugee camp in Gaza and the other lives in Sderot, a small town near Gaza on the Israeli side. Their blog is written by 2 real people living and communicating on both sides of the border. Click here to read the blog
Bitter Lemons.org A website that presents Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints on prominent issues of concern. It focuses on the Palenstian-Israeli conflict and peace process. The goal is to contribute to mutual understanding through the open exchange of ideas. Click here to view the site
Guide to teaching controversial issues This guide, written by Oxfam, gives strategies to help introduce controversial issues and the concept of global citizenship. Click here to download the guide
National Union of Teachers
This guidance includes the challneges involved with teaching about this subject and makes some recommendations for strategies to use.
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Jewish teachers association guidance
Advice for teachers and schools on dealing with the current conflict in Gaza/Israel.
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