Froggy Jumps
Final study guide for poly sci
1
Which Arab-Israel war prodded the US to take the lead in future diplomacy?
2
Why has the US traditionally not supported Palestinian bids for statehood at the UN?
3
When Egypt’s president offered Israel a peace treaty in 1971, what was Israel’s fateful choice on what type of foreign policy to pursue?
4
Who have been the common enemies that Israel and the US have collectively opposed?
5
List two of Jonathan Rynhold’s four potential sources of tension in the US-Israeli special relationship,
6
What does Chomsky mean that “Israel’s actions should rightly be understood as ‘U.S.-Israeli’ actions”?
7
What does Chomsky argue about Israeli leaders’ position for decades on whether there should be a Palestinian state existing alongside Israel?
8
Why does Eytan Gilboa quote Abba Eban’s famous quip that “they never missed an
opportunity to miss peace”?
9
What does Eytan Gilboa mean when he writes “Use of the term ‘aid’ in the context of U.S.-
Israeli defence relations is misleading”?
10
At the end of Graubart’s essay, what does he urge all Americans concerned about stopping a
bloodbath to demand most immediately?
11
When Agha and Malley describe Hamas as “two movements rolled into one,” what are the two
movements?
12
What was the underlying cause for the violent Hamas-Israel clashes in 2008-09, 2012, 2014,
and 2021?
13
Although bitter enemies, what important feature do Hamas and Israel’s right-wing share?
14
How has Israel reacted to America’s combination of warm embrace and mild criticism?
15
What do Agha and Malley think of the consistent U.S. goal of uncovering and strengthening
“moderate,” reformist, pro-Western Palestinians?
16
What is the kind of lies in US diplomacy that Agha and Malley criticize?
17
What were Hamas’ unrealistic expectations in the region on what would happen subsequently?
18
What is Khalidi’s critique on the way the US media focused on campus protests on Gaza?
19
Which country has given Hamas significant financial and other support since the formation of Hamas
20
What was the aim of “Hamas’ so-called moderation” and what have remained the group’s true intentions?
21
According to Israeli intelligence sources cited by the magazine +972, what was the purpose of Israel’s massive bombing campaign in Gaza?
22
Explain the “Gaza Nakba” plan announced in November 2023 by Israeli government
ministers.
23
What does Richard Goldberg think of adding conditions to American security assistance to
Israel?
24
What American interest in the Middle East is undermined by massive military and political
backing of Israel’s hardline military stance?
25
List two core U.S. objectives satisfied by the U.S.-proposed deal to end the conflict?
26
What interest has been put first and foremost by every Western plan for peace between Israel and Palestine?
27
What two foundational principles should guide Gaza’s reconstruction and rehabilitation?
28
In a letter on October 26, 2023, what did the Anti-Defamation League ask colleges to
investigate? How did the American Civil Liberties Union respond a week later?
29
List two restrictions in new protests rules issued by the CSU and UC campuses.
30
who was excluded from the drafting of the plan on Gaza governance?
31
What is the most urgent task of the Palestinian national movement, “exceeded only by the
need to end the genocide and tend to the immediate needs of the survivors”?
32
What was Israel’s ideological victory, meaning what concept did Israel vindicate?
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