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HIST-3654: Arab-Israeli Conflict

Description: Examines the origin and evolution of the Arab-Israeli Conflict from the late Ottoman era to present. Considers a variety of perspectives on the major events, places, people and history of the conflict, including the British Mandate period, independence, and post-1967. Connects the relationship between events and ideas in Palestine/Israel and their local, regional and global significance through analysis and synthesis of primary and secondary texts. Promotes interpretation of the conflict and potential solutions in written and oral form, both from the student’s own and alternative points of view.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 16

Average GPA: 3.39 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.51%

Robert A Flahive202288.8%9.5%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.6%3.825
Scott Savran201445.5%40.9%9.4%1.8%1.7%0.9%3.243
Carmen M Gitre202054.3%37.8%6.7%0.0%0.6%0.6%3.394
William L Ochsenwald200735.7%29.4%24.7%8.5%1.7%0.0%2.853
Yekaterina V Jordan201734.2%55.2%10.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.211

Grade Distribution Over Time