Where are Palestine & Israel and who are their people?

Lesson 1 of 6 sample lessons from the Razor Wire & Olive Branches pack.
This lesson uses map activities, sorting exercises and engaging visuals to introduce students to Palestine & Israel and some of the identities of the people who live there.

This lesson starts with building up basic knowledge:

• Where are Palestine and Israel?
• What are they like?
• Who lives there?

But even these simple questions can be deceptively simple, so learners will begin to explore the complexity of identity. We have also provided resources to assist in challenging Islamophobia and antisemitism as you embark on the topic. There will be more sample lessons to follow.

"The Razor Wire and Olive Branch workshop really widened my knowledge on the current issues taking place in Israel and Palestine. " | Abigail, Year 9

This lesson is based on the larger Razor Wire & Olive Branches learning pack (2019), produced by EAPPI.

“EAPPI (Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel) brought a complicated international issue into the classroom in a way that made it entirely accessible to our young people.” | Alice Harlan, Year 11 lead

The pack draws on the stories and the wealth of eyewitness experience from the human rights monitors of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine & Israel (EAPPI). The resources are being released online to aid with online learning. Order the full pack from the Quaker bookshop.