The first step in the preparation of your blog post is to understand the article, and this may entail reading some earlier reports on the same event (links to earlier articles are often included in online newspapers), reading about the topic in other newspapers or websites, or looking up terms or background information.
Guidelines for writing this post are in the tabs of this Blog Hub and also in a pdf. in the Canvas page.
This assignment is worth 70 course points. It will take a lot of work, so plan accordingly. Your post will need to be a carefully researched and polished piece of writing. Every article below deals with controversial matters, and you will need to write objectively.
Your post is due no later than midnight, Friday, March 15, 2019.
1. Here is an article that shows how a prayer site and national monument (Jerusalem’s Western Wall) can be turned into a campaign issue. “Blue and White platform includes backing for Western Wall pluralistic plaza” in The Times of Israel tells you a lot about religion, politics, and tensions between American Jews and Israelis. .
2. Last year the U.S. moved its Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. That was a big deal and very controversial, and now the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem is being merged with that new U.S. Embassy. Why does that matter to Palestinians? Find out by reading the article US Consulate merges with embassy in Jerusalem in Ma’an News, March 4, 2019.
3. We are not the only country where the leader publicly rebukes actors. Prime Minister Netanyahu took the time to call out celebrities who spoke up for better treatment of Palestinian citizens of Israel. Their use of the phrase "a state of all its citizens" was an indication that they reject the recent Nation-State law. Read about it in Haaretz, March 11, 2019 in Wonder Woman vs. Bibi: Gal Gadot Takes Stand in Row Over Jewish-Arab Equality.
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