Assignment
Mission 5: Hamas
Brief: You have now played the fifth mission in Global Conflicts: Palestine, and are expected to discuss and reflect on the experiences. Below you will first find questions related to the game and then questions of a more general nature. Finally, you can write an article drawing on the game experience and the additional material on the companion website at .
To answer the questions in this worksheet use your experiences from the game and refer to the material on .
1. Game review:
a). Please provide a short factual resume of the mission.
b). Please explain the motivations, actions and perception of the key people you ran into (one line each).
Baz:
Roi:
Affan al-Assar:
Jean Pierre Ricouer:
Sharif & Amir:
Omar:
c). Please give your own explanation of what happened in the game mission.
d). How would you have acted as an IDF soldier or the three Palestinians?
2. Beyond the game
You may have a hard time answering the questions below if you were a sloppy and superficial journalist. Luckily, you can either go back and play the game or use some of the material on this website .
a). How would Hamas describe themselves? How do they perceive jihad? What is the opinion about the state of Israel? What are their terms for peace? What areas do they perceive as Palestine? (There are maps on the website)
b). According to Hamas what lies at the core of the conflict? What will it take to solve it? What other organizations exist in the Palestinian society? Use the internet and website to research.
c). What activities are Hamas involved in? Why do they choose not to focus solely on militant activities? What is the strength of such approach? Try to think outside the box - do you see any similarities between Robin Hood and Hamas?
d). Why does Hamas experience such strong support? Include considerations on history, religion, corruption, and society.
e). Choose at least three sources from the Internet, theme material or video section that have their different perspectives on Hamas. Discuss the background for the accounts and underlying agendas of the sources.
3). Write a better story
In the game you have a limited amount of time for writing and researching the story with access to only a few sources. Now you have a chance to pursue an even better researched story by using sources on our website and from other places. In general there are three different types of stories you can choose from: news story, feature story & opinion story.
Use one of the three templates to help you make the best story. Remember you can use quotes, pictures and sources from this website.
Choose between the following subjects from the game world:
a). Palestine Today: They want to hear about the courageous and important sacrifices Palestinians are forced to make everyday.
b). Global News: Is Interested in the desperate situation of everyday people in Palestine experience. They want to know the motivations and story behind the extreme actions in the area.
c). The Israeli Post: They want to know how the IDF handles situations to protect Israel. How they constantly fight Hamas and other terrorist organizations that performs kidnappings, suicide attacks and other terrorist attacks.