Weird Ways Israel Won its War of Independence
Focusesing on two critical pieces of Israel’s War of Independence: the Davidka cannon and the Burma road.
About this Video
This video focuses on two critical pieces of Israel’s War of Independence: the Davidka cannon and the Burma road.
The video comes with a 5-part educational guide (includes REVIEW, DISCUSSION, ACTIVITIES, REFLECTION, FURTHER LEARNING) that can be viewed online and/or downloaded as a PDF, along with a Kahoot game.
It is also part of a series titled History of Israel Explained.
Each one highlights Israel’s scrappiness at a time when they seriously lacked resources. Today, Israelis have a strong and powerful military, but this was not always the case. Creativity, resourcefulness, and teamwork allowed Israel, the David amongst the pan-Arab Goliath of the Middle East, to emerge victorious and become a sovereign state. This video examines parts of Israel’s beginnings that students may not know much about. Together with the educator guide, students will explore questions about what it means to be an underdog and whether or not Israel today should be viewed as a David, a Goliath, or perhaps, neither.
Watch this video and use these prompts to deepen your students’ understanding and to teach them the story of 1948 with a different angle.
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