MIDDLE EAST CAUCUS - RAPHAEL CHALHUB AND EDEN MANTEL
Read the following with the voice of the movie preview guy, the guy who announces the movie trailers, just like the guy on this trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPBvFXf9Q2U
In this region, where chaos seems to have no end
One caucus must fight for peace…
{Israeli voice} “Delegates, I say we just ask Enola Gay to send a gift from the skies to whoever doesn’t accept Israel as a country. Who’s with me? Who’s with me? Ops…”
They had one chance
And their chance was to reach a consensus…
{Arabic voice} “Delegates, now that the Israeli delegate has left to get a cup of water, I say you attack from this side, I attack from that one, and the rest of you just attack from any other side.”
From the teachers who brought you SALMUN 2008
Comes a completely new story, with new caucus leaders…
{English from England voice} “Delegates, we are gathered here today to make love, not roar …obscenities at one another.”
Double the action…
{Arabic voice} “Kaboom!”
Triple the excitement…
{Israeli voice} “The quantum energyofthenitroglycerin has…”
{Arabic voice} “Point of personal priviledge.”
{Israeli voice} “The quantum energyofthenitroglycerin has…”
{Arabic voice} “Point of personal priviledge.”
{Israeli voice} “The quantum energyofthenitroglycerin has…”
{Arabic voice} “Point of personal priviledge.”
{Israeli voice} “Ah! Go back the mosque!!”
One caucus, one region, one desire…
SALMUN this Summer is…
Middle East Madness.
Jokes aside, welcome to the Middle East Caucus. This is what awaits you:
Violence and instability in the Middle East are perhaps the world's most imperative political issues. This region is doubtlessly the globe's primary area for turmoil, war, and insurgencies. Its conflicts have continuously involved not only the nations from within this geopolitical area, but countries from all four corners of the world, both directly and indirectly, making it a pressing topic of discussion that must be prioritized in the United Nations. With such knowledge, the Middle East Caucus in SALMUN has as its central goal to diplomatically resolve such political clashes with just and unbiased judgment when it comes to elaborating feasible solutions. As chairs of this caucus, we are looking forward to a rich and fraternal discussion involving the participation of all representative delegations in order to attain the most fitting and advantageous resolutions. Our hope is to tower above any harmful rivalries and reach the pinnacle of brotherhood with a long awaited peace.
Palestine:
• 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement
• 1917 Balfour Declaration
• 1920-1948 British Mandate of Palestine
• 1936 Arab Revolt in Palestine
• 1947United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
• 1948 Palestine War
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War
• 1948 Israeli Declaration of Independence
• 1948 Palestinian Exodus
• 1949 Armistice Agreements
• 1967 Six Day War
• 1988 Proclamation of a State of Palestine by the PLO
• 1993 Oslo Accords
• 1994 Creation of Palestinian National Authority
• 2002 “Road Map” for Peace
• 2003 Geneva Accord
• PLO
• Jewish settlements in Palestinian Arab areas
• Offensive on the Gaza Strip and Gaza Crossings
Syria:
• 1920-1946 French Mandate of Syria
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War
• 1949 coup d'état
• 1956 Pact Between Syria and Soviet Union
• 1958 United Arab Republic merging Egypt and Syria
• 1967 Six Day War
• 1973 Yom Kippur War
• 1976-2005 Syrian Occupation of Lebanon
• 1989 Taif Agreement
• 2007 Operation Orchard
• Bashar al-Assad
• Muslim Brotherhood
• National Council of the Revolutionary Command (NCRC)
• Arab Socialist Resurrection Party
• Golan Heights
• Relationship between Syria, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah
Iraq:
• 1921 British Mandate of Mesopotamia (including Iraq)
• 1932 Independence of Iraq
• 1941 coup d'état
• 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War
• 1958 14 July Revolution
• 1979 Saddam Hussein steps into Power
• 1980 Iran-Iraq War
• 1990 Invasion of Kuwait
• 1991 Intifada with Shia Muslims and Kurdish Iraqis
• US Invasion of Iraq
• Resolution 678
• Kurdish Population
• Revolutionary Command Council
• Arab Socialist Baath Party
• Saddam Hussein
• Iraq Elections
Saudi Arabia:
• First Saudi State
• Second Saudi State
• Unification of Saudi Arabia
• UK’s recognition of Abdul Aziz's realm
• Discovery of Oil in 1938 and its Repercussions
• Treaty of Taif
• Violations of Human Rights
• Saudi-US Foreign Relations
Yemen:
• British Mandate of Yemen
• North Yemen’s Independence of Ottoman Empire
• 1963 Republic of North Yemen
• 1967 Independence of South Yemen
• 1990 Unification of Yemen
• 1994 Civil War
• Refugee Crisis
Oman
• Portuguese settlement
• Persian invasion
• Introduction of Cloves, Sugar and Indigo
• End of Zanzibar Slave Trade
• British Influence in Oman
• Dhofar Rebellion
United Arab Emirates
• Pearling Industry
• British Rule
• Ottoman Rule
• Oil and its Impact on the Economy
• Border Disputes with Saudi Arabia and Oman
• Unification of Sheikdoms
• British vs. US Oil Investments
• Trucial States Council
• 1971 Formation of United Arab Emirates
• Al-Qaeda Financial Center
• 1994 Military Defense Agreement with the US
• 1995 Military Defense Agreement with France
• US-UAE Relations
Israel
• Israel/ Palestine war
• Jewish/ Arab conflict
• Trade within the Middle East
• Relation with the US
• Terror attacks
Egypt
• Muslim brotherhood
• Peace process with Israel (Sinai desert)
Lebanon
• Water fonts (has to do with Israel)
• Lebanon war
• Civil war
• War between Christians and Muslims
Iran
• current elections
• Iran’s Nuclear program
• Oil
• Iranian revolution
Jordan
• Immigration
• Gulf war
• PLO
Qatar
• Oil and natural gas
• Al- thani family
• Relation with Iran
• Gulf war
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