1. For each of the 3 countries, give the following information:
a) location/the countries that share its borders
b) the religious breakdown of the population
c) the type of government
d) the chief of state (and head of government if different) [If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? - include name of heir apparent for monarch]
e) the population

[Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the "Geography" "People" and "Government" headings.  Go to worldatlas.com for a list of continents.]

2. For the Palestinian sections of Israel: the West Bank and Gaza:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) The Palestinians say they will stage a series of peaceful events in their effort to circumvent peace talks with Israel and instead get the U.N. to recognize them as an independent state.  Read "Israel's Predicament" at wsj.com.  What do you think of the announcement that the Palestinians will stage peaceful events?

3. For Germany:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What religion do you think the two men practice?
c)  Do you think a news report should include the religion of arrested terror suspects?  Explain your answer.

4. For France:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Do you support hate speech laws?  Explain your answer.