What was Palestine?
What is Palestine?
The confusion as concerns "Palestine" is that it refers to two separate things. Definition 1 The British Mandate of Palestine covered all areas between Egypt, Jordan, Leb…anon, and Syria. It was a relatively small territory that was also bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest and has access to the Gulf of Aqabah in the south. Definition 2 The current country of Palestine, which is ruled by the Palestinian Authority, is de jure (this means by law) a small grouping of city-states in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. De facto (this means in reality) the Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognized leadership of Palestine, has lost control of the Gaza Strip to Hamas as of the Summer of 2006. Most Palestinians want a united country (that is to say that Gaza and the West Bank would become one nation, even though they are bifurcated) and many are willing to settle with Israel to create reasonable borders. On the same note, many Israelis feel the same way. The issue in both camps is that extremists routinely advocate the all-or-nothing solution and use maps of the British Mandate of Palestine to represent their side's ideal outcome. Additional Discussion This use of the Mandate-Map by extremist Palestinian organizations and by many in the Arab World has led to much confusion concerning the actual territories under Palestinian control and the territories which are being negotiated between Israel and Palestine for a future solution. There are those who would prefer to not believe that there is a current recognized Palestinian government. However, almost every major international forum recognizes the Palestinian Authority as the governing authority with whom Israel must negotiate a Palestinian future. Israel has also recognized the role of the Palestinian Authority by way of the Oslo Accords in 1993.
Where is Palestine?
There are three different definitions of Palestine: a country (therecognized Palestinian Authority or the unrecognized Arab dream toreplace Israel), a British Mandate (from 19…22-1948), or a region.They are all generally in the same place although specific bordersmay differ. In all three, Palestine is located in the Middle East, specificallythe Southwest Levant. Palestine for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Seaand the Jordan River and various adjoining lands. Differentgeographic definitions of Palestine have been used over themillennia, and these definitions themselves are politicallycontentious. In recent times, the broadest definition of Palestinehas been that adopted by the British Mandate of Palestine, whichincludes present-day Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territoriesof the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The narrowest definition used incontemporary politics embraces only the Palestinian territories ofthe West Bank and Gaza Strip. Other English names for this regioninclude: Canaan, Land of Israel, and Holy Land. [Please also see the Related Link dealing with Palestine'shistory.]
What was palestine before world one?
Palestine. Before that it was called Judea, and before that it wasIsrael. Its first name was Canaan. If the question seeks to ask specifically before World War 1,Palestine wa…s the term used for the general region of the southernLevant under Ottoman Turkish Occupation. The territory wasadministrated as part of three different wilayaat or governates:the Wilayat Beirut (which consisted of much of Lebanon and northernIsrael/Palestine), Mutasaffirat al-Qods (which consisted ofJerusalem and the surrounding area in central Israel/Palestine),and Wilayat Dimashq (which consisted of much of Syria, Jordan, andthe southern Negev Desert in Israel). The Palestinian Arabs hadlittle to no power in the administration or politics of any of thethree wilayaat, which were ruled entirely by Turkish nobility inBeirut, Damascus, and Istanbul.
When was Palestine first called Palestine?
The name "Palestine" is the cognate of an ancient word meaning "Philistines". The earliest known mention of the word was by Ancient Egyptian scribes, used to describe invad…ers from the Palestinian area during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III in the 12 th century BCE (BC).
What was Palestine like in the time of Jesus?
Not at all similar to today - not a very pleasant place to live the politics were very different. The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea were larger - global warming and silting …up of the Dead Sea has shrunk these bodies of water over recent years. The Sea of Galilee was prone to storms as it is today, but more so as it was larger. Climate was as it is today - hot during the daytime, and extreme cold - especially in the desert areas, at night. Rainfall was infrequent - but when it came, it was torrential. Politically although the Jews had their own 'king' (Herod), he was no more than a 'puppet' ruler, under the thumb of the Roman Empire. The governor of that area in Jesus's time - especially at the time of the crucifixion, was Pontius Pilate. Pilate would not have been particularly well respected by the Roman Emperor, as Palestine, more specifically the area of Judea, was thought of as a trouble spot because of religious insurgence and prone to riots. It was a little like Afghanistan with respect to the USA, or Northern Ireland in the heights of the 'troubles' with respect to the UK. Thus anyone having to take over as governor of Judea as did Pilate, would have been seen as in some way being punished for something. The Jews resented the Romans occupying and governing ther country, and many groups of insurgents sprung up to resist them. The resentment was partly due to the fact that the Romans worshipped many 'gods' and also worshipped the Emperor as 'divine', much to the disgust of the Jews who worshipped the one, true God. One such group of insurgents was the Zealots, one of whom, Simon the Zealot, became a disciple of Jesus. It was in this climate that Jesus lived and undertook his mission. When he arrived in Jerusalem on a donkey, he was hailed as the 'King of the Jews', as a prophesy in the Old Testament foretold the promised Messiah riding into Jerusalem on a donkey rather than a warrior's horse. However, because Jesus' sights were set heavenward, his 'kingdom' was not of this world - and he was not the 'knight in shining armour' who would deliver the Jews from the Romans by military force as many expected the Messiah to be. He was someone far more important that that - a deliverer from our own sin for the whole world, and not just for the Jews. No wonder that the Jewish authorities easily persuaded the gullible people to turn against him and to demand his execution just a few days later.
What is the history of palestine?
Answer 1 Palestine was originally the Jewish land, Judea. When the Romans conquered Judea 2,000 years ago, they re-named the land Palestine, which comes from the name of the… Jews old enemies, the philistines. They did that to annoy the Jews, who already had suffered a lot from the Romans. Answer 2 Long and incredibly complicated. Besides the Jews and the Arabs: everyone from Ramses II (Pharoa of Egypt), the Romans, Muhammad Ali (of Egypt; not the boxer), Napoleon, the British, the French, the Turks the Persians and the USA have played their part in the history of Palestine. Consult Authors such and Rashid Khalidi for more information. Answer 3 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict has had numerous stages, but they are \ngenerally broken up into four major periods (whose names are my choice):\nBritish Mandate Period (1920s-1948), 1948-9 War and Armistice \n(1948-1967), Expansive Israeli Period (1967-1987), Palestinian Intifada \nand the Palestinian States (1987-Present). 1) British Mandate Period: \nThis period was characterized by a British Mandatory Government \ncontrolling the area called the British Mandate of Palestine. Some of \nthe major events during this period were the increased Jewish \nimmigration to the Mandate of Palestine and their modernization of the \nterritory. This brought in Arab immigration from neighboring territories\nwho wished to live in the more sanitary and developed conditions in \nPalestine. This combined immigration led to massive population \nincreases. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Jewish population was \nbecoming more significant and Arab leaders and militias urged the \nBritish to prevent further Jewish immigration. This resulted in the \nBritish rescinding Jewish immigration rights to the territory and \nculminated with the 1939 White Papers permitting only nominal Jewish \nimmigration. During World War II, Palestine remained off-limits to Jews \nwishing to flee the Holocaust. This, combined with the White Papers, led\nmany Jewish leaders to openly resist the British Occupation. In 1947, \nthe British relented and brought the Palestinian and Jewish question to \nthe United Nations. The slaughter of the Holocaust and American and \nSoviet pressure galvanized the world to provide for a Jewish State and \nan Arab State. The Palestinian Jewish population (who could \nanachronistically be called Israelis) approved of the Partition whereas \nthe Palestinian Arab population refused further territorial concessions.\nThe previously formed Jewish militias began to confront Arab militias \nin the Jewish-Arab Engagement as early as mid-1947. When Israel Declared\nIndependence in 1948, the War became an international conflict \ninvolving Arab Armies from seven additional nations. 2) 1948-9 War and Armistices \nThis period was characterized by the forced emigrations of large \nnumbers of endemic Arabs from Palestine and endemic Jews from elsewhere \nin the Middle East to Arab countries and Israel respectively in the wake\nof mass Arab Anti-Semitism. There was also a semi-viable State of \nIsrael and remaining Palestinian territories were occupied by other Arab\nNations. As a result of the 1948-9 Arab-Israeli War, Israel now \noccupied 78% of the Mandate of Palestine. During this period, Israel was\nconsidered weak by both allies and enemies and was treated to \nbelligerent treatment from its neighbors (even during the "peace"). \nSyrian missiles rained down on the Galilee lowlands periodically, \nEgyptians cut off Israeli shipping through the Suez Canal (leading to \nthe Suez Crisis of 1956), skirmishes in the water occurred, and the Old \nCity was forcibly cleansed of its Jewish inhabitants by Jordanian \nforces. Palestinian rights were also suppressed by the Arab States as \nJordan militarized the West Bank and Egypt openly annexed Gaza after \nwatching its Palestinian Puppet State fail. The Egyptians openly taunted\nIsrael and amassed troops at the Israeli border in 1967 in order to \neradicate the country. 3) Expansive Israeli Period \nThis period is characterized by an Israeli State that acquired (through\nwar) numerous additional territories from Arab States. During this \nperiod, most Arab States (Egypt excepted) refused to negotiate with \nIsrael and therefore did not successfully reacquire these lands. The Six\nDay War completely changed the dynamic of Arab-Israeli relations. \nIsrael was now negotiating from a place of strength and ceding \nterritories for peace. Arab States refused to negotiate at first, but \nafter the stalemate from the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, some Arab \ncountries were willing to negotiate. Egypt and Israel signed a Peace \nAccord in 1979, giving the Sinai back to Egypt in return for mutual \nrecognition and peace. Israel also effectively stopped Syrian peacetime \nattacks and reunited Jerusalem (against international law). Several of \nthe Palestinian refugee camps were opened and a minority of Palestinians\nbegan to commute to work in Israel. In the 1981 and 1982, Israel was \npulled into Lebanese Civil War and fought alongside the Christian \nFalangists against Sunni and Shiite Arabs. Israel withdrew to the Litani\nRiver after the Syrian intervention stabilized the conflict and back to\nIsraeli borders in 2000. 4) Palestinian Intifada and the Palestinian States \nThis period is characterized by the creation of the Palestinian \nAuthority and beginnings of a Palestinian State in the West Bank and \nGaza Territories. This period is defined the "Roadmap to Peace". The \nPalestinian Uprising began to show Palestinian dissatisfaction with the \ncontinuing Israeli military occupation of the territory and lasted from \n1987-1993. At that point the Oslo Accords were signed, granting \nrecognition to a new body called the Palestinian Authority which would \nbe responsible for governing Palestinian affairs. Israel ceded discrete \npieces of land to the PA, but refused to give up large chunks of land \nuntil 2005 when it ceded all of Gaza to the PA. In the wake of this new \naccord, Jordan finalized a Peace Treaty with Israel in 1994. Earlier, in\n1991, as a sidenote, Iraq launched skud missiles at Israel in an \nattempt to shatter the American-Arab Alliance to liberate Kuwait, but \nfollowing American instructions, Israel stood down and did not enter the\nfighting. In 2000, the Second Palestinian Intifada began in response to\nPalestinian anger over perceived Israeli intransigence in devolving \nmore power. This intifada lasted until 2005 and was considered a loss by\nPalestinians. In 2007, the Palestinian Elections sparked a civil war \nbetween Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, leading to the former \ncontrolling Gaza exclusively and the latter controlling the West Bank \nexclusively. Hamas continued to exhibit bellicose behavior, bothering \nboth Israelis and Egyptian Military leaders (who termed the territory \nHamastan). Responding to constant civilian bombardment, Israel invaded \nGaza in December of 2008 in what resulted in nearly 1400 Palestinian \nCivilian casualties.
What was Palestine to Great Britain after WW1?
Palestine was a British Mandate in the Middle East, pursuant to the League of Nations description of a Mandate.
What was palestine like before Jesus?
Palestine was paleifine ;) .
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Is Israel in Palestine?
Yes and No. Palestine has two different definitions and Israel has two definitions. Palestine 1: All of the lands of the former British Mandate of Palestine. Palestine 2:… All of the lands not under Israeli control in 1950 that serve as the basis for any current two-state proposal for the State of Palestine. Israel 1: All of the lands under Israeli control in 1950. Israel 2: All of the lands under Israeli control, both military and civil as of 2012. Now for the spatial relationships. Israel 1 is entirely within the borders of Palestine 1, but smaller (78%) Israel 1 (78%) + Palestine 2 (22%) = Palestine 1 Israel 2 and Palestine 2 overlap in much of the West Bank Territories. Israel 2 and Israel 1 overlap in all of Israel 1's territories. Israel 2 does not control the Gaza Strip territories which are part of Palestine 1 and Palestine 2. Israel 2 also controls some Syrian territory not in either Palestine.
What was the Palestine alphabet?
Palestinians write in Arabic or (less commonly) Hebrew and do this according to the same guidelines practiced elsewhere in the Arab World and Israel respectively. Therefore th…ey use those alphabets. They have no alphabet of their own.
Why is Palestine in war?
Answer 1 because it bombs Israel constantly for no reason Palestine brought war to themselves, its their fault there was awar. Answer 2 It depends on which Palestinian con…flict the question is referringto. Is it the Arab-Palestinian Conflict? -- which began in 1948, butbecame much more violent in the 1970s and 1980s, killing between5,000-25,000 Palestinians depending on the estimates used. Thisconflict began when the Palestinians fled from the former Mandateof Palestine and the governments of the Arab countries to whichthey fled preferred to effectively incarcerate them in refugeecamps for generations. Is it the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? -- which began in the1920s, but became much more widespread in 1947 with the Jewish-ArabEngagement and the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9. Approximately 19,000Palestinians have died in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Thisconflict started in the conflict between Zionism (JewishNationalism) and resurgent Arab Nationalism. It continues as aconflict between these two nationalisms and various religious,political, social, and economic groups which have chosen to supportone side or the other. Is it the Palestinian Civil War? -- which began in 2006, but mostviolence took place in 2007 with approximately 600-1000 deaths. Thecauses of this conflict deal primarily with leadership/politicaldisputes between Fatah and Hamas over governance of the PalestinianTerritories.
Are there Hindus in palestine?
Yes. There aren't many but there are some. (Technically that is wrong as right now Palestine doesn't exist but whatever.)
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When did the Muslims get Palestine?
The Muslims first conquered Jerusalem and entered Palestine duringthe second Rightful Caliph Hazrat Omar (RAU) without bloodshed. The Muslims first conquered Palestine in the… reign of the SecondRightful caliph Hazrat Omar Farooq (RAU) who assumed power on 23rdAugust,632 AD. Background; Allah Almighty sent about 1,24,000 Prophets (Maypeace be upon them all) for the guidance of humans. By faith, theMuslims believe in all these holy Prophets. Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)being the last one. He was the descendent of Hazrat Ismael (AS) theelder son of Hazrat Abraham (AS). Most of the Prophets were from the progeny of Hazrat Jacob (AS)known as Israel, the younger son of Hazrat Abraham (AS), HazratIzak (AS). They came to guide the Israelites (the Jews) to theright path. They were born and buried in Palestine and surroundingareas of Syria and Egypt. The Jews inhabited these areas. The Jewswere many times pushed out of Palestine, or enslaved by the RomanEmpire or Persians for the reasons best known to the Jews. Conquest of Jerusalem (The main city of Palestine) by theMuslim: The holy city of Jerusalem was ruled by the Christians. The entryof the Jews in Jerusalem was banned. The Muslim forces led byHazrat Abu Ubaida and Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed seiged Jerusalem inNovember 636. After a few months the Christian Patriarch Sophroniusagreed to surrender on the condition that the Second RightfulCaliph Hazrat Omar (RAU) should personally come to sign theagreement. Hazrat Omar (RAU) travelled from Madina to Jerusalem andsigned the agreement. Jerusalem fell to the Muslims without anybloodshed in April 637 AD. The Jews were permitted to enterPalestine, live there peacefully and worship according to their ownreligion. Thus the Christians, the Jews and the Muslims livedpeacefully in this city which is sacred for the Jews, theChristians and the Muslims alike. The Dome of the Rock was built byCaliph Waleed bin Abdul Malik. (Husnain Haikal-Tabari-Ibn i Kaseer)
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What was Palestine originally?
It depends on how far back you wish to go. The earliest archaeologydates settlements near the city of Haifa from 100,000 years ago. Itthen passed hands to early tribe, Proto-C…anaanites, Canaanites,Israelites, Philistines, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians,Persians, Macedonian Greeks, Egyptian Greeks, Syrian Greeks,Hasmonean Jews, Romans, Byzantines, several different ArabCaliphates and Turkish Empires, Crusader States, the Ottomans, theBritons, and finally Israel and modern Arab States.
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What was Palestine called in the 1800s?
The British Mandate of Palestine as incorporated in 1922 contained territories pulled from several Ottoman Sanjaks and Vilayets that existed in the 1800s. These were (from Nor…th to South) the Vilayet of Beirut, the Mutassafirat of Jerusalem, and the Vilayet of Syria. (The Vilayet of Syria contained most of the future nation of Jordan as well.) The Arabs in these territories would have considered their ethnicity to be Shami (شاÙ
Ù) which is often mistranslated as Syrian, but would be better translated as "of the Levant" or "of Greater Syria". Palestinians today use their national consciousness and project it backwards to this time, even though it is anachronistic. (This is similar to Italians projecting the modern idea of "Italian-ness" to the citizens of Parma and Venice in the 1500s.)
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In Science
What was palestine like in christ time?
All part of the Roman Empire. To learn more, try reading the bible.
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What was Palestine like in the Age of Jesus and the Apostles?
Palestine was very much different them, very much peaceful, politics there was controlled by the mighty Romans.The Romans were harsh with taxes and their slaves . Not so hot a…nas today with global warning.