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Palestinian Territories
The Palestinian territories consist of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, whose final status has yet to be determined. They were originally part of the British Mandate of Palestine, then captured and occupied by Jordan and by Egypt and later captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
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What is the absolute location of the west bank?
The West Bank (of the Jordan) is a big place.
Ramallah is located at roughly
31.900° north latitude
35.204° east longitude.
What is the Highest peak in the west bank of israel?
Mount Meron is the highest peak in the West Bank of Israel. It stands at an elevation of about 4,949 feet (1,509 meters) above sea level and is located in the region of the Upper Galilee.
Why is Palestine a strategic location?
Palestine is an ancient country as much as the history of mankind can tell. Its East Mediterranean situation engendered this land's first touch with the old great civilizations of Egypt and the Mesopotamia.
Palestine lies at the routes linking three continents. This unique position as a geographical bridge between Asia, Africa and Europe rendered it to be opened land to the cultural and religious winds of Egypt, Syria and Mesopotamia. It is worthwhile to mention in this regard that Palestine location at a vintage point between these three Arab countries has determined its Arab identity from ancient times. If history itself is a coincidence, then one can make the right conclusion for the past and the future of Palestine as an Arab land. As a matter of fact the heart of the Arab world since Egypt, Iraq and Syria are the cornerstone of the Arab world
May call Palestine and the West Bank a country in the Middle East, has it's own flag, elected government officials and a President.
What are the Significant places of life of Jesus in the map of palestine?
Significant places in the life of Jesus in Palestine include Bethlehem (birth), Nazareth (childhood and early life), Capernaum (ministry base), Sea of Galilee (many miracles), Jerusalem (crucifixion and resurrection), and the Jordan River (baptism by John the Baptist). These locations are central to the Gospel narratives of Jesus' life and teachings.
The primary concern of the Palestinian refugees is?
The primary concern of Palestinian refugees is the right to return to their homes and properties from which they were displaced during conflicts with Israel. They also seek recognition of their refugee status and access to basic services and living conditions in the host countries where they currently reside.
Palestine was known as the Palestinian Authority and was later known as the Palestinian Territories.
Geography facts about First Century Palestine?
Welllll, the four main languages were Aramaic, Greek, Latin and Hebrew.
Palestine was described as 'a strip of land between sea and desert' as it is surrounded by desert on one side and in contrast, sea on the other. The name Israel means 'God Strives' and the name Palestine was taken from 'Philstines'
Palestine was a small area covering only 240x48km squared of land. It's terrain fell into three main groups; -The Coastal Plain
-The Western Hills
- The Rift Valley (through which the Jordan flows)
The climate of Palestine differs significantly from the Dead Sea to the sea of Galilee, the weather is split into two seasons; Summer and Winter. The area around the Dead Sea in the south has temperatures reaching 50 degrees celsius, where the sea of Galilee in the North is green and fertile, supporting fishing and farming communities.
How many Arab Christians live in Gaza?
Roughly 1,400 Arab Christians live in Gaza today, down from 3,000 ten years ago. The number is decreasing due to the militancy and violence of Hamas and other Islamist thugs that oppress and repress the Christian population.
Are most Palestinian penises circumcised?
Yes, circumcision is a common practice among Palestinians, as it is in many cultures and religions around the world. It is often performed for religious or cultural reasons as a rite of passage.
What was the approximate population of first century Palestine?
The approximate population of first century Palestine is estimated to be around 1-2 million people. This figure includes a diverse population of Jews, Samaritans, Greeks, Romans, and other ethnic groups.
Jordan has the largest number of Palestinians living outside Israel and the Occupied Territories. They make up a significant portion of the population in Jordan, with estimates ranging from 2 million to 3.2 million.
What is the setting for letter from Gaza for Ghassan Kanafani?
The setting of "Letter from Gaza" by Ghassan Kanafani is the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The story depicts the struggles and experiences of Palestinian refugees living in Gaza after being displaced due to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Is there a Palestinian Nation?
The Palestinian people have a distinct cultural, historical, and political identity, but they do not have full sovereignty over their own nation-state. The status of a Palestinian nation is a complex and contested issue that is closely tied to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
What was the problem in first-century Palestine?
In the 1st century AD there was a Great Rebellion of the Jews of Judea, which has also been called the First Jewish-Roman War (66-73).
There were long-standing tensions between Jews and local Greeks. There were riots in Caesarea in 66 which were provoked by Greeks who sacrificed birds in front of a synagogue. The Roman garrison did not intervene. This angered the Jews and one of the clerks of the Temple in Jerusalem stopped prayers for the emperor. Tensions with the Romans were increased by protests about taxation and random attacks on the Romans.
The Roman governor reacted by having the troops breach the temple and seizing some money saying that it was for the emperor. This created widespread anti-Roman unrest. The governor sent troops to raid the city and arrest some of its leaders. They were whipped and crucified despite being Roman citizens.
A Jewish militia, led by the Zealots and the Sicarii took up arms and overrun the Roman garrison. It then attacked Romans and pro Roman officials and destroyed Roman symbols.
A legion from Syria was sent to quell the rebellion, but was defeated. Three legions were then mobilised and Jerusalem was besieged, stormed, sacked and burned. The temple was destroyed.
How does the Israeli-Palestinian conflict represent the struggle of right against right?
Jews believe they have a right to their ancestral homeland of Israel and Arabs believe they have a right to their ancestral possession of Palestine. Unfortunately, these two rights conflict because Israel and Palestine overlap.
Which one do you think is bad palestine or israel?
Understanding the causes behind a situation can help you determine who is truly at fault.
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What is the National bird of Palestine?
The Palestine Sunbird or Northern Orange-tufted Sunbird (Cinnyris oseus) is the national bird of the country, not the animal, and the national animal is the Mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella).
What was the coastal district north of Jewish Palestine called?
Perhaps the question refers to the nation of Israel. If that's the case, then
the northern political district, which borders Lebanon and includes the city of
Nazareth, is labeled "Northern District" on the political map of Israel.
Why were Palestinians against the establishment of Israel?
Answer 1
The Palestinian Arabs were greatly saddened by the creation of the State of Israel because they believed that the land that had physically belonged to their parents and grandparents should have been theirs for inheritance. In their minds, it did not make sense that a group of German, Polish, French, English, and Russian speaking people should claim land that their ancestors had not even visited for centuries. Even by the time of Israel's Declaration of Statehood, less than half of the land within the UN proscribed borders of Resolution 181 was owned by Jews. Therefore, the idea of Jewish State being even more physically expansive than the land already taken was alarming.
Answer 2
The entire idea of Israel is a modern colony in the Middle East. Prior to 1900, less than 10% of the population of what would become Mandatory Palestine was Jewish and the Fellahin or Settled Arabs were the majority. There were also a large percentage of Turks, Circassians, Bedouin, and Druze, but the Settled Arabs were still the majority. Zionist Jews or those Jews who desired to create a Jewish State cleverly manipulated the Great Powers, especially the United Kingdom into giving them the right to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine in large numbers without consulting the rights of the Fellahin. Additionally, Zionist Jews purchased large swaths of land from Turkish nobility without consulting the Fellahin who lived on that land for centuries but did not properly own it. As a result, numerous Fellahin were forced off of their land during the Yishuv period, Yishuv being the word for a Zionist Jewish settlement in Mandatory Palestine. The Jewish population in Palestine continued to rise until 1939 when the Fellahin successfully petitioned the British government to close off Jewish immigration.
However, the Jewish minority had grown sufficiently large in Mandatory Palestine that this combined with the Holocaust was able to earn international sympathy for the Zionist cause of establishing a State for the Jews in a land where the Jewish population had literally "just" shown up. Compare this to Rhodesia which was a state that declared independence to be ruled by the White Settlers of Rhodesia in 1960 that had been on that land. Rhodesia was so vilified in the international community that in only 20 years, it reverted to become the African nation of Zimbabwe. However, in that case, the White Settlers had come to Rhodesia as early as 1860, which makes them far more "local" than the Zionist Jews in Palestine in 1948 (most of whom were in the country for less than 30 years). The attempt by the Yishuv to form a state could not be tolerated and the Arabs formed militias to prevent the Yishuv from asserting control over land that had been historically settled by the Arab people. As a result, war broke out between the Zionist Haganah, Palmach, Irgun, and Lehi militias and the Fellahin, represented by the Holy War Army and the Arab Liberation Army. The neighboring Arab countries joined in when the Yishuv declared independence to help to the Arab militias.
there was 6 battles of Gaza. Here are the dates for each battle:
- Battle of Gaza: 312 BC
- Battle of Rapia aka Battle of Gaza: 22nd June 217 BC
- First Battle of Gaza: March 26, 1917
- Second Battle of Gaza: April 19th 1917
- Third Battle of Gaza: October 31-November 7, 1917
- Battle of Gaza (2007): 10-15 June 2007
How many cities does Palestine have?
Current Status
Now (as of 2014), Jerusalem is under the control of Israel. What is called the Western Jerusalem is the Israeli neighborhoods and the Arabs (Muslims and Christians) take up the eastern part of the city. According to the Israeli Jerusalem Law of 1980, Israel has annexed all of Jerusalem to be in Israeli territory.
Debate on Jerusalem
The issue that a lot of international groups have with the Israeli Declaration that Jerusalem is its capital is that the city defined by the Israelis as Jerusalem contains both de jureIsraeli territory (West Jerusalem) and the de jurenon-Israeli territory (East Jerusalem) which is owed, theoretically, to a Palestinian State. The UN Security Resolution 478 crystallized the International Stance on this issue.
