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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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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?
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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.
Why is palestine important to all Muslims?
because Palestine is the land of prophets. Many prophets were born or died in Palestine, including Prophets Ibrahim (Abraham), prophet (Lot), prophet (David), prophet (Solomon), prophet (Moses), and prophet (Jesus), peace upon them
What is the significance of Palestine the covenant and monotheism to Judaism and the Jews?
OK, let's look at them in order: Monotheism - this is the belief that there is only one G-d. Judaism was the first organised faith to be Monotheistic, and to insist that followers remain loyal to and worship only the one true G-d, and nothing and nobody else. This was in stark contrast to the many Pagan and Mystery religions around at the time, which featured multiple deities. Covenant: - Abraham, the 'founder' of Judaism, made an eternal covenant with G-d, on behalf of his descendants. The covenant, or contract, states that G-d will protect and watch over the Jews, if they remain loyal to him and only him. If they did that, G-d promised to bless them and to create from them 'great nations'. Palestine - this region was named JUDEA and it was the home of the Jews. Then the Romans conquered it and renamed it 'palestina' after the sea-faring Philistines, who had long since vanished. Although most of the Jews were then dispersed across the globe, some remained in the region and have lived there, continuously for the past 3000 years. The nation that we call Israel today is a tiny sliver of the region. Israel is the national, religious and spiritual home of the Jews. It is vital to Jewish people to have a safe Israel, because history has shown that whenever Jews are the minority in other countries, they have suffered terribly. So we must have one tiny corner of the globe where we determine our own security and fate. I recommend the book EXODUS by Leon Uris, which is the best and most moving novel to ever deal with the history of Israel. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What sports were played in ancient Palestine?
Boxing, wrestling, track and field, gladiator battles, chariot races
What area in Palestine was Bethlehem located?
Bethelem is southern lobe of the West Bank, very close to Jerusalem.
What is the reward of fasting on the day of arafat?
If you are on Pilgrimage and are in Arafat on the second day of Haj i.e. 9th Zul Hijjah, you stand and pray for forgiveness till sunset. The reward is all your sins will be forgiven and you will emerge sinless like a new born child when you complete the Haj.
For other Muslims, if they fast on this day all their sins will be forgiven for the past one year, and the following one year. It is recommended that every Muslim get this reward by fasting, if they can, on this day to reap the benefits of this auspicious day.
What was Rome's attitude towards the Jews of Palestine?
Historians tells us that, in spite of several insurrections, the pagan Roman emperors treated the Jews with clemency and with toleration of their religion, which was accepted as not allowing Jews to worship the Roman gods.
It was not until the fourth century that the Christian emperors, beginning with Constantine, began to persecute the Jews for their faith.
What is the current status of the Palestine conflict?
Basicaly the Jews and the Palastinians are fighting over land because the Jews had it first but they all left because they were fourced too. WHen they were put back by the united states the palastinians were there. that's the conflict.there curently fighting.
How did Israel respond to the PLO's use of terrorist tactics during the 1970s?
Israel evicted them from the West Bank and sent Mossad agents to follow them wherever they went. Additionally, Israel began to modify its security apparatus to better anticipate PLO attacks.
As a general rule people who hate a particular race, religion or creed do so because of fear or ignorance. It is also encouraged by people with an agenda against that group, using propaganda, half truths and lies. Hatred also underlies much violence in the world. If people stopped exerting so much energy toward hating people who are different, they might just have the energy to rebuild this world to be a happier place. This hatred provided much of the legitimacy towards oppressing Jews.
Additionally, in the case of oppression there were two main advantages:
(1) When people are oppressed, their belongings and wealth can be confiscated. This can lead to lower taxes on the majority, increased privileges for the majority, and a party from which the majority can steal with much more impunity than the government coffers.
(2) Oppressed peoples are the perfect scapegoats for bad public policy or when governments lack knowledge as to a problem's true cause. Rather than try to calm the people and give rational explanations as to how and where they should direct their anger, it is far easier to point at a maligned group of people and say "They did it", regardless of their actual complicity. This was most prevalent during the Black Death and the European Great Depression.
