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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 Palestine's national flower?
It's known as the Palestinian Poppy and it blooms in April and May. It is a red flower with a green stem and a mixture of black / white at the flower's center...because it's colors match with the colors of the flag, it's generally known to be the national flower...although it may not be designated as such in any official capacity as yet.
What are leisure activities in palestine?
This is kind of like asking what are leisure activities in England, Japan, or Hawaii! It all depends on the situation of the people. There are people who are subsistence poor, and they entertain themselves like poor people anywhere-- with simple games of cards, makeshift soccer balls, enjoying young children, sharing stories over sweet coffee or tea. Older men, in particular, are apt to be good at the board game of backgammon. As all over the world, chess is also played.
Palestinians also include more PhDs per capita than England, so they also read, research, use the Internet in all the ways urban people do everywhere. Young adults love video games and all sorts of Internet, cell phone, and other modern technology. There are busy Internet centers with many computers that you can rent the use of, if you don't have one at home. Most all Palestinians love music: pop music, classical music Eastern and Western, and especially their own music and traditional dances like the debke, a vigorous line dance that can go on for hours at weddings and other celebrations. Radio reaches even the most rural folk. Of course in the cities, they have television.
Palestinians are super hospitable and also love having people over -- from lifelong friends to passers-by -- everyone is welcomed in for tea and talk.
(posted by an American who has spent time in the West Bank, in 1972, and in 2006) http://www.answers.com/
What kinds of food did Jesus eat in Palestine?
Many foods are mentioned in the Bible. The common people had various porridges made from beans and/or lentils boiled with onions or leeks and herbs. Fish was a common source of protein. Birds--partridge, pigeons, quail and doves--were available, but chickens and turkeys were not. Lamb or mutton was quite common, beef was not. Foods would typically be cooked by boiling or by frying in olive oil. Ovens were reserved for baking bread. Ovens were built outside; often, villages would have a communal oven, shared by many people.
Fruits, including dates, figs, grapes and pomegranates, were popular, as were olives, of course. Grains included barley, wheat, millet and spelt, all of which could be cooked or ground into flour for bread. What we know as corn (maize) did not exist in the Old World. People ate a number of leafy greens that we would consider unpalatable, today.
Milk and milk products (butter, cheese) were quite common, mainly from goats. Wine was consumed by everyone.
Do the Palestinians have a country?
Palestine sits in the confusing ambiguous space between being a country and being a non-country. It has partial provisional sovereignty and incomplete recognition. Its lands are designated as Israeli-Occupied Territory, but not part of Israel proper. See more below.
There was never a historic country of Palestine, and prior to the creation of the British Mandate of Palestine in 1922 (with the current known borders), the southwestern Levant was politically arranged quite differently. Prior to 1988, there was international consensus in most major organizations (such as the United Nations, European Union, NATO, etc.) that Palestine was not a country since Israel was the only legitimate post-Palestinian State and that the Gaza Strip and West Bank were territories that should be devolved to Egypt and Jordan respectively. The only organizations that dissented from this view were the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Conference, which have a vested interest in not recognizing Israel.
In 1988, Yasser Arafat declared the Palestinian State in exile. In 1993, the Oslo Accords secured international recognition (including Israel) of the Palestinian Authority as a political entity in charge of securing a future for the Palestinian people. There was a partial devolution of territory and security to several Palestinian areas. In 2005, the withdrawal of Israeli settlements and soldiers from Gaza resulted in the first fully independent Palestinian State in the Gaza Strip. However, Hamas led an insurrection leading to their illegitimate takeover of the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority still rules a number of bantustans in the West Bank and exercises limited sovereignty over even those regions. Recently, Palestine gained recognition in the United Nations and had its declaration of independence vindicated by the International Court of Justice.
How many people live in the Israeli West Bank settlements?
In 2011 according to CBS there were 327,750 Israelis living in the west bank and an additional 190,000 living in East Jerusalem.
The combined growth rate for the Jewish population in these areas was 5.2% and has been stable for the past 20 years, whereas the Arab population of the west bank grows at the rate of 2.0%.
By these projections the Jewish population is set to become the majority in the West Bank within 45 years
Why did Israel declare war on Palestine?
Israel has never actually declared war on Palestine. If you are referring to a specific war between Israel and Hamas or the general causes of the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, please ask that question.
If this is a general question on the causes of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, please see the Related Question below.
What religion were the Palestinians?
The people of the modern Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and West Bank are predominantly Muslim.
The Gaza Strip is over 99 per cent Muslim, principally Sunni.
The breakdown in the West Bank is approximately 75 per cent Muslim (principally Sunni), 17 per cent Jewish and 8 per cent Christian and others.
The proportion of Christians has fallen in recent years because of emigration due to the recent conflicts. The proportion of Jews has risen steadily because of more Israelis moving to the West Bank and a higher birthrate among West Bank Jews.
What 2 territories are partially or entirely controlled by the Palestinians?
The name and the borders of Palestine have varied throughout history, though Palestine has certain natural boundaries that justify its historical individuality. 'Palestine' is a Latinized name given to the region by the Roman emperor Hadrian to blot out the name of Israel. In the Bible, the area inhabited by the Philistines was known as Pleshet Genesis, X.13. The Philistines were a seafaring people who lived in cities along the coast. During the Late Bronze Age, Philistia was located approximately where the Gaza Strip and the cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod are situated today in modern Israel. Philistia was a confederation of five city states: Gaza, Ashkelon and Ashdod on the coast, and Ekron and Gath inland. The ethnic affiliation of the Philistines is not clear. The Philistine names preserved on inscriptions appear to "contradict the notion that they were Greek-speakers." Some scholars argue however that they were a non-Semitic group, with roots in Southern Greece dating back to the period of early Mycenaean civilization. A hypothetical link to the Anatolian people, based upon mere phonological similitude to the Palaic language, seems tenuous but not impossible.
What country are the Palestinians from?
Palestinians come from Palestine.
The Palestinians originated from the ancient country of Palestine. Palestine is located in modern-day Israel, the geographical region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Basically, it is the Muslim counterpart of the Jewish Israel.
What does northern Ireland kashmir israel and palestine have in common?
Simple- they are all former British colonies!
What state was born in 1948 following the partition of palestine by the untied nations?
ISRAEL is a modern state that was created in 1948 by Jews in Palestine.
Each situation is quite complicated.
Simple Answer
In simplest terms: Hamas controls the Gaza Strip, the West Bank is split between the Israeli Military Occupation and the Palestinian Authority (which calls itself the State of Palestine), and the Golan Heights is primarily split between Israeli Civilian Occupation and United Nations peacekeepers.
Complex Answer
Gaza Strip: The militant group Hamas has direct control of Gaza and is generally responsible for insuring the "peace and security" of the territory, in which it has failed miserably. It is they who are directly responsible for the draconian laws by which the territory is organized, such as bans on music of certain types, repression of freedom of expression, supporting/sanctioning attacks on Non-Muslims (usually Christians), and numerous other activities. There are no Israeli soldiers, policemen or any other Israeli government apparatus inside of Gaza (except during the recent wats). However, Israel and Egypt have collaborated to actively blockade the Gaza Strip and there are targeted air-strikes against the Hamas leadership.
West Bank: The West Bank is partially controlled by Israel and partially controlled by the Palestinian Authority (which calls itself the State of Palestine). The West Bank is divided in regions called Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C. Zone A regions are primarily ruled by the Palestinian Authority, but with assistance from the Israeli Military. More recently, Zone A regions have become more independent, especially with the debut of the Palestinian Authority Police Department. Zone B regions are under mixed Israeli and Palestinian control, but with Israeli military presence being dominant. Zone C regions are almost completely under direct Israeli military occupation or are parts of Israeli Settlements, all of which are illegal under international law and many of which are illegal under Israeli law as well. Most of the West Bank, in terms of Palestinian population, is in Zone A, while most of the land is part of Zone C.
Golan Heights: The Golan Heights is administered by the Israeli government due to UNSC Resolutions 242 & 338/339 - the armistices of 1967 and 1973 between Israel and Syria among others. After the ceasefire from the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, there was still violence between Israel and Syria. This resulted in UNSC Resolution 350 which created a strip of land to separate the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and Syria. This strip was and remains occupied by the United Nations and is patrolled by the UNDOF (United Nations Disengagement Observer Force). No civilians live in this thin strip of land. In 1981, Israel annexed Golan Heights and incorporated it into the Northern District of Israel, but this is considered illegal in international law.
Why is the Old City of Jerusalem important to Israelis and Palestinians?
The Old City of Jerusalem is known for its sacred sites in the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faith, solidifying each group's historical claim to the land. Both the Palestinians and Israelis want Jerusalem as their capital.
Where is the holy land palestine?
The 'Holy Land', comprising sites mentioned in the Bible and the routes traveled
by several Biblical characters, covers territory that is now in Iraq, Jordan, Syria,
Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, and Egypt, as well as territory that will eventually be
part of a Palestinian state.
When did Jews from around the world begin to move to Palestine?
Following the end of the First world War, the British classified the 800,000 inhabitants of Palestine according to religion: 650,000 Muslims, 80,000 Christians and 60,000 Jews.
By the end of 1947, there were 1,300,000 Arabs (Muslims and Christians) and 600,000 Jews in Palestine. Over the previous thirty years, Palestine had witnessed an influx of Jews, some of it by illegal immigration. The purpose was to achieve an ethnic majority, so as to create a Jewish state of Israel. After the Israeli declaration of independence, the government encouraged Jews in the Arab lands to join their fellow Jews in Israel. Large-scale immigration also came from the ravaged countries of Europe, particularly the former Soviet Union.
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Israel had been the site of the First Temple, built by King Solomon; the dynasty of King David; the Second Temple, built by Ezra; and the Hasmonean Dynasty. It was where the Hebrew Prophets lived, and where the Mishna (Oral Torah) was codified. Also, many of the Torah's commands apply only in Israel.
Who ruled Palestine at the time of Jesus?
The Roman emperor Herod ruled over Palestine.
ANSWER 2 :
King Herod the Great ruled Palestine. WHO ELSE? A KING BLACK DRAGON!?!?!
lol jking it was Herod the Great.
Who was the former leader of Palestine?
In early 1948, Mandatory Palestine was under British authority. Sir Alan Cunningham was the last British High Commissioner of Palestine and Transjordan until May of 1948 when that position was abolished. Throughout the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, the territory of the former Mandate of Palestine was either under Israeli control or under the control of armies from other Arab nations.
If the question is asking if the Palestinian Arabs had a leader, the issue is more complicated. Unlike the Zionists, the Palestinian Arabs were much less unified and organized. There were three main leaders that held sway: Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Haj Amin al-Husseini, and Fawzi al-Qawuqji. Of them, al-Hussayni probably had the most legitimacy, but he died in late 1948 and had limited political connections. Qawuqji was the least legitimate, being ethnically Syrian, and because of how soundly he was defeated in 1948, he had no traction. Al-Husseini came the closest to creating a Palestinian state, but he also had no mind for creating a political establishment. There was also very little Palestinian civil society for him to reach out to in order to create a state.
Why does Gaza fire missiles into Israel?
The premise of the question is debatable, considering that the Israeli military was sent in to forcefully remove all Israeli occupants from Gaza, and the territory was then handed over to the Palestinians.
If there is any lingering animosity, it may in some small way be connected somehow to the launching of unguided rockets from Gaza into centers of Israeli civilian population, but that's only a guess.
Why did Gaza fire rockets into Israel?
For months now Gaza has been sending misiles into Israel. A peace treaty was established but Hamas, a terrorist group in Gaza, repeatedly broke this treaty by continuing to send rockets into Israel. Israel is simply responding to months of attacks. When the Peace treaty was ended by Hamas, the rocket fire when up to 80 per day. After Cast lead the rocket attacks went down to 2 - 3 a week
AnswerWorld history has been littered with plantations and occupations and the results have always been the same, death, destruction and resistance eventually leading to assimilation or overthrow. Good examples are to be seen in various empires including the Roman empire and the British empire. Answer1). Gaza is under military occupation. Article 42 of the Hague Regulations stipulates, a "territory is considered occupied when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army," and that the occupation extends "to the territory where such authority has been established and can be exercised." Similarly, in the Hostage Case, the Nuremburg Tribunal held that, "the test for application of the legal regime of occupation is not whether the occupying power fails to exercise effective control over the territory, but whether it has the ability to exercise such power."Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, like those in the West Bank, continue to be subject to Israeli control. For example, Israel controls Gaza's air space, territorial waters, and all border crossings. Palestinians in Gaza require Israel's consent to travel to and from Gaza, to take their goods to Palestinian and foreign markets, to acquire food and medicine, and to access water and electricity. Without Israel's permission, the Palestinian Authority (PA) cannot perform such basic functions of government as providing social, health, security and utility services, developing the Palestinian economy and allocating resources.
2). Terrorists or freedom fighters depending on your point of view continue to resist the Israeli occupation with rocket attacks. The reality is the rockets contain no warhead and no guidance system. It can argued that the rockets are nothing more than a large firework with no powder. The mortality rate from rocket attacks since 2001 in Israel is 0.002%
3). In January of 2009, Israel broke the peace and launched operation 'Cast Lead' a massive military offensive against a civilian population. It banned foreign press from entering Gaza. It used white phosphorus (a chemical weapon) on UN sanctioned hospitals and schools (a war crime). Within 23 days the death toll had reached 1,284 palestinians dead, 6 IDF by enemy fire and 3 IDF by friendly fire. When the operation had finished Israel had claimed more land from the Gaza strip in the name of secuirty zones for their protection.
The following links detail some of the incidents that took place during 2009
Was Jesus a Jew from palestine?
Answer 1
No he was Jewish. This being a term originally coined for people from Judea (the southern kingdom) as opposed to Israelite which during the period of the two kingdoms was used for those from the northern kingdom of Israel.
When the Romans defeated the Jewish uprising in the second century (100 years after Jesus died) they wished to wipe out all signs of Jewishness in the region. They renamed it using a very Roman sounding name, 'Palestinia', which was the first time this term had ever been used.
After the Roman Empire fell and throughout the period of Ottoman influence, the name Palestinia was not used. The name 'Palestine' was resurrected to describe the area ruled by the British Empire under mandate after the first world war. It included the present day Israel, occupied territories and Jordan.
Between the wars 'Palestine was split into two with the area to the east of the Jordan river being given over to an Arab (Muslim) state originally called TransJordania (across the Jordan). This later became plain 'Jordan'. The remaining part (now much smaller in size) continued to be call Palestine. As Jews purchased property and moved into the area, they were originally called 'Palestinians'.
The UN agreed a partition of the remaining Palestine into two parts in 1948, the western part to become a Jewish homeland (but actually established as a secular rather than religious state) whilst a part immediately to the west of the Jordan River was to become Palestine another Arab Muslim state. Jerusalem was to be shared between the two.
Israel declared itself a state but Palestine did not. Arab-Israeli wars followed by which the surrounding Muslim nations hoped to eradicate the state of Israel. This did not happen and Jordan annexed what was intended to become Palestine leading it to be called, 'The West Bank' (i.e. of the Jordan).
After the 1967 war Israel captured all of the 'West Bank' or 'Palestine' from Jordan.
Palestine finally declared its statehood in 1988 but of course remains occupied by Israel as it has since 1967.
Answer 2
Was Jesus a Palestinian? No, not in the modern meaning of the term Palestinian. Although there are a small minority of Christian Palestinians, modern day Palestinians are mostly Arab moslems who live in the area that Christ once lived, but in Jesus' time the population was almost exclusively Jewish except for a small minority of Gentile (non-Jewish) immigrants, and the Roman occupying power.
Answer 3
Although Jesus was a Jew, and born in Bethlehem in the country of Judaea (this was known as the 'southern kingdom' with Israel, north of Judaea known as the 'northern kingdom' after israel split hundreds of years before), Jesus lived most of his life in Galilee, a region to the north of Israel, as his parents were from Nazareth, a small settlement there. Jesus spent most of his ministry in the Galilee area; he spoke the language of Galilee (Aramaic) as a first language and taught in the synagogues there. He was a Jew through-and-through, and, though he lived in the same part of the world as palestinians live today, in background, race, culture, language, and so on, he was not Palestinian but Jewish.
Answer 4
In response to "Was Jesus a Palestinian?" The answer is no. Jesus was, in all probability born in Bethlehem of GALILEE, near Nazareth in an area generically called "JUDEA". The name "Syria Palestina" was applied by the Romans after 135 A.D.following the Second Jewish (Bar Kokhba) Revolt. About 100 years after Jesus' death. So even technically, Jesus cannot be called a Palestinian. "Palestine" remained until 1948 when the even more ancient name, Israel was applied .The Arabs at that time did not call themselves "Palestinians" either, simply Arabs or Jordanians, depending on their nationalities. Now there is a movement by the PA (since the 1970's)to delegitimize anything "Israeli" or Jewish with a false history. I have even seen Islamic web sites that claim the holy family were Muslims! When well-meaning Christians or conscious revisionists change history to suit politics, TRUTH is the first casualty. The Palestinians, Islamicists and others of a like mind are "hitching a ride" on the Jesus Narrative to promote an anti-Judeo/Christian culture. Just look at the harassment, murder and forced emigration of first the Jews, now the Christians from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and other Muslim countries. They had lived there for thousands of years BEFORE Islam arrived...please don't help them by writing that Jesus was born in Palestine, it is wrong on every level.
Israel didn't exist in 1920. That area was called Palestine and was ruled by the British.
What happens when you stand at Arafat?
Muslims ask for forgiveness at the plain of Arafat and praying for personal strength in the future.
The rulers of palestine during the time of Jesus Christ?
It was king Herod.
Im pretty sure Herod was the King of Palestine at the time of Jesus' birth, but then God sent them to Egypt because Herod wanted Jesus dead. When he died, his 3 sons,
- Herod Antipus
- Herod Philip
- Herod Archelaus
Took the thrown. Then Palestine was divided into 3 different areas for the sons to rule:
1. Herod Antipus ruled, Jesus' home region, Galilee and Perea.
2. Herod Philip ruled, north east region called Caesarea Phillippi.
3. Herodl Archelaus ruled, Judea, Samaria and Idumea.
