Map of British Mandate of Palestine 1920-1948
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Theodor Herzl’s Map of the Jewish State
➞ Back to Index of Maps. In his Complete Diaries, Vol. II. p. 711, Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism, says that the area of the Jewish State stretches: “From the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates.” Rabbi Fischmann, member of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared in his testimony to the U.N. Special Committee […]
Teargassed in the Holy Land
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry 3rd Place – $25 prizeFrom the judge, Sarah Irving.Alice’s powerful portrayal of the weekly protests against the Separation Wall at Bil’in gave a vivid sense of the violence to which Palestinian and international demonstrators are regularly subjected, but also the inspiring co-operation and solidarity which has made these protests famous around the world. Teargassed in […]
Siraj Center for Holy Land Studies
Siraj is a non-governmental organization based in Beit Sahour, Palestine. Siraj aims to create links between Palestinian people and people from around the globe through educational tourism, interfaith and ecumenical dialogue, and culture and youth exchange programs. Through its many local connections, Siraj works directly with communities and organizations in Bethlehem and the West Bank. […]
Historical Maps Israel/Palestine 970bce-1967ce
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Making the Desert Bloom
2012 Travel Writing Competition Entry Making the Desert Bloomby Lisa Blake, USA Upon first encounter, the Arava Desert, located between the Dead and Red Sea and on the border of Jordan and Israel, appears to offer little other than sand. So it’s surprising that this arid desert, which receives summertime temperatures in excess of 120° […]
Land Distribution Maps of Israel/Palestine 1946-2000
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Rishmawi / Schlomka Speaking Tour 2008
Coordinated by the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights Foundation (AAPAR) For more information or to book a speaking engagement contact:speakers@aaper.org or Tel: (202) 683-8438 Download Flyer These two social entrepreneurs, a Palestinian and an Israeli, are veteran political activists and work in the alternative tourism sector. They will present an overview of their cooperation […]
Israel Claims more West Bank Land
The article below emphasizes the defacto annexation by the State of Israel of yet more land that the Palestinians have not ceded. It’s interesting to note that nowhere in this article does Rosenblum explain that the tourist site in question remains under Israeli military Occupation, and claimed by Palestinian Authority. She does mention that it […]
Israel’s ‘Two Roads’ Solution
Fred Schlomka August 2008As the eyes of the world are on the Liberty Ships approaching Gaza, a massive segregated road project in the Greater Jerusalem area is quietly approaching completion. Israel is about to unveil the realization of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s dream of Palestinian ‘transportational contiguity’, in lieu of contiguous territory. Route 1, […]