
	Where results make sense

Topic: History of Palestine

Related Topics

Palestine (region)

Palestine Mandate

Palestinian state

Places in the US named Palestine

Zionism

History of Israel

Palestine

Proposals for a Palestinian state

British Mandate of Palestine

Syria Palaestina

Definitions of Palestine

Palestinian

Palestinian territories

United Nations Partition Plan

Eretz Yisrael

In the News (Sun 22 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	History of Palestine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The History of Palestine is the account of events in Palestine from ancient times to the present.
		Palestine became part of the Byzantine Empire after the division of the Roman Empire into east and west (a fitful process that was not finalized until 395).
		The Arab-Jewish fighting within Palestine escalated to full-scale war right after the UN partition plan was approved, and on May 14, 1948, the Jewish population declared independence as the state of Israel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Palestine (3255 words)

	Chapter 1: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Palestine remained under Turkish rule until World War I. In the early sixteenth century, northern Palestine, as far south as Acre, was temporarily included in the Druse state established by Fakhr ud-Din and set up in defiance of Ottoman authority, but the new state did not last long.
		In 1914 the population of Palestine was estimated to be 689,546: 634, 133 Muslim and Christian Arabs; 55,413 Jews.
		According to Israeli statistics published in 1983, the number of Jews in Palestine in 1948 was 716,000, of whom 253,700 were born in Plaestine and 463,000 born outside Palestine(9).
	www.palestine-encyclopedia.com /EPP/Chapter01.htm (3849 words)

	Ancient History of Palestine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rich in history - the history of generations of believers who lived and worshipped, and fought and died there, praising their Lord and defending their faith.
		Palestine was holy to Muslims because the Prophet Muhammad had designated Jerusalem as the first qibla (the direction Muslims face when praying) and because he was believed to have ascended on a night journey to heaven from the the old city of Jerusalem (al-Aqsa Mosque today), where the Dome of the Rock was later built.
		Palestine shared in the glory of the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century, but declined again when the empire began to decline in the 17th century.
	www.palestinehistory.com /palst.htm (2112 words)

	Palestine's History
		Today Palestine is within the borders of Israel and Jordan, north of the Negev desert, which includes the coastal plain, the Gallilean, Samarian, and Judean hills, the Jordan River Valley, and an eastern desert plateau.
		With its central city of Jerusalem, Palestine is the spiritual center for virtually one third of the earth’s population.
		Jesus became one of the many teachers and reactionaries who toured Palestine at that time, preaching a philosophy of life which at times was viewed as adverse to that of Judaism’s leaders.
	www.highonadventure.com /Hoa98aug/Jeruslm/history.htm (2144 words)

	Palestine: History
		Palestine showed little sign of unrest, perhaps because of effective Roman preventive action such as the addition of a second legion--the II Traiana--to the provincial garrison.
		But Palestine itself remained a peaceful, secure province, no longer in need of an army, so Diocletian had the X Fretensis transferred to Aila (probably in the 290s) and assigned the vast regions of Arabia south of the Dead Sea to Palestine.
		The sack of Rome in 410 caused a significant episode of migration to Palestine as a group of aristocratic ladies responded to the holy man Jerome's invitation to settle in Aelia Capitolina and Bethlehem.
	www.usd.edu /erp/Palestine/history.htm (4659 words)

	The history of Palestine pre-Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Palestine was predestined by God Almighty to be the land from which prophets and messengers took upon their shoulders the banner of monotheism and called upon their people to abide by it.
		The Canaanites settled on the plains of Palestine and the Ammonites settled in the mountains.
		Palestine and the rest of Syria, from the south of Lattakia, Lebanon and parts of Syria (such as Damascus), Egypt, Borqa (Libya) and some of the Aegean Sea Islands, were under the control of the leader Ptolemy.
	www.palestine-info.co.uk /am/publish/article_13.shtml (12299 words)

	The History and Meaning of "Palestine" and "Palestinians" - The Israel Report July 2001
		It is the Arab pronunciation of the Greco-Roman "Palastina" derived from the Peleshet.
		Thereafter, Palestine was joined to Syria as a subject province first of the Mameluks, ethnically mixed slave-warriors whose center was in Egypt, and then of the Ottoman Turks, whose capital was in Istanbul.
		At the end of the war, the Ottoman Empire collapsed and among its subject provinces "Palestine" was assigned to the British, to govern temporarily as a mandate from the League of Nations.
	www.cdn-friends-icej.ca /isreport/july01/history_palestine.html (2423 words)

	Introduction & Brief History of Palestine
		Palestine, historic region, situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in southwestern Asia, Palestine has been militarily occupied since May, 1948 by European Jew Forces.
		Palestine is now largely divided between mainland (israel) and the Occupied Territories, parts of which are self-administered by the original owners of the land 'citizens' the Palestinians.
		Immigration rose sharply after the installation of the Nazi regime in Germany in 1933, and fear of Jewish domination was the principal cause of an Arab revolt (1936-1939).
	www.middleeastnews.com /palestinianintro.html (858 words)

	History of Palestine and Green Line Israel
		Canaan, later to be named Palestine by the Romans, was at different times ruled by the Egyptian Pharaohs, the Hebrews, and Assyrians, the Chaldaeans, the Babylonians and Persians, Macedonians (Alexander the Great), the Egyptian Empire of the Ptolemies, and the Seleucids from Syria.
		Palestine was considered the land of the Philistines.
		Palestine became predominantly Arab and Islamic by the end of the Seventh Century, and united the Semitic people with the exception of the Jews.
	www.brianwillson.com /palest_hist.html (3239 words)

	Brief History of Palestine
		Palestine over the next few centuries generally enjoyed peace and prosperity until it was conquered in 614 AD by the Persians.
		In 750, Palestine passed to the Abbasid caliphate, and this period was marked by unrest between factions that favored the Umayyads and those who preferred the new rulers.
		In 1099, Palestine was captured by the Crusaders, establishing the Latin Kingdom.
	www.palestinefacts.org /pf_early_palestine_brief_history.php (1225 words)

	Palestine-Net: A Brief History of Palestine
		Palestine administered by the Umayyad chaliphs from Damascus and construct the Dome of the Rock ('Abd al-Malik, 685-705) and Al-Aqsa in its current shape (al-Walid, 705-715).
		Palestine administered by the Fatimids from Egypt as rivals to Baghdad.
		The Mamluks succeed the Ayyubis, continue to administer Palestine from Cairo and kick the Mongols in the battle of 'Ayn Jaluut near An-Nasira.
	www.palestine-net.com /history/bhist.html (3991 words)

	History (from Palestine) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		, History of Palestine and Syria to the Macedonian Conquest (1931, reissued 1972);
		History is a science—a branch of knowledge that uses specific methods and tools to achieve its goals.
		Includes articles that trace the history of war and politics in Palestine, narrations by the author about her experiences of living with the Palestinians, and lesson plans for educators to teach geography.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-235408 (1698 words)

	MidEast Web - Brief History of of Palestine, Israel the Israel-Palestine Conflict (Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, ...
		History, and different perceptions of history, are perhaps the most important factors in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
		The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 called for part of Palestine to be under British rule, part to be placed under a joint Allied government, and for Syria and Lebanon to be given to the France.
		It illustrates the approximate boundaries of the Palestine state under the Clinton bridging proposals, omitting land to be ceded by Israel to Palestine.
	www.mideastweb.org /briefhistory.htm (16958 words)

	A Bogus History of "Palestine"
		The Palestinian People: A History, authors Baruch Kimmerling and Joel S. Migdal argue, rather unpersuasivly, that the peasant revolt in Palestine against the Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali in 1834 was moment the Palestinian people coalesced into a nation.
		It rejects the notion that Jewish immigration and appeals for statehood sparked counter-nationalism in Palestine.
		Palestine, the nation, of course, still happens to be anachronistic, another fact ignored by the authors.
	www.frontpagemag.com /articles/Printable.asp?ID=7515 (1422 words)

	History of Palestine and Palestinians
		Ottoman Empire was dissolved at the end of World War I. Its successor, modern republic of Turkey, transferred Palestine to British Empire control under the Lausanne agreement that followed WW I. In 1917 Great Britain issued the Balfour Declaration for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people".
		Since Palestine includes both modern day Israel and Jordan both Arab and Jewish residents of this area were referred to as "Palestinians".
		In the history there are many examples of international "peace agreements" that were rapidly followed by major wars.
	www.science.co.il /History-Palestine.asp (672 words)

	F L A M E : The Big Lie (I): Are the "occupied territories" really occupied territories?
		A Brief History: Most of the area now called the Middle East was part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire before World War I. Germany lost the war and so did its ally Turkey.
		Britain assumed mandatory control over all the rest, including "Palestine," which comprised all that is now Jordan and Israel, including the "West Bank." The Golan Heights, which Syria now claims as its age-old patrimony, was originally part of Palestine.
		In 1917, the British issued the Balfour Declaration, under which Palestine was to be the homeland for the Jewish people.
	www.factsandlogic.org /ad_72.html (875 words)

	Milestones in the history of Palestine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		04 January 1938: The British deputy in Palestine was notified by the minister of the settlements that the latter had sent a delegation to Palestine to consider the feasibility of the division resolution.
		The proposal was approved at the Zionist conference in Paris, and it granted the Jews the International Zone according to Bill Proposal, in addition to Al Naqab.
		The declaration is an implicit recognition of the Israeli State comprising the rest of Palestine.
	www.palestine-info.co.uk /am/publish/article_116.shtml (3810 words)

	Palestine
		PALESTINE: 3000 - 597 BC The history of Palestine is one of immense richness; it was host to numerous prophets over the centuries and the home of many great civilisations.
		Palestine's location at the centre of various routes linking three continents made it the melting pot for many religious and cultural influences, from Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Asia Minor.
		The Assyrians were a Semitic people living in the northern reaches of Mesopotamia; they were aggressive and effective; the history of their dominance over the Middle East is a history of constant warfare.
	www.salaam.co.uk /themeofthemonth/may02_index.php?l=1 (1593 words)

	Palestine History : SF Bay Area Indymedia
		October 2: Promising a homeland for the Jews in Palestine, the British issue the Balfour Declaration, after having defeated the Ottoman Empire in WWI and subsequently attaining control of the area from the League of Nations in the so-called British Mandate.
		European Crusaders invaded Palestine, capturing Jaffa and Jerusalem in A.D. The Crusaders were finally evicted by Muslim forces in 1291, although Crusaders raided the coast of Palestine frequently.
		Only half of those who immigrated to Palestine during the Second Aliyah stayed since work was scarce as factories found the European settlers unwilling to work for as low wages as the Arabs.
	www.indybay.org /news/2004/04/1678064.php (1842 words)

	History of Palestine
		The name "Palestine," as used in the 1000 B.C. map, is nothing but a geographical term, just as we might call the northeastern corner of the United States "New England," but there has never been a country called New England.
		For example, every history book will tell you that Julius Caesar crossed the English Channel in 54 B.C. to invade Great Britain, but nobody in 54 B.C. called it the "English Channel"; to Caesar and his legions that body of water was named the Mare Britannicum.
		I just know that the map presented int he book marking this area, "Palestine," although it does say, c 1000, gives the impression, besides using the name throughout the book of about 3,000 pages up to the Renaissance, that Palestine always was and still is the official name on the map.
	www.tzemach.org /questions/historypalestine.htm (1367 words)

	Amazon.com: A History of Palestine, 634-1099: Books: Moshe Gil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Muslim conquest of Palestine is described as opening an entirely "new page" in Palestine's history, amid a period that is shown to witness almost "unceasing warfare".
		The study stressing that the goal during the initial phases of the Islamic invasion of Palestine was to compel the nomadic tribes around the border to accept Islam and consolidate around Muhammad.
		Middle East scholars have lauded "A History of Palestine, 634-1099" as the most comprehensive historiography of Palestine from the initial Arab Muslim conquests, until the arrival of the Crusaders in 1099.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521404371?v=glance (1688 words)

	history of palestine palestinian history palestine history
		The region known as Palestine was ruled alternately by Rome, by Islamic and Christian crusaders, by the Ottoman Empire and, briefly, by the British after World War I. The British agreed to restore at least part of the land to the Jewish people as their ancestral homeland.
		Her statement is validated by the truth of history and by the candid, but not widely circulated, pronouncements of Arafat and his lieutenants.
		For the Arabs (And the Turks) the whole of the region lying between the Taurus Mountains and the confines of Egypt, and between the Mediterranean and the edge of the desert, was 'Syria' a term which had been in use since remote antiquity.
	www.betar.co.uk /articles/betar1059307697.php (1428 words)

	Palestine-Net:History of Palestine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The history of Palestine is one of the richest and most complicated.
		The geographical, spiritual and economic aspects were among the most important catalysts that led to a troublesome history.
		A Brief History of Palestine (up to year 2000 and the second Intifada)
	www.palestine-net.com /history (108 words)

	History of Israel, from 1850-present
		The History and Meaning of the words "Palestine" and "Palestinians", which means "Sea Invader"
		Document: An Interim Report on the Civil Administration of Palestine to the League of Nations, June 1921, on the condition of Palestine
		The proposed partition of Western Palestine in 1938 and The British Policy of Appeasement
	www.eretzyisroel.org /~jkatz (1333 words)

	The History and Meaning of "Palestine" and "Palestinians"
		The British chose to call the land they mandated Palestine, and the Arabs picked it up as their nation's supposed ancient name, though they couldn't even pronounce it correctly and turned it into Falastin a fictional entity.
		During the period of the Mandate, it was the Jewish population that was known as "Palestinians" including those who served in the British Army in World War II.
		This policy was imposed the most stringently at the very time this Home was most desperately needed — after the rise of Nazi power in Europe.
	www.tzemach.org /fyi/docs/speak/nopal.htm (2538 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)