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	Gaza Strip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gaza Strip is a narrow coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean, in the Middle East.
		Geographically, the Strip forms the westernmost portion of the Palestinian territories in Southwest Asia, having land borders with Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the north and east.
		Gaza Strip industries are generally small family businesses that produce textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaza_Strip (1874 words)

	Gaza Strip - MSN Encarta
		Gaza Strip, region in southwestern Asia, bordered on the south by Egypt, on the west by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and east by Israel.
		The area of the Gaza Strip is 378 sq km (146 sq mi); its shape and size were determined by the armistice agreement signed by Israel and Egypt after the first Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949).
		The Gaza Strip is a narrow territory extending from the northern Sinai Peninsula into Israel's Mediterranean coastal plain.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579828/Gaza_Strip.html (670 words)

	Template talk:Asia in topic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There is an article for geography of the West Bank, but not for geography of the Palestinian territories (a separate geography of the Gaza Strip article is missing though).
		Separating the Palestinian Territories into the Gaza Strip and the West Bank is redundant and too detailed for a general list that is used as an index, and should be avoided in this template.
		History of the Republic of China and history of Taiwan, for instance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Template_talk:Asia_in_topic (803 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Gaza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In ancient times, Gaza was an Egyptian garrison town (it is mentioned in the Tell el Amarna letters); later, it was one of the chief cities of the Philistines.
		Gaza was besieged for five months by Alexander the Great and during the wars of the Maccabees and in the Crusades.
		With the inception of the Palestinian uprising (Intifada) in Gaza in 1987, the city became a major center of political unrest and violence, and the Gaza Strip remained under frequent military curfew, imposed by Israeli troops sent to quell violence and maintain order.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Gaza_TheGazaStrip.asp (955 words)

	Gaza Strip - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Gaza Strip is a narrow strip of land in the Middle East not currently recognized internationally as a de jure part of any sovereign country.
		Geographically, the Strip forms the westernmost portion of the territories referred to by many as the Palestinian territories in Southwest Asia, having land borders with Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the north and east.
		The Gaza strip has a single standard gauge railway line running the entire length of the strip from north to south along its center, however, it is abandoned and in disrepair, and little trackage remains.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/g/a/z/Gaza_Strip_3c76.html (1475 words)

	Occupation of the Gaza Strip by Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Map of 1947 UN Partition Plan: Gaza Strip can be seen as designated for Arabs by the UN According to the United Nations' 1947 UN Partition Plan, proposing a partition of the British Mandate of Palestine, the areas of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank were to become part of a new Arab state.
		Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip or Egypt were issued with All-Palestine passports until 1959, when Gamal Abdul Nasser, president of Egypt, annulled the All-Palestine government by decree.
		Egyptian control of the Gaza Strip was confirmed by the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and Egypt, signed on February 24.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Occupation_of_the_Gaza_Strip_by_Egypt (767 words)

	Wikinfo \| Gaza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The city of Gaza (Arabic غزة Ghazzah; Hebrew עזה Aza; sometimes called Gaza City, to distinguish it from the Gaza Strip), is the principal city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 400,000.
		Gaza became a Muslim city in 635, when it was captured by the Arabs.
		Gaza served as the administrative headquarters for the Israeli military forces that militarily administered the Gaza Strip from 1967 to 1994.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Gaza (381 words)

	Engaging Disengagement - 2
		The population of the Gaza region during this period is a mixture of Persians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Israelites and Canaanites.
		Gaza City was the only city in the Land of Israel to strongly oppose Alexander's forces, the Israelites having welcomed Alexander as a liberator from Persian oppression.
		The groundwork was laid for the rebuilding of Kfar Darom in the central Gaza Strip.
	www.jafi.org.il /education/actual/conflict/disengagement/2.html (3563 words)

	A Brief History of the Gaza Settlements
		Gaza is within the boundaries of Shevet Yehuda in Biblical Israel (see Genesis 15, Joshua 15:47, Kings 15:47 and Judges 1:18) and therefore some have argued that there is a Halachic requirement to live in this land.
		The United Nations 1947 partition plan allotted the coastal strip from Yavneh to Rafiah on the Egyptian border to be an Arab state.
		Another group of settlements (comprising Elei Sinai, Dugit, and Nisanit) are located along Gaza's northern border with Israel, expanding the Israeli presence from the city of Ashkelon (inside Israel) to the edges of Gaza City (the Erez Industrial zone is part of this bloc).
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Peace/gaza_settlements.html (1099 words)

	ICE Conflict Case GAZA
		The Gaza Strip, a 40km by 10km stretch of land is located on the Mediterranean Coast of the Middle East where Israel meets the Sinai Peninsula.
		Of the Gaza Strip's population (approximately 1 million), 99.4% are Palestinian Arab, and 0.6% are Jewish settlers living in 24 settlements.
		Gaza under the PA has seen an increase in the unemployment level, a continuation of substandard living conditions for a large number of Palestinians, violent clashes with Israeli security forces, and the rise of Islamic militants and their practice of launching suicide bombings.
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/ice/GAZA.HTM (2070 words)

	The Ultimate Gaza Strip Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any sovereign country.
		In February 2005 the Israeli government voted to withdraw Israel's presence from the Gaza strip during the summer of 2005, including dismantling all the Israeli settlements and removing all Israeli settlers from the strip.
		The Gaza strip has a rudimentary telephone service provided by an open wire system, two TV stations run by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (which is controlled by the Palestinian Authority), and no radio stations.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Gaza_Strip (1213 words)

	Palestinians on the Right Side of History - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I mean instead that for the greater part of ancient history - that past in which the Jewish people anchor their claim to Israel - the Gaza Strip was not part of the Jewish state.
		By contrast, the coastal strip to the west, from Rafah north through Gaza to Caesarea, was the land of the strangers, the Gentiles.
		In antiquity, Gaza was part of Biblical Pleshet or Philistia - the domain of the Philistines, a non-Semitic "sea people" hailing from the Greek isles who probably invaded and settled along the coast in the 12th century B.C. (more or less simultaneous with the arrival in the Holy Land of the Hebrews from the east).
	www.nytimes.com /2005/08/24/opinion/24bmorris.html?ex=1282536000&en=69380ca9c9cde564&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1050 words)

	Political Affairs Magazine - GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: FACTS, HISTORY, POLITICAL REALITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Gaza Strip is located on the Mediterranean Sea and borders Israel to the north and east and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to the south.
		Israel's withdrawal from Gaza is not a concession but rather a strategic choice to selectively obey international and Israeli law, which call for Israel's withdrawal from illegally occupied Palestinian territory, in order to continue breaking the same law elsewhere, namely in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
		Gaza became a Muslim city in 635 when it was captured by adherents to the new religion.
	www.politicalaffairs.net /article/articleview/1703/1/115 (2561 words)

	Travel in Gaza - Palestine - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Gaza Strip has 37 seats in the 88 seat strong council.
		The Gaza strip may be perhaps one of the most famous strips of land in the world because of the attention it receives.
		The Gaza Strip is a narrow strip of land along the western shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /palestine/gaza/gaza_history.htm (1425 words)

	Gaza Strip
		The Gaza Strip came under Egyptian control, and its population increased sharply as Palestinian refugees fled the fighting in southern Israel.
		Economic development in the Gaza Strip was limited under Egyptian rule, and the region suffered the burden of absorbing its new refugee population.
		In the elections, held in January 1996 in Palestinian areas of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Arafat was voted president of the Palestinian Authority by a large majority, and an 88-member Palestinian Council was also elected.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/G/gazastrip.html (847 words)

	Gaza Strip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Gaza Strip is mostly flat and large areas are sandy, often continuing from the beaches which run along the entire coast.
		The main city of the strip is Gaza from which the strip takes its name, as does the English word "gauze." The majority of the population are Muslims, although there is a group of Christians as well.
		Out of the Gaza Strip Hamas candidates are elected, although Hamas boycotts the elections in most constituencies.
	i-cias.com /e.o/gazastrp.htm (893 words)

	reviews \| GAZA STRIP
		Anthology Film Archives, which is screening Gaza Strip for a week, could evoke the full cycle of hatred, futility, and despair by flanking this nearly unbearable movie with monitors showing the atrocious aftermath of contemporary Palestinian suicide attacks on Israeli civilians.
		It is impossible to see these images and remain unmoved, but the raw intensity of ''Gaza Strip'' is also a limitation, since it is purchased by the absence of anything (aside from some text at the beginning) that would provide some historical or political context.
		GAZA STRIP Produced, directed and edited by James Longley; in Arabic, with English subtitles; director of photography, Mr.
	www.littleredbutton.com /gaza/reviews.html (3802 words)

	www.FAXTS.com - Travel & Home - Gaza Strip-
		86% of the Strip is currently under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, while the remaining territory (mainly the areas containing and surrounding Israeli settlements, as well as borders and main roads) is controlled by Israel [1].
		The plan required the dismantling of all Israeli settlements there, and the removal of all Israeli settlers and military bases from the Strip, a process that is to be completed by October, 2005.
		The Government of Israel intends to unilaterally withdraw from the Strip and remove all Israeli residents who reside mainly in Gush Katif along the South Western coast of Gaza.
	www.faxts.com /Gaza.html (1309 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Gaza's ancient history uncovered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Population pressure in the tiny Gaza Strip is intense, and no doubt numerous potential archaeological sites have been built over and lost.
		And Gaza used to be the port at the end of a trade route that connected the Arabian peninsula with the Mediterranean world.
		In line with Israel's plan to "disengage" from the Gaza Strip, it abandoned the settlements that it had built here in breach of international law.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/4365440.stm (776 words)

	History of the Gaza Strip
		Direct negotiations to determine the permanent status of Gaza and West Bank began in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus, but were derailed by a second intifadah that broke out in September 2000.
		In September 2005, Israel withdrew all its settlers and soldiers and dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip and four northern West Bank settlements.
		An agreement signed by the PA and Israel in November 2005 authorized the reopening of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt under joint PA and Egyptian control, with monitoring provided by the EU.
	infotut.com /geography/Gaza-Strip (338 words)

	BROOKLYN JEWS » Blog Archive » Gaza
		Gaza is in the news this summer, which as far as Jewish history is concerned, is actually rather unusual.
		It’s not really been a very important place in the history of the Jews, though it’s true that in the history of the state of Israel, it has distinguished itself as being a mess.
		This is not really an area for rabbis to be expounding on Gaza’s inherent holiness for the Jews–though if you follow the Israeli press, former Chief Rabbis and a number of rabbinic authorities in the settler movement have turned this debate into a religious question over the rights of Jews in the Holy Land.
	www.brooklynjews.org /weblog?p=37 (982 words)

	1949 Relief Efforts in Gaza : Stories from AFSC's Past : About AFSC
		It's often cold and rainy in the Gaza Strip in February, and 1949 was no different.
		They worked through organizing the operations and were assigned to the various refugee camps scattered along the Gaza strip.
		Josina Vreede Burger recalled her initial impressions of Gaza and of the generosity of spirit she witnessed even in those who had nothing.
	www.afsc.org /about/hist/gaza.htm (1000 words)

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		Some analysts believe that the recent attacks along the Gaza Strip signal the beginning of a new and dangerous period in the Israeli Palestinian conflict, and it spotlights the changing dynamic on Israel’s southern border.
		Amidror remarked, "Technically, Gaza will be the only place around the world that will be a very safe haven for al-Qaeda because no one will be in a position to fight al-Qaeda inside Gaza.
		But Gaza may not only have become a safe haven for terrorists, Israel has already agreed, in principle, to allow the Palestinians to operate an airport and a seaport.
	www.cbn.com /cbnnews/news/051006a.asp (637 words)

	Online NewsHour: Israel Begins Withdrawing Settlers From Gaza -- August 15, 2005
		And they, too, were able to take advantage of the fact that certain areas in Gaza were cut off from the Palestinians and became part of areas that were seized by the military and handed over to the Israeli settlers.
		The one thing that I think needs to be said and I am sure that you would also agree on this is that the Palestinians in Gaza because of their very difficult socioeconomic status and their status as refugees were very susceptible to developing extreme ideas about the future of their relationship to Israel.
		They come from a traditional society and many of them, stripped of their land, found themselves in an urban setting in the Gaza Strip and sought some way of rendering coherent their existence there.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec05/gaza_8-15.html (1833 words)

	The EU's relations with West Bank and Gaza Strip - Overview
		This Communication identifies priorities for EU engagement following the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip and parts of the Northern West Bank, inter alia in support of the reform and institution-building efforts of the Palestinian Authority.
		To accompany the Gaza disengagement process, the EC furthermore establishes an infrastructure facility to repair or build the infrastructure required to deliver essential services to the population in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
		Disengagement from Gaza and Northern parts of the West Bank is, therefore, a significant step, offering a prospect of sustained peace in the region provided that the disengagement process leads to progress towards a viable Palestinian state living in peace and security with Israel.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/gaza/intro/index.htm (4901 words)

	What about the settlements?
		Gaza was captured from Egypt who had overrun it in 1948.
		Since 1967, Israeli governments have maintained a willingness to withdraw from areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in a peace agreement with the Arabs, within the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 242.
		At Camp David in July 2000, Ehud Barak reportedly offered to uproot all Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and the isolated settlements on up to 95 percent of the territory of the West Bank, as part of a final status agreement.
	www.palestinefacts.org /pf_current_settlements.php (1835 words)

	Israeli Controlled Territory
		History of the Gaza Strip: Overview of the history of the occupation of the Gaza Strip dating back to the 13th centuries
		Languages of Palestinian West Bank and Gaza: History of living and extinct languages of the region.
		The Israeli-Palestinian Interim agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip (September 28, 1995): Text of the peace agreement made in Washington, D.C. United States Committee for Refugees information on the Gaza Strip: Online reports on the refugee status within the Gaza Strip from 1997 to the present.
	www.ou.edu /mideast/country/israel1.htm (780 words)

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