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Palestine

2007-06-25T07:15:17Z

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'''Palestine''' is the name given to the land of [[Israel]] by the [[Roman]]s and others.<ref>http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_early_palestine_name_origin.php</ref>.

Palestine (from Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: פלשת‎ Pleshet, פלשתינה Palestina; Arabic: فلسطين‎ Filastīn, Falastīn) is one of many names for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan. Many different definitions of the region have been in usage in the past three thousand years.

==Ancient==

Worth mentioning that the Philistines who at one time lived in part of the area were completely conquered by [[King David]].

Other English names for this region include: Canaan (Hebrew: כנען‎), Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל‎ Erets Yisrael), Judea (Hebrew: יהודה‎ yehuda), Holy Land (Hebrew: ארץ הקדש Erets Ha-Kodesh‎; Latin: Terra Sancta; Arabic: الأرض المقدسة‎ (Ard-al-Muqaddasah)and Cisjordan.

The Hebrew scriptures call the region Canaan when referring to the pre-Israelite period,(Hebrew: כּנען‎) and afterwards Israel (Yisrael). The name "Land of the Hebrews" (Hebrew: ארץ העברים‎, Eretz Ha-Ivrim) is also found. The wide area appears to be the habitat of the ancient ethnic Hebrews, though perhaps shared with other ethnic groups. The land of Canaan is part of the land given to the descendants of Abraham, which extends from the Nile to the Euphrates River (Genesis 15:18). This land is said to include an area called Aram Naharaim, which includes Haran in modern Turkey, from where Abraham the ancestor of the Israelites departed.

The events of the Four Gospels of the Bible take place entirely in Israel.

In the Qur'an, the term الأرض المقدسة ("Holy Land", Al-Ard Al-Muqaddasah) is mentioned at least seven times, once when Moses proclaims to the Children of Israel: "O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin." (Surah 5:21)

==PNA==

Currently, the Palestinians living in the occupied territories, according to international law, are working to create a state called Palestine, whose creation is supported by a broad international consensus.

One of the names for this region over the years has been "Palestine," but that name never referred to a sovereign country. However this is the case prior to the creation of any state. Those who use this point in order to undermine the Palestinians claim to the land their ancestors have lived in for many generations never seem to apply this argument to any other Arab country that has been recently created, or any country for that matter.

The area Palestine is the home of many [[terrorist]] organizations, such as the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]], [[Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade]] (related to [[Fatah]] [[Arafat]] & [[Abu Mazen]]), [[Hamas]], [[Islamic Jihad]]

Former U.S. President [[Jimmy Carter]] has criticed the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] for not recognizing the victory of the [[terrorist]] organization, [[Hamas]], in parliamentary elections and a violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in which [[Fatah]] had been routed. <ref>[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1181813074587 Carter: Stop favoring Fatah over Hamas], ''Associated Press'', Jun. 19, 2007. Retreived from the Jerusalenm Post June 20, 2007.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Yasser Arafat]]

== References ==
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== See also ==

==External link==
*[http://switch5.castup.net/frames/20041020_MemriTV_Popup/video_480x360.asp?ai=214&ar=1468wmv&ak=null Graduation Ceremony in a Hamas Kindergarten], Al-Aqsa TV (The Palestinian Authority), May 31 2007. Children vow to die for [[Allah]].
*[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56241 Christians warned: Accept Islamic law], 'New Hamas rule means real changes,' missionaries to be 'dealt with harshly', By Aaron Klein, ''WorldNetDaily.com'', June 19, 2007.

[[Category:Middle Eastern Countries]]

Talk:Palestine

2007-06-21T19:51:31Z

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this article is a joke, am serisouly considering deleting and starting again. thoughts?--[[User:AustinM|AustinM]] 18:11, 16 March 2007 (EDT)

excuse me, I actually managed to turn this article into an unbiased one that reflected all possible opinions, and you have turned it into exactly what it was!!! this is getting ridiculous --[[User:Daerean|Daerean]] 15:28, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

Much of this article seems to have been copied from Wikipedia.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palestine&oldid=123942917]--[[User:Jalapeno|Jalapeno]] 15:54, 22 April 2007 (EDT)

Let's start with the first line. Apart from the attempt to have Rome naming the area with some sort of malice aforethought ("Let's call it Palestine so we can upset the Jews...") it's just plain wrong. It was the Roman Province of Judaea! And let's remember who ran the place: a Jew called Herod. The area of the land covered by the term "Palestine" has varied over the centuries but has usually included an area greater than that....e.g. western Jordan, southern Lebanon. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 16:10, 16 May 2007 (EDT

Why the insistence in on perpetrating the error the first line? If it is to stay can I have a citation please? [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 14:45, 17 May 2007 (EDT)
:Well it is referenced, although the source could hardly be described as unbiased. The main problem is that the first sentence is deliberately misleading; It implies that all those who have ever used the term 'Palestine' to refer to a region of the Eastern Mediterranean do so 'in order to deny that the land belongs to the Jews', which is clearly not the case. --[[User:Jalapeno|Jalapeno]] 04:29, 19 May 2007 (EDT)

The Balfour Declaration itself that called for the creation of the State of Israel argued for the creation of a Jewish State in Palestine. How could the use of Palestine in this historical context be construed as denying the land belongs to Jews? The British Mandate itself was named the British Mandate of Palestine. Here are two self-described Zionist sources that use Palestine to describe the British Mandate and in citing the Balfour Declaration: [http://www.zionismontheweb.org/zionism_history.htm][http://www.mideastweb.org/mebalfour.htm]
--[[User:Oracle|Oracle]] 15:51, 21 June 2007 (EDT)

Palestinian

2007-06-21T19:37:56Z

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The term "Palestinian" generally refers to Palestinian [[Arab]]s who seek to create a Palestinian homeland in [[Palestine]] - The Palestinian Authority has called for a second state beside [[Israel]] within recognized boundaries of the West Bank and Gaza Strip occupied by Israel in the 1967 War whereas Hamas which controls Gaza advocates the destruction of Israel and the return of all land taken from Palestinians in the creation of [[Israel]] in 1948. Most Palestinians reside in [[Gaza]], the [[West Bank]].
==See also==

*[[Arab-Israeli conflict]]
[[category:anthropology]]

Talk:Palestinian

2007-06-21T19:32:25Z

Oracle: New page: == King of Jordan == I believe the king of Jordan gave all Palestinian refugees of the '67 war Jordanian citizenship. Cite a source to back up your accusation that he didn't.

== King of Jordan ==
I believe the king of Jordan gave all Palestinian refugees of the '67 war Jordanian citizenship. Cite a source to back up your accusation that he didn't.