Palestine Oral History: Interview with Salaheddin Issa, Kawkaba, Gaza

Ancient History of Palestine

Palestine – the land of the Prophets. 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.

Historic region, the extent of which has varied greatly since ancient times, situated on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in south west Asia .

The Land

The region has an extremely diverse terrain that falls generally into four parallel zones. From west to east they are the coastal plain ; the hills and mountains of Galilee, Samaria, and Judea; the valley of the Jordan river.; and the east plateau. In the extreme south lies the Negev , a rugged desert area . Elevations range from 395 mile (1296 ft) below sea level on the shores of the Dead Sea,

Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet

Welcome to the Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet

Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet is a non-partisan project devoted to the dissemination of ideas and scholarly information, in an effort to foster scholarly collaboration, policy research, and innovative thinking on the Palestinian refugee issue. PRRN is maintained by the Inter-University Consortium for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (Montreal), with the support of the Arts Computing Network, McGill University, the International Development Research Centre and the Canadian International Development Agency.

1896-1916 – Zionist movement

1896-1916 – Zionist movement

In 1896 following the appearance of anti-Semitism in Europe, Theodore Herzl, the founder of Zionism tried to find a political solution for the problem in his book, ‘The Jewish State’. He advocated the creation of a Jewish state in Argentina or Palestine.

In 1897 the first Zionist Congress was held in Switzerland, which issued the Basle programme on the colonization of Palestine and the establishment of the World Zionist Organization (WZO).

In 1904 the Fourth Zionist Congress decided to establish a national home for Jews in Argentina.

In 1906 the Zionist congress decided the Jewish homeland should be Palestine.

In 1914 With the outbreak of World War I, Britain promised the independence of Arab lands under Ottoman rule, including Palestine, in return for Arab support against Turkey which had entered the war on the side of Germany. (for website)

Politics

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•  Palestine-Related Documents:
  • The Zionist Basle Programme: Aug., 31, 1897
  • The Balfour Declaration: Nov., 2, 1917
  • The Proclamation of “Israel’s Independence” (aka Occupation of Palestine): May, 14, 1948
  • Security Council Resolution 242
  • Security Council Resolution 338
  • The Palestinian National Covenant (does not include Oslo-required modification)
  • Palestinian Declaration of Independence (Nov., 15, 1988). Text courtesy of PA Ministry of Information
  • Link to Oslo II agreement
  • Text of The Jerusalem Appeal Action Alert (Contributed by Kari Sprowl from Cafe Palestine Digital)
• Miscellaneous Articles: (all these were posted to soc.culture.palestine and used to reside on the maintainer’s first ever web site back in 1994. Since they are still in .txt format, you’ll need to use your browser’s BACK function to get back here)
  • All That Remains! – A shrapnel of Poetry
  • Seven Years of Blood and Tears
  • Political Baptism & Religious Perestroika
  • Unholy Alliances
  • Political Astigmatism
  • Victorious Asses
  • See also: C.P.D Wall Magazine
• Books and Book Reviews about Palestine [new]

1917-1947 & 1947-1977 & 1977-1990 & The Peace Process

1917-1947
The Palestine problem became an international issue towards the end of the First World War with the disintegration of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Palestine was among the several former Ottoman Arab territories which were placed under the administration of Great Britain under the Mandates System adopted by the League of Nations pursuant to the League’s Covenant (Article 22) .

All but one of these Mandated Territories became fully independent States, as anticipated. The exception was Palestine where, instead

A Brief History of Palestine

1895

The total population of Palestine was 500,000 of whom 47,000 were Jews who owned 0.5% of the land.

1896

Following the appearance of anti-Semitism in Europe, Theodore Herzl, the founder of Zionism tried to find a political solution for the problem in his book, ‘The Jewish State’. He advocated the creation of a Jewish state in Argentina or Palestine.

1897