What land is considered Palestine?

Palestine, area of the eastern Mediterranean region, comprising parts of modern Israel and the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip (along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea) and the West Bank (west of the Jordan River).

Is the Holy Land in Israel or Palestine?

Traditionally, it is synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. The term “Holy Land” usually refers to a territory roughly corresponding to the modern State of Israel, the Palestinian territories, western Jordan, and parts of southern Lebanon and southwestern Syria.

What is the reason for Israel and Palestine?

The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. This conflict came from the intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine between Israelis and Arabs from 1920 and erupted into full-scale hostilities in the 1947–48 civil war.

What is considered holy land?

Israel, also known as the Holy Land, is sacred to Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze and Baha’is. All faiths and religious practices are accepted and permitted in Israel. Israel is the birthplace of Christianity, but the Holy Land is also home to numerous sites that are sacred to Jews, Muslims, Baha’is and Druze.

Is the land of Palestine the same as Israel?

In their consciousness and their lived experience, the whole land from the “River to the Sea” is Palestinian. In its very essence, it is Palestine. Israeli Jews claim that we are members of a historical people and that the same entire land is our homeland. It is the Land of Israel in its very essence.

Can an Arab buy private land in Israel?

Contrary to many press reports, there are no restrictions on the purchase of private land in Israel by Israeli Arabs or by non-citizens. Such land can be, and has been, purchased by Israeli Arabs and by foreigners, including Arab foreigners. The Palestinian Authority is encouraging purchases of land in Israeli territory by wealthy Palestinians.

What do Israel and the Palestinians really want?

Israelis want security, Palestinians want freedom. The classic two-state solution foundered because — among other reasons — more freedom for the Palestinians meant less security for the Israelis. The “Two States One Homeland” model steps out of the paradigm that created that zero-sum game.

What percentage of the land in Israel is privately owned?

Today, of the total land in Israel, 79.5\% is owned by the government, 14\% is privately owned by the JNF, and the rest, around 6.5\%, is evenly divided between private Arab and Jewish owners. Thus, the ILA administers 93.5\% of the land in Israel (Government Press Office, Israel, 22 May 1997).