What happened to the Palestinians after the creation of Israel?
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What happened to the Palestinians after the creation of Israel?
By the end of March 1948 thirty villages were depopulated of their Palestinian Arab population. Approximately 100,000 Palestinian Arabs had fled to Arab parts of Palestine, such as Gaza, Beersheba, Haifa, Nazareth, Nablus, Jaffa and Bethlehem. Some had left the country altogether, to Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt.
Why did Jesus go to Judea?
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee, purposely staying away from Judea because the Jews there were waiting to take his life. Jesus’ brothers said to him, “You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples may see the miracles you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret.
How did the Palestinian claim to Judea and Samaria originate?
The Palestinian claim to Judea and Samaria originated following the Israeli capture of Judea and Samaria from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War. Remember, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (the PLO), was formed in 1964 before Israel’s capture of the West Bank,…
Should Israel withdraw from Judea and Samaria?
Many Israeli governments have recognized that Israel must withdraw from parts of Judea and Samaria, but there is no valid reason at all for a complete, unilateral withdrawal of Israel from the Judea and Samaria region, which is what the Palestinians are demanding.
How was the Land of Israel divided?
According to the evolution of international agreements from 1917 until 1947, the land of Israel, renamed Palestine by the Romans in the 2nd century, was divided into three states: Jordan, which is east of the Jordan River, and a Jewish and Arab state to share the land west of the Jordan River.
What is the history of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)?
Remember, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (the PLO), was formed in 1964 before Israel’s capture of the West Bank, in order to establish a Palestinian state in Israel’s place, without reference to the land of the West Bank, which was annexed by Jordan. They only began demanding rights over the West Bank, once it too was in Israeli hands.