Palestinian territories, occupied or controlled by israel, comprising the west bank, east jerusalem, and the gaza strip. Muslim sanctuaries were rediscovered and received many pilgrims. Get the best deals on encyclopedia britannica computer software and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. So its pretty well established that these peoples, by whatever title one chooses to apply to them, have existed in the area for a long, long time. Palestine international standard bible encyclopedia bible. The name of the britannica service to which the request applies. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Its 2008 encarta premium, english version, contained more than 62,000 articles, numerous photos and videos. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on tuesday, january 6, 2015. This effort was followed by many more, supported by the byzantine empire, through 1272 ce at enormous cost of life and property but with nothing finally gained. Encyclopaedia britannica 2015 ultimate edition amazon. Israels occupation of the palestinian territories is the worlds longest military occupation. Palestine international standard bible encyclopedia.
There are numerous fine books on various aspects of the arabisraeli conflict, and the palestinian. The area known as palestine 4 has taken on different geographic and political connotations over time. Driver, modern research as illustrating the bible 1909. Since 1768, the encyclopedia britannica has set the standard for general reference works. In addition to more than 3,500 detailed entries, discover 30 indepth articles documenting the attitudes and ideals of major religions such.
Palestine 1 area located on the eastern shore of the mediterranean south of lebanon 2 and northeast of egypt 3. Since 1993, it had been a helpful online encyclopedia for everyone. Jan 20, 2012 in 1914 palestine had a jewish population of about 90,000, including about,000 settlers in 43 agricultural colonies. The origins of palestinians are complex and diverse. Rashid ismail khalidi the editors of encyclopaedia britannica. Other articles where history of palestine is discussed. Palestine was celebrated by arab and muslim writers of the time as the blessed land of the prophets and islams revered leaders. Throughout the centuries and around the globe, the human response to the divine has given rise to a large number of important religions. Four thousand contributorsincluding 110 nobel prize winners and five us presidentshave written on half a million topics. Israel formally known as the state of israel is a country in western asia, located on the.
The area of land in jewish possession rose from 177 sq. You will not be charged during your free trial, and you can cancel at any time. Palestine during the time of herod the great and his sons. The term nakba also refers to the period of war itself and events affecting. In 1949 israel took control of three fourths of palestine, twice as much land as proposed by the united nations. In 1914 palestine had a jewish population of about 90,000, including about,000 settlers in 43 agricultural colonies. State of palestine simple english wikipedia, the free. Although the arabs of palestine had been creating and developing a palestinian identity for about 200 years, the idea.
Palestine in the historic books of the old testament. A credit card is required to validate your free trial. Learn from nobel laureates, historians, and noted experts in one single source. The palestinian people also referred to as palestinians or palestinian arabs are an. Palestine region, a geographical and historical region in the middle east state of palestine, a modern partially recognized state in the middle east. Joshua is the great geographical book of the old testament. You want to replace the existing qtcheck with the qtcheck file from the other window open on the desktop.
British civil administration in palestine operated from 1920 until 1948. The 32 volumes cover geography, biography, biology, medicine, literature, religion, philosophy, art, law, and more. The inhabitants of palestine are composed of a large number of elements, differing widely in ethnological affinities, language and religion. Encyclopedia britannica gave credit to the greeks for establishing these titles. Western palestine, on the south of gaza, is only about 40 miles in breadth from the mediterranean to the dead sea, narrowing gradually toward the north, where it is only 20 miles from the seacoast to the jordan. Alandalus software development asd is a software and information technology firm. The britannicas encyclopedia of world religions provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the religions of the world and to the concepts, movements, people, and events that have shaped them.
Palestine, area of the eastern mediterranean, comprising parts of modern israel along with the west bank and the gaza strip. Pages in category palestine the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. Encyclopedia of the palestinians, revised edition is the definitive source for high school students, undergraduates, and general readers who want an account of these people and their long history. In fact, the census for palestine which was reprinted in the classic 19056 edition of the encyclopaedia britannica shows jews to have been a majority in jerusalem to muslims by about 60% to 25%, the rest being christian, even at that time. This triggered the 19471949 palestine war and led, in 1948, to. Welcome to the encyclopedia britannica technical support site get answers to problems with your britannica software please use the navigation menu on your left to select your product and find information and assistance. Since 2012 it has nonmember observer state in the united nations. National anthem of israel the country of israel, located in the middle east, was founded in 1948. Palestine, 2 international standard bible encyclopedia. Situated at a strategic point between europe, asia, and africa, and the birthplace of judaism and christianity, the region has a long. The territory of palestine, eastern and western, is thus equal to rather more than onesixth the size of england. Israel, with its seat in jaffa, by the executive of the world zionist organization. Entry for palestine international standard bible encyclopedia one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, the isbe is hailed for its authoritative explanations of every significant word, person and place. Its reputation has long been that it is probably the most respected of all of the general encyclopedias.
With respect to palestine, britains imperial interests coincided with the. The palestine conflict has been at the core of the arabisraeli dispute for over half a century. Palestinian national authority, also known as palestinian. Entry for palestine 1911 encyclopedia britannica one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this resource contained over 40 million words in nearly 40,000 articles written by 1,500 respected authors. The region was not originally arab its arabization was a consequence of the inclusion of palestine within the rapidly expanding arab empire conquered by arabian tribes and their local allies in the first millennium, most significantly during the muslim conquest of the levant in the 7th century.
A weekly send of amazingly weird facts and stories. Implications of a palestinian corridor across israel the jerusalem center for public affairs. It was the first homeland for the jewish people in nearly 2,000 years. Macalisters section on the population of palestine stresses its diversity. Now, that may not mean it is as up to date as the latest professional journals published in a field, of course. The 11th edition was recognized particularly for its. Palestine was a unique case under the mandate system. Encyclopedia of world religions encyclopedia britannica.
Palestine simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The history of palestine is the study of the past in the region of palestine, generally defined as a geographic region in the southern levant between the mediterranean sea and the jordan river where israel and palestine are today, and various adjoining lands. In 1496, mujir aldin alulaymi wrote his history of palestine known as the glorious history of jerusalem and hebron. Palestine 1911 encyclopedia britannica bible encyclopedia. The palestinian basic law a collection of various proposals and amendments to the basic law of palestine.
Microsoft encarta encyclopedia is a software designed for internet surfers in any relevant scholarly information search. Full text of encyclopaedia britannica 10th edition. Daily life in palestine at the time of christ 1962, 43. This site hosts a number of video lectures, and regular posting on everything from the political crisis in yemen, to the country of greenland, to. Palestine, area of the eastern mediterranean, comprising parts of modern israel along with the. During its existence it was known simply as palestine, but, in retrospect, as distinguishers, a variety of other names and descriptors including. The paleolithic period old stone age in palestine was first fully examined by the british archaeologist dorothy garrod in her excavations of caves on the slopes of mount carmel in 192934. Egypt, jordan, syria, lebanon, and iraq immediately declared war on israel.
Oct 25, 2018 palestine came to be referred to by european christians as the holy land and the first crusade was launched to win it back from muslim occupation in 1096 ce. Designed for both adults and students alike, the britannica 20 deluxe dvd is the comprehensive reference and discovery tool that provides uptodate, indepth, and easytouse information. The ebook edition of the encyclopedia of the palestine problem by issa nakhleh. Palestine officepalestine office, the name of a zionist institution whose meaning and function was entirely different before world war i and after it. Referred to by w c lowdermilk, palestine, land of promise 1944, 47. Jul 31, 2016 map of palestine, encyclopedia britannica, 11th ed. As he struggled to survive, a new blow fell when the palestinians erupted in. War in palestine page 15 the vigilant citizen forums.
While we are waiting for the book to be available at all apple ibookstores, it has already been listed at this apple ibookstore. To him and encyclopaedia britannica, the company had a. Map of palestine, encyclopedia britannica, 11th ed. Much has happened since the first edition was published, including the breakdown of negotiations at camp david, the subsequent outbreak of the alaqsa intifada, the death of yasir arafat, and the. The britannica s encyclopedia of world religions provides an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the religions of the world and to the concepts, movements, people, and events that have shaped them. Britannica does not currently have an article on this topic. Amir pnueli, born april 22, 1941, nahalal, palestine now. Encyclopaedia britannica 2008 ultimate reference suite. Encyclopedia britannica computer software for sale ebay. The palestinian territories, or israeli occupied palestinian territories, referring to the west bank including east jerusalem and the gaza strip. The british mandate for palestine history bibliographies. And so the encyclopedia of the palestine problem is published as an ebook, as a body of profound detail, so that politicians, diplomats, government agencies, law makers, scholars, journalists, the interested public and the uncounted palestinians scattered all over the world, who want their children to understand the tragedy, can read and.
Israels development of cuttingedge technologies in software. I agree that palestine is opressed and deprived of rights but please keep in mind that wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a battlefield, so feel free to edit but please maintain equality while doing so, direct attacks at any state or person will be considered vandalism. Because israel lies in territory claimed by arabs, it has faced conflict with neighboring arab countries. All other areas governed by european powers or the united states were assured that their indigenous populations would ultimately be granted independence after a period of tutelage. Top kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. Palestine, holy land, jerusalem, history of the holy land, archaeology of the holy land. These are the sources and citations used to research the british mandate for palestine. Encyclopedia of the palestine problem first edition by issa nakhleh author 4. The history of the state of palestine describes the creation and evolution of the state of palestine in the west bank and gaza strip during the mandatory period, numerous plans of partition of palestine were proposed but without the agreement of all parties. The state of israel declared its independence in 1948. In 1947, the united nations partition plan for palestine was voted.
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