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Originally inhabited by a loose bonding of [[Canaan]]ite tribes, the Israelites settled into the area after [[the Exodus]] from [[Egypt]] and were partially successful in driving out the Canannites and making it their home. Migrations from the 'Peoples of the Sea' led to a strong [[Phillistine]] presence on the coastline, but they were generally subdued by [[King David]] and [[Solomon]] during the height of ancient Israel.  The kingdom was subsequently divided into the [[Northern Kingdom]] and [[Judea]] upon the death of Solomon.  The Northern Kingdom, and the remnants of the Philistine kingdoms, were conquered by the [[Assyrian]]s in the late 8th century B.C. and the kingdom of Judea fell under [[Babylonian]] control in the late 7th century and lost their independence completely in 586 B.C. with the fall of [[Jerusalem]], their capital.  The Jews were allowed to return under the [[Persian Empire]] and the entire area was conquered by [[Alexander the Great]] around 330 B.C.  When his empire broke apart at his death and consolidated into four different regions, it was the [[Ptolemies]] centered in Egypt who controlled the region for the better part of the next two centuries, but conquest by the [[Seleucids]] led to a harsh religious persecution on the Jews in the region.  The Jews revolted and had their independence for almost 100 years before a civil war courted Roman intervention and the area came under Roman control and eventually became the province of Palestine.  Byzantine rule was forcefully removed by the great Islamic waves of the 7th century A.D.  Portions of Palestine were reclaimed under Crusader control from the late 11th century until the mid 13th century, but the overall region was under Islamic control for over 1000 years. Worth mentioning that the Philistines who at one time lived in part of the area were completely conquered by [[King David]].  

Originally inhabited by a loose bonding of [[Canaan]]ite tribes, the Israelites settled into the area after [[the Exodus]] from [[Egypt]] and were partially successful in driving out the Canannites and making it their home. Migrations from the 'Peoples of the Sea' led to a strong [[Phillistine]] presence on the coastline, but they were generally subdued by [[King David]] and [[Solomon]] during the height of ancient Israel.  The kingdom was subsequently divided into the [[Northern Kingdom]] and [[Judea]] upon the death of Solomon.  The Northern Kingdom, and the remnants of the Philistine kingdoms, were conquered by the [[Assyrian]]s in the late 8th century B.C. and the kingdom of Judea fell under [[Babylonian]] control in the late 7th century and lost their independence completely in 586 B.C. with the fall of [[Jerusalem]], their capital.  The Jews were allowed to return under the [[Persian Empire]] and the entire area was conquered by [[Alexander the Great]] around 330 B.C.  When his empire broke apart at his death and consolidated into four different regions, it was the [[Ptolemies]] centered in Egypt who controlled the region for the better part of the next two centuries, but conquest by the [[Seleucids]] led to a harsh religious persecution on the Jews in the region.  The Jews revolted and had their independence for almost 100 years before a civil war courted Roman intervention and the area came under Roman control and eventually became the province of Palestine.  Byzantine rule was forcefully removed by the great Islamic waves of the 7th century A.D.  Portions of Palestine were reclaimed under Crusader control from the late 11th century until the mid 13th century, but the overall region was under Islamic control for over 1000 years. Worth mentioning that the Philistines who at one time lived in part of the area were completely conquered by [[King David]].  

In the mid-1200's, Mamelukes, originally soldier-slaves of the Arabs based in Egypt, established an empire that in time included the area of Palestine. Arab-speaking Muslims made up most of the population of the area once called Palestine. Beginning in the late 1300's, Jews from Spain and other Mediterranean lands settled in Jerusalem and other parts of the land. The Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamelukes in 1517, and Palestine became part of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish Sultan invited Jews fleeing the Spanish Catholic inquisition to settle in the Turkish empire, including several cities in Palestine. <ref> [http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm Israel and Palestine: A Brief History.] </ref>

In the mid-1200's, Mamelukes, originally soldier-slaves of the Arabs based in Egypt, established an empire that in time included the area of Palestine. Arab-speaking Muslims made up most of the population of the area once called Palestine. Beginning in the late 1300's, Jews from Spain and other Mediterranean lands settled in Jerusalem and other parts of the land. The Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamelukes in 1517, and Palestine became part of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish Sultan invited Jews fleeing the Spanish Catholic inquisition to settle in the Turkish empire, including several cities in Palestine.<ref>[http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm Israel and Palestine: A Brief History.]</ref>

==Modern History==

==Modern History==

[[File:Six Day War Territories.svg.png|thumb|"Six Day War" Territories.]]

[[File:Six Day War Territories.svg.png|thumb|"Six Day War" Territories.]]

A war broke out in which the Jews expanded their borders and the Arab nation of Palestine was absorbed by Jordan. Hostility between the Arabs and Jews continued and in 1967 Israel conquered the West Bank from Jordan, taking the bulk of the Jewish land that had been the "Palestinian state". UN resolution 242 called for the Israeli removal from that land, but it did not occur. Attempts to hold Israel accountable were vetoed in the Security Council by the United States. Although the land was part of Jordan, Jordan relinquished its rights in the 1980s telling the Israelis to speak with the Palestinian Arabs directly. The 1967 Israel borders have no popular support among ordinary “Palestinian” residents. What most people call the 1967 Israel borders is really a cease-fire line (armistice) dating back to 1949; this armistice agreement was never a permanent treaty between Israel and any Arab country. <ref> [http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/05/21/talk/1967-israel-borders-have-no-basis/ 1967 Israel borders have no basis.] </ref>

A war broke out in which the Jews expanded their borders and the Arab nation of Palestine was absorbed by Jordan. Hostility between the Arabs and Jews continued and in 1967 Israel conquered the West Bank from Jordan, taking the bulk of the Jewish land that had been the "Palestinian state". UN resolution 242 called for the Israeli removal from that land, but it did not occur. Attempts to hold Israel accountable were vetoed in the Security Council by the United States. Although the land was part of Jordan, Jordan relinquished its rights in the 1980s telling the Israelis to speak with the Palestinian Arabs directly. The 1967 Israel borders have no popular support among ordinary “Palestinian” residents. What most people call the 1967 Israel borders is really a cease-fire line (armistice) dating back to 1949; this armistice agreement was never a permanent treaty between Israel and any Arab country.<ref>[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/05/21/talk/1967-israel-borders-have-no-basis/ 1967 Israel borders have no basis.]</ref>

In 1988, the Kingdom of Jordan renounced all claims to the territory known as Judea and Samaria within Israel, and "The West Bank" to the rest of the world.<ref name=renounce>"[http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/his_periods9.html Jordan, History of: Disengagement from the West Bank]," from the official histories of Jordan. Retrieved April 8, 2012. Cited in Hurlbut TA, "[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/04/02/news/world-news/settlements-israel-legal/ Settlements in Israel: Legal or Not]?" ''Conservative News and Views'', 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.</ref> In 1994 Jordan made that renunciation permanent. It negotiated a permanent treaty of peace with Israel. That treaty set the boundary along the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers, through the Dead Sea, then southwest along the ''Emek Ha’arava'' (or ''Wadi Araba'' in [[Arabic]]) line to the Gulf of Aqaba.<ref name=jordantreaty>"[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/Israel-Jordan%20Peace%20Treaty Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, October 26, 1994]," Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Israel. Retrieved 8 April 2012. Cited in Hurlbut TA, "[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/04/02/news/world-news/settlements-israel-legal/ Settlements in Israel: Legal or Not]?" ''Conservative News and Views'', 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.</ref> For that reason, the Judea-Samaria region is ''not'' an occupied territory at all, but a territory under military administration, the civilian population of which (with key exceptions) have leaders desiring secession and independence.

In 1988, the Kingdom of Jordan renounced all claims to the territory known as Judea and Samaria within Israel, and "The West Bank" to the rest of the world.<ref name=renounce>"[http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/his_periods9.html Jordan, History of: Disengagement from the West Bank]," from the official histories of Jordan. Retrieved April 8, 2012. Cited in Hurlbut TA, "[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/04/02/news/world-news/settlements-israel-legal/ Settlements in Israel: Legal or Not]?" ''Conservative News and Views'', 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.</ref> In 1994 Jordan made that renunciation permanent. It negotiated a permanent treaty of peace with Israel. That treaty set the boundary along the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers, through the Dead Sea, then southwest along the ''Emek Ha’arava'' (or ''Wadi Araba'' in [[Arabic]]) line to the Gulf of Aqaba.<ref name=jordantreaty>"[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace%20Process/Guide%20to%20the%20Peace%20Process/Israel-Jordan%20Peace%20Treaty Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, October 26, 1994]," Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Israel. Retrieved 8 April 2012. Cited in Hurlbut TA, "[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/04/02/news/world-news/settlements-israel-legal/ Settlements in Israel: Legal or Not]?" ''Conservative News and Views'', 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.</ref> For that reason, the Judea-Samaria region is ''not'' an occupied territory at all, but a territory under military administration, the civilian population of which (with key exceptions) have leaders desiring secession and independence.

Today's Palestinian Arabs are children and grandchildren of [[Arab]] immigrants from the surrounding nations <ref>http://www.peacefaq.com/palestinians.html</ref><ref>http://www.meforum.org/article/522</ref>

Today's Palestinian Arabs are children and grandchildren of [[Arab]] immigrants from the surrounding nations <ref>http://www.peacefaq.com/palestinians.html</ref><ref>http://www.meforum.org/article/522</ref>

[[File:Gaza War 18 07 2014.jpg|thumb|left|East of [[Gaza City]], 18.07.2014]]

[[File:Gaza War 18 07 2014.jpg|thumb|left|East of [[Gaza City]], 18.07.2014]]

The Palestinian [[Intifada]] from the late 1980s tried to regain Arab control of the West Bank region of Israel. While first clamping down harshly, Israel did sign an accord to grant the Palestinian Arabs autonomy in the West Band and the Gaza Strip, but not full independence. The borders of a future Palestinian state has been a stumbling block to a final solution with the Arabs wanting to control all of the area captured in the 1967 War and Israel claiming part of the land for the Jewish people. A continuing series of violent actions on the part of the Palestinian Arabs and an inability to find a comprise has prevented any type of permanent solution.  The short term solution is bleak. With [[Hamas]] having the majority of the control in the Palestinian legislature, a terrorist entity that does not even recognize Israel's right to exist in its own land (seeks to ethnic cleanse all Jews in the area and create a radical oppressive Islamic state, its head in Damascus Osama Hamdan supports Ahmadinejad's genocide call to "wipe off Israel off the map" <ref>http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/osama_hamdan0807e.htm</ref> and Hamas Cleric Muhsen Abu 'Ita said: "The Annihilation of the Jews in Palestine is One of The Most Splendid Blessings for Palestine"<ref>http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD208708</ref>.

The Palestinian [[Intifada]] from the late 1980s tried to regain Arab control of the West Bank region of Israel. While first clamping down harshly, Israel did sign an accord to grant the Palestinian Arabs autonomy in the West Band and the Gaza Strip, but not full independence. The borders of a future Palestinian state has been a stumbling block to a final solution with the Arabs wanting to control all of the area captured in the 1967 War and Israel claiming part of the land for the Jewish people. A continuing series of violent actions on the part of the Palestinian Arabs and an inability to find a comprise has prevented any type of permanent solution.  The short term solution is bleak. With [[Hamas]] having the majority of the control in the Palestinian legislature, a terrorist entity that does not even recognize Israel's right to exist in its own land (seeks to ethnic cleanse all Jews in the area and create a radical oppressive Islamic state, its head in Damascus Osama Hamdan supports Ahmadinejad's genocide call to "wipe off Israel off the map" <ref>http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/osama_hamdan0807e.htm</ref> and Hamas Cleric Muhsen Abu 'Ita said: "The Annihilation of the Jews in Palestine is One of The Most Splendid Blessings for Palestine".<ref>http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD208708</ref>

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The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is an autonomous national entity comprising the territories of Gaza (formerly under Egyptian sovereignty) and West Bank (formerly under Jordan sovereignty), which were occupied by the Israeli Defense Forces in Jun 1967. As provided by the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles signed on 13 Sep 1993 and upon the Agreement signed on 4 May 1994, the PNA was inaugurated on 5 Jul 1994 as a transitional status including Palestinian interim self-governing and a phased transfer of powers and territories (towns and areas of the West Bank). Negotiations on the permanent status, which could end in a Palestinian State, are under way. Headquarters: Ramallah, Chairmen of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): [[Mahmoud Abbas|Mahmoud Ridha Abbas]]<ref> [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Palestinian_National_Authority.htm Palestinian National Authority.] </ref>  

The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is an autonomous national entity comprising the territories of Gaza (formerly under Egyptian sovereignty) and West Bank (formerly under Jordan sovereignty), which were occupied by the Israeli Defense Forces in Jun 1967. As provided by the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles signed on 13 Sep 1993 and upon the Agreement signed on 4 May 1994, the PNA was inaugurated on 5 Jul 1994 as a transitional status including Palestinian interim self-governing and a phased transfer of powers and territories (towns and areas of the West Bank). Negotiations on the permanent status, which could end in a Palestinian State, are under way. Headquarters: Ramallah, Chairmen of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): [[Mahmoud Abbas|Mahmoud Ridha Abbas]]<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Palestinian_National_Authority.htm Palestinian National Authority.]</ref>  

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==External links==

==External links==

*[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://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.

*[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.

*[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/05/21/talk/1967-israel-borders-have-no-basis/ 1967 Israel borders have no basis.]

*[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2011/05/21/talk/1967-israel-borders-have-no-basis/ 1967 Israel borders have no basis.]