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| | In the Qur'an, the term الأرض المقدسة ("Holy Land", Al-Ard Al-Muqaddasah) is mentioned at least seven times, once when Moses proclaims to the Children of Israel: "O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin." (Surah 5:21) | | In the Qur'an, the term الأرض المقدسة ("Holy Land", Al-Ard Al-Muqaddasah) is mentioned at least seven times, once when Moses proclaims to the Children of Israel: "O my people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin." (Surah 5:21) |
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| − | Currently, the [[Arab]]s living in the land of Israel are working to create a state called Palestine in part of the land, though this has been met with mixed views from the international community. | + | Currently, the [[Arab]]s living in the land of Israel are working to create a state called Palestine in part of the land of Israel, though this has been met with mixed views from the international community. |
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| | As one of the names for this region over the years has been "Palestine," but that name never referred to a sovereign country [http://www.israelinsider.com/views/articles/views_0297.htm] nor was it ever an Arab country | | As one of the names for this region over the years has been "Palestine," but that name never referred to a sovereign country [http://www.israelinsider.com/views/articles/views_0297.htm] nor was it ever an Arab country |
| | [http://christianactionforisrael.org/never_arab.html]. Historically, [[Arab]] Palestinians have lived primarily in [[Syria]] and [[Jordan]]. | | [http://christianactionforisrael.org/never_arab.html]. Historically, [[Arab]] Palestinians have lived primarily in [[Syria]] and [[Jordan]]. |
| | The area Palestine is the home of many [[terrorist]] organizations, such as the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]], [[Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade]] (related to [[Fatah]] [[Arafat]] & [[Abu Mazen]]), [[Hamas]], [[Islamic Jihad]]. | | The area Palestine is the home of many [[terrorist]] organizations, such as the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]], [[Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade]] (related to [[Fatah]] [[Arafat]] & [[Abu Mazen]]), [[Hamas]], [[Islamic Jihad]]. |