Palestine Info
By admin | April 30, 2009
I want to share about Palestine.
Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region.
In its broader meaning as a geographical term, Palestine can refer to an area that includes contemporary Israel and the Palestinian territories, parts of Jordan, and parts of Lebanon and Syria. In its narrow meaning, it refers to the area within the boundaries of the former British Mandate of Palestine (1920-1948) west of the Jordan River.
Since 1948 the choice of term Israel versus Palestine is often politically loaded and, depending on the context, can arouse fierce controversy.
Palestine can also refer to the proposed State of Palestine, declared by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1988 and recognized by over 100 countries
This was taken from wikipedia.
May Allah bless the ummah and the Palestinian people.
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