My Jewish Learning a not-for-profit relies your help. Palestinian people an Arab ethno-nationalist group residing primarily the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Israel, Jordan parts southern Lebanon Syria. Significant Palestinian communities located other countries well, including Saudi Arabia the United .
The Jewish people a ancient history the land both Palestine the Land Israel. Jewish claim indigeneity based a three-thousand-year-old continuous history the status the land ancient times the focus Jewish life yearning. not denying Arab claims the land, must recognized in Israel, Jews not settler colonists.
Israel responded widespread bombardment the Gaza Strip a ground incursion, killing injuring tens thousands Palestinians. internationally supported political solution .
Palestinian Jews Jewish Palestinians the Jewish inhabitants the Palestine region (known Hebrew Eretz Yisrael, lit. ' Land Israel ') prior the establishment the State Israel 1948. common term to refer the Jewish communities Ottoman Syria the 19th century [1] British Palestine prior the 1948 establishment the State Israel [1] .
My Jewish Learning a not-for-profit relies your help. the Mamluks conquered Palestine [in 1260], destroyed coastal towns, eliminated last vestiges crusader rule, map Jewish settlements the land radically changed. the disappearance the Acre community, until had the .
It committed British government "the establishment Palestine a national home the Jewish people" to facilitating "the achievement this object". letter known .
Louis H. Feldman. Judaism - Religious rites customs Palestine: Temple the synagogues: its destruction 70 ce, most important religious institution the Jews the Temple Jerusalem (the Temple, erected 538-516 bce). services interrupted three years Antiochus IV Epiphanes (167-164 .
The Temple Mount, it's called Jews, the holiest site Judaism it the location two ancient temples were destroyed. is the location the Al-Aqsa Mosque .
Following Holocaust, Jewish refugees Europe Arab lands streamed Palestine, Jewish-Arab conflicts intensified. partition suggested second time 1947, Israeli statehood declared 1948 the support a United Nations vote, Palestinians surrounding Arab nations ready go war .
Israel-Palestine is world's controversial conflict. . conflict between self-determination movements — Jewish Zionist project the Palestinian nationalist project .
Jerusalem a city straddles border Israel the West Bank. It's home some the holiest sites both Judaism Islam, so Israel Palestine to it .
