However, supporters of Israel say the area is the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people, who were exiled following an invasion by the Babylonian Empire more than 2,500 years ago and the subsequent occupation of the region by the Romans. Image:Map of Israel and Ga...
The Gaza Strip, the 140-square-mile stretch of land located along the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel, has endured decades of protest, military operations and violence as Israel and the Palestinian Authority have both asserted the right to control the area. It is separated by Israeli...
Israel, Gaza, and the Patterns of the Past (Posted 2012-11-19 14:12:52)Fisher, Max
was broken several times by both sides, but largely brought a measure of peace to the Israel-Gaza border. Israel maintained closed borders with Gaza, hoping to pressure the Hamas regime economically. While Israel indicated a willingness to extend the cease-fire, Hamas began increasing its Qassem ...
Timeline of the Arab-Israeli Wars As the latest Middle East War unfolds in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian group called Hamas, it is worthwhile to step back and examine the longer history of the larger conflict between Israel and her Arab neighbors, including the conflict with various ...
THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL Throughout the history of Israel to the present day conflict and war has characterized Israel's relationship with her neighbors - including the Gaza Strip which was home to the ancient Philistines. King David repeatedly called Yahweh his rock, shield, fortress, deliverer, st...
Perhaps no structure so exemplified the rich, interwoven history of the Gaza Strip as the Great Omari Mosque, believed by many to be the oldest in the territory. As empires waned, religious buildings on the site – first pagan, then Christian and Muslim – were destroyed or re...
The Gaza Strip, often referred to simply as Gaza, is a small coastal territory in the Southern Levant that is north of Egypt's Sinai, East of the Mediterranean Sea, and South-West of Israel. The long-standing ruler of the Gaza Strip is Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist ...
Various "transfers of power and responsibilities" in the Gaza Strip and West Bank from Israel to the Palestinian took place in the mid 1990s. After the former Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin who signed the Oslo Accords was assassinated in 1995, the peace process came to a grinding halt...
In response to the current hunger crisis in Gaza,Alex de Waal, author of “Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine,” has made clear: “While it may be possible to bomb a hospital by accident, it is not possible to create a famine by accident.” He argues that the war crim...