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Palestine. At this point in history, there are only two parties that claim the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Since Hamas is not recognized as an independent government by any country, it retains exclusively de facto control of the area. Meanwhile the Palestinian Authority retains de jurecontrol pursuant to the Oslo Accords of 1993 which transferred the land from Israeli occupation to the sovereignty of the Palestinian Authority.
Almost all Israelis agree that the Gaza Strip does not belong to Israel.
No. The Gaza Strip was never part of Israeli civilian authority. It was a Palestinian Territory under Egyptian ocupation from 1949-1967 and it was a Palestinian territory under Israeli occupation from 1967-2005. In 1993, most of the Gaza Strip was given to the Palestinian Authority to found and new state and in 2005, Israel withdrew all military forces from Gaza. Since then, Gaza has become politically independent as a Palestinian quasi-state under Israeli blockade.
If you're referring to the entire area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, you're about seventy years out of date. It's Israel, not Palestine.If, however, you're speaking about the Palestinian areas specifically, some of the land has in any case been ceded by the Israelis to the Palestinians, in whole or in part. In general, that is a matter for negotiation.
As to the principle itself, it may be noted that:
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- God promised the land to the Israelites many times.
- Jews have had a continuous presence in Israelfor over 3300 years. Of that time, the Jews were a majority in the land for around 1900 years.
- The Muslims' Qur'an clearly states that Israel belongs to the Jews.
- Israel is more than willing to get along with the Palestinians and to come to some negotiated arrangement. However, it must be realistic since its citizens are under constant threat and attack. Areas which have been handed over to Palestinians, have been used to stage these attacks.
- Israel is more concerned for the citizens of those who attack it, than are the attackers themselves. While far from perfect, its treatment of civilians is better than that of any other country in the region.
-- The word "or" renders the question severely loaded at worst, and virtually meaningless at best.
-- If you were to clarify what you mean by 'Palestine', you would be describing a big place.
A single answer would not necessarily apply to all of it. The question is a lot like asking
"Does North America belong to the Mexicans or the Canadians ?"
-- In order to clarify what you mean by 'Palestine', you would very likely need to assume
an answer to your own question.
-- And where would Jewish Arabs fit into the question ?
-- The answer to the question is "yes".
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In what region are Arabs in conflict with Jews?
Arabs and Jews are in conflict over the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine in the Middle East.
How did palestine change in the 1920?
it became split between jews and arabs
How did palestine change in 1920?
it became split between jews and arabs
Why did people oppose partitioning Mandatory Palestine?
That depends Jews were for Arabs were against
Why have Arabs and Jews been in conflict over Palestine for thousands years?
Both believe that Palestine is their holy land and that it belongs to them.
Who was the group intervened to end the feud between the Jews and the Arabs in Palestine?
The United Nations.
Why did tensions between Arabs and Jews in Palestine escalate during the 1930s?
Jewish Immigration to Palestine increased significantly, causing Arabs to worry about losing their land.
What has the author Mordekhai Orenstein written?
Mordekhai Orenstein has written: 'Jews, Arabs and British in Palestine'
ancient land on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea claimed as a homeland by both Arabs and Jews?
palestine
How did the Palestinian Arabs become people without a country?
In 1948, Jews didn't have a country, so they invaded Palestine, killed many Palestinians, and forced many out. The Jews then changed the name of Palestine to Israel.
What two names for the country that is claimed by both Muslims and Jews?
It's the Arabian country that is named by all Arabs as Palestine,however it was occupied in 1948 by the Jews who named it Israel.
Do Jews and Arabs have a common beginning?
According to Jewish and Arab tradition, the Jews descend from Abraham following the line of his son Isaac and the Arabs descend from Abraham following the line of his son Ishmael. So it may be said that Jews and Arabs had a common beginning. In terms of what science can tell us, while Jews have a strong genetic relationship to Levantine Arabs (Arabs in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria), they do not have a strong genetic relationship with Arabian Arabs (who were the original Arabs and live in the Arabian Peninsula).
