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Following the 1995 Oslo Agreement and subsequent 1997 Hebron Agreement, Palestinian cities were placed under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, with the exception of Hebron, [8] which was split into two sectors: H1 is controlled by the Palestinian Authority and H2 – which includes the Old City of Hebron ...
Oct 4, 2024 · Hebron, city in the West Bank, situated in the southern Judaean Hills south-southwest of Jerusalem. Located about 3,050 feet (930 metres) above sea level, Hebron long benefited from its mountainous clime, which encouraged the cultivation of fruit trees and vineyards.
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THE STORY OF HEBRON. In 1945, the town of Hebron was the administrative capital of the Hebron sub-district of Palestine. It had a population of 24,560, all of whom were Palestinian.
The Old City of Hebron (Arabic: البلدة القديمة الخليل Hebrew: עיר העתיקה של חברון) is the historic city centre of Hebron in the West Bank, Palestine. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters (660 ft ...
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The United Nations, the European Union, International Committee of the Red Cross, and the government of the United Kingdomall refer to the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" or "Occupied Palestinian Territories". The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dore Gold have objected to the use of the term "Occupied Palestinian Territories".[note 2] The ...
The Palestinian Territories consist of two distinct areas: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. Although the boundaries are commonly referred to as the "1967 borders", they are historically the armistice lines under the 1949 Armistice Agreements, which brought an end to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and are commonly referred to...
The political status of the territories has been the subject of negotiations between Israel and the PLO and of numerous statements and resolutions by the United Nations. (See List of United Nations resolutions concerning Israel.) Since 1994, the autonomous Palestinian National Authority has exercised various degrees of control in large parts of the...
The international community regards the West Bank as territories occupied by Israel. Israel has withdrawn its military forces from the Gaza strip, but it continues to be designated the occupying power in the Gaza Strip by the United Nations, the United States and various human rights organizations. Despite this Hamas complete de facto control over ...
Palestinians
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics(PCBS) estimated Palestinians at mid year 2009 as 10.7 million persons as follows: 3.9 million in the Palestinian Territory (36.6%), 1.2 million (11.5%) in Israel; 5.0 million in Arab countries (46.2%), 0.6 million in foreign countries (5.7%). According to The Guardian(2008), the Palestinian territories have one of the fastest growing populations in the world, with numbers surging 30% in the past decade (2008). There were 3.76 million Palestinians i...
Religion
The overwhelming majority of Palestinians are Muslims. Almost the entire Palestinian Muslim population is Sunni, although few dozen converts to Ahmadiyya Islam resides in West Bank. According to Palestinian constitution, article 4: "Islam is the official religion of Palestine. Respect for the sanctity of all other divine religions shall be maintained". Christians constitute about 1–2% of population of Palestinian territories. The Christian population of Gaza is estimated at about 3,000 There...
Language
Arabic is the official language within the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian Arabic is the vernacular. Hebrew and Englishare widely spoken. 16.1% of the population speaks Hebrew as their native language and Hebrew is also a second or third language to many other Palestinians.
The Constitution of the League of Arab States says the existence and independence of Palestine cannot be questioned de jure even though the outward signs of this independence have remained veiled as a result of force majeure.The League supervised the Egyptian trusteeship of the Palestinian government in Gaza after the termination of the British Man...
In 1922, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire that ruled Greater Syria for four centuries (1517–1917), the British Mandate for Palestine was established. Large-scale Jewish immigration from abroad, mainly from Eastern Europe took place during the British Mandate, though Jewish immigration started during the Ottoman period. The future of Palesti...
Statistical Atlas of Palestine at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.Gaza Strip. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.West Bank. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.Visiting Hebron in the West Bank in Palestine and understanding the divided city on a Dual Narrative tour with Jewish and Arab guides. Visiting Hebron in the West Bank is as much about the importance of making your own informed decisions as it is about travelling to Palestine.
Hebron is divided into two sectors: H1 is entirely Palestinian and includes about 80% of the city's residents, while H2 contains all the Jews and the remainder of the Arabs. H1 is under full Palestinian control (i.e. Area A ), while H2 is under full Israel control.
