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2 days ago · Palestine (region) Palestine [i] is a geographical region in West Asia. It is usually considered to include modern-day Israel and the State of Palestine, though some definitions also include parts of northwestern Jordan. Other historical names for the region include Canaan, the Promised Land, the Land of Israel, or the Holy Land .
17 hours ago · 380 V. 400 V. 50 Hz. (1) Nominal voltage (at least on most electricity meters) is 230/400 V, in practice 220/380 V is more commonly used. (2) Types C and F plugs are officially recognized by SNI 04-3892.1.1-2003. (3) British Type G sockets are common in Riau Islands due to their close proximity to Singapore.
3 days ago · Rafah. View over Rafah, a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip, August 8, 2022. Gaza Strip. Rafah, city along the border of the Gaza Strip and Egypt that, for most of the 20th and into the 21st century, has been bisected with an eastern half in the Gaza area and a western half in Egypt. In 2023–24 Gazans displaced by the Israel-Hamas ...
3 days ago · 1570 map of Palestine by Ortelius, whose inclusion of biblical Palestine in his contemporary atlas has been described as "loaded with theological, eschatological, and, ultimately, para-colonial Restorationism" Ottoman geographer Kâtip Çelebi's 1648–1657 map showing the term ارض فلاستان ("Land of Palestine")
5 days ago · 2017-2019: An Israeli delegation, led by prominent Israeli lawyer and diplomat Tal Becker, conducted secret meetings with the ICC, challenging Bensouda’s jurisdiction over Palestine regarding ...
5 days ago · Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are becoming increasingly isolated internationally – they need to listen to their friends. Julie M Norman, UCL. The brutality of Israel’s assault on Gaza and the ...
4 days ago · Moab, kingdom, ancient Palestine. Located east of the Dead Sea in what is now west-central Jordan, it was bounded by Edom and the land of the Amorites. The Moabites were closely related to the Israelites, and the two were frequently in conflict. The Moabite Stone, found at Dibon, recorded the
