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May 22, 2024 · Israel still has staunch allies within the European Union, especially Hungary and the Czech Republic, and key players like Germany, despite growing discomfort with Israel’s conduct, have not...
Nov 11, 2023 · Europe’s current disarray could marginalize Palestinian or Muslim populations. Europe’s left has also struggled to navigate this moment, including in places like France and the United Kingdom.
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Israel’s current border with Egypt is marked by a high-tech barbed-wire fence ranging from 5 to 8 meters in height and stretching 245 kilometers from Israel’s port city of Eilat on the Red Sea...
Israel is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria, and Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the south. Covering an area of only 8,522 square miles, Israel is smaller than the US state of Massachusetts and only one-fifth the size of the state of Kentucky.
- Introduction
- History and Geography
- The Nakba
- The Occupation
- Israel’s Separation Barrier
- Territorial Ambitions
- Natural Resources
- The Siege of Gaza
- International Relations
Maps, like photographs, are capable of conveying a great deal of information in a single image – “A picture is worth a thousand words.” This collection of maps and satellite images illustrates certain key issues in Israel/Palestine. Brief interpretations of each image are provided, as well as links to other CJPME resources for further information. ...
For further information, consult the following CJPME resources: 1. Jewish immigration to historical Palestine: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_181 2. Historical Palestine’s Demography: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_182 3. Palestine 1930: The Passfield White Paper: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_135 4. Canadian Zionists Join World Wide Campaign to Mark Centenary of Balf...
For further information, consult the following CJPME resources: 1. Jaffa oranges: Pride and propaganda: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_176 2. The 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_173 3. Canada’s defunding of UNRWA’s core programs: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_125 4. The Palestine Papers: Overview: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_108 5. UNR...
For further information, consult the following CJPME resources: 1. Illegal Israeli colonies in the occupied Palestinian territories: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_076 2. Israeli colonization of East Jerusalem: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_078 3. Mainstream public opposition to Israeli “settlements”: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_158 4. “Settlement” products and com...
Castle wall or prison wall?
Ostensibly designed as a shield to keep the Palestinians out, Israel’s Separation Barrier serves primarily to cage them in. As seen on this map, the Separation Barrier (shown in red, yellow and purple) and its associated regime of fenced-off limited-access highways (shown in green) snake around Bethlehem and neighbouring communities, isolating them. The Barrier stunts any possibility of development and creates narrow chokepoints which Israeli forces can close at a moment’s notice. Image sourc...
City in a bottle
Qalqilya, a Palestinian city of 50,000 in the West Bank, is completely enclosed by Israel’s Separation Barrier, as seen in this photo taken from space. There are only three ways in or out of Qalqilya: 1) an Israeli military base and checkpoint at the neck of the bottle enclosing the city (seen to the right in this photo); 2) a border terminal, seen at the top of the photo near the base of the bottle, which is used by day-labourers and other Palestinians with permits to work in Israel; and 3)...
Eastern Barrier
Many would be surprised to learn that, in addition to the already-constructed portion of the Separation Barrier, Israel plans to build an “Eastern Barrier” which, when finished, will completely seal in those areas of the West Bank that it intends to leave for the Palestinians. Image source: http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/arab-israeli-conflict-part-1.3429825/page-30
For further information, consult the following CJPME resources: 1. Alternatives to a two-state solution: A realist perspective: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_093
For further information, consult the following CJPME resources: 1. Water in Israel-Palestine: http://www.cjpme.org/list_factsheets
For further information, consult the following CJPME resources: 1. Gaza’s fishing industry: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_174 2. A child’s view from Gaza: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_144 3. Psychological impact of war on children in Gaza: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_149 4. The Russel Tribunal on Palestine: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_142 5. The Palmer Report on the ...
For further information, consult the following CJPME resources: 1. Palestinian bid for statehood: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_124 2. Palestine’s membership in UNESCO: http://www.cjpme.org/fs_141 3. Palestinian membership in the UN and Palestinian "statehood": http://www.cjpme.org/pp_27
Jul 27, 2016 · The map of the world Netanyahu brandished Monday at the Knesset State Control Committee, where he defended his foreign policy record, offers some valuable insights into his view of Israel’s...
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Israel’s borders with its neighbors: Egypt (165 miles), Jordan (148 miles), Lebanon (49 miles), Syria (47 miles) Optional: West Bank (191 miles), Gaza Strip (32 miles)
