Well, it all depends on the point of view and where to start it. Do you
start with Britain giving away 4/5 of the Palestinian mandate to Jordan?
With the creation of Israel and its immediate invasion? With Oslo and the
agreement to negotiate and not fight?
I've included a few links below:
The Palestinian Mandate
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/palmanda.htm
http://www.science.co.il/History-Palestine.asp
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_faq_palestine_whynostate.php
http://www.yahoodi.com/peace/jordan.html
http://www.cdn-friends-icej.ca/isreport/janfeb01/facts.html
Your Resources to the Middle East conflict
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/hasbara/
Layman's Guide to the Middle East Conflict
http://www.cdn-friends-icej.ca/guide.html
Related and Disputed Territories Reports
http://freedomhouse.org/survey99/relterr/
>From "Occupied Territories" to "Disputed Territories"
http://www.science.co.il/Arab-Israeli-conflict/Articles/Gold-2002-01-16.asp
Palestinian
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian
> Okay, this is going to sound really ignorant. But, can anyone point me to
a
> website that can give me the Cliff Note's version of the whole
> Israel/Palestine issue? I honestly can't keep it all straight and would
like
> to have a better understanding of why people say things like:
> "the rate Sharon is going, there wont be any Palestinians left, let them
all
> rot in the camps they live in or join there fellow "freedom fighters" in
> death or jails or exile"
>
> Not to pick on Pat....it's just one of the many comments on the subject,
> from both sides, that makes me go...hmmmm.... I guess I've always given as
> much attention to the issues in that part of the world as most people do
to
> the issues of the Yoruba people in Nigeria. "Who's that?", you ask?
Exactly
> my point. (I could, of course, expound on the topic, but it's irrelevant
to
> most people who aren't Yoruba, of African descent, or an ally.)
>
> But, since Irael/Palestine is more and more in the news, I think it's time
> that I actually got my head around it.
>
> Ashe o! <---Yoruba for something like "let the force be with you"
> -d
>
>
>
>
> Deanna Schneider
> Interactive Media Developer
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
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