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PALESTINE
INTRODUCTION :
NESTLED IN THE HEART OF THE MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE IS A LAND STEEPED IN HISTORY, CULTURE, AND THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF ITS PEOPLE. THIS REGION, MARKED BY ITS COMPLEX PAST AND ONGOING GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES, HAS CAPTIVATED THE WORLD'S ATTENTION FOR DECADES .
IN THIS BLOG, WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT PALESTINE, FROM ITS PAST TO ITS PRESENT, TO GET A CLEARER PICTURE OF THIS UNIQUE PART OF THE WORLD
STATE OF PALESTINE :
PALESTINE (ARABIC: فلسطين, ROMANIZED: FILASṬĪN, PRONOUNCED [Fɪ.LAS.TˤIːN]), OFFICIALLY THE STATE OF PALESTINE[A] (دولة فلسطين, DAWLAT FILASṬĪN), IS A STATE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANT REGION OF WEST ASIA. OFFICIALLY GOVERNED BY THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO), IT CLAIMS THE WEST BANK (INCLUDING EAST JERUSALEM) AND THE GAZA STRIP AS ITS TERRITORY, THOUGH THE ENTIRETY OF THAT TERRITORY HAS BEEN UNDER ISRAELI OCCUPATION SINCE THE 1967 SIX-DAY WAR.[5][18] THE WEST BANK IS CURRENTLY DIVIDED INTO 165 PALESTINIAN ENCLAVES THAT ARE UNDER PARTIAL PALESTINIAN RULE, BUT THE REMAINDER, INCLUDING 200 ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS, IS UNDER FULL ISRAELI CONTROL. THE GAZA STRIP IS RULED BY THE MILITANT GROUP HAMAS AND HAS BEEN BLOCKADED BY ISRAEL AND EGYPT SINCE 2007.
FLAG :
THE FLAG OF PALESTINE IS A TRICOLOR OF THREE EQUAL HORIZONTAL STRIPES (BLACK,WHITE AND GREEN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ) OVERLAID BY A RED TRIANGLE ISSUING FROM THE HOIST.THIS FLAG IS DERIVED FROM THE PAN-ARAB COLORS AND IS USED TO REPRESENT THE STATE OF PALESTINE AND THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.IT WAS FIRST ADOPTED ON 28 MAY 1964 BY THE PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.THE FLAG DAY IS CELEBRATED ON 30 SEPTEMBER.
COAT OF ARMS :
THE PALESTINIAN EMBLEM IS AN EAGLE COVERED BY THE PALESTINIAN FLAG. AND IT IS SIMILAR TO THE EMBLEMS OF EGYPT AND IRAQ WITH A DIFFERENCE IN THE COLOURS OF THE FLAGS.
TERRITORY :
TERRITORY CLAIMED BY PALESTINE(GREEN) AND THE TERRITORY ALSO CLAIMED BY ISRAEL (LIGHT GREEN).ALL CLAIMED TERRITORY IS OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL.
GOVERNMENT:
PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL :
THE GOVERNMENT OF PALESTINE REFERS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY THAT GOVERNS THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, INCLUDING THE WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP. IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. HOWEVER, THE POLITICAL STATUS AND STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT CAN BE COMPLEX DUE TO THE ONGOING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT, WHICH INVOLVES MULTIPLE PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
PRESIDENT : (MAHMOUD ABBAS)
PRIME MINISTER :(MOHAMMED SHTAYYEH)
LANGUAGE :
THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ARABIC,AND PALESTINIAN ARABIC HAS ITS UNIQUE DIALECTS AND ACCENTS.ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY IS HIGHLY REGARDED,AND ITS OFTEN USED FORNDECORATIVE AND ARTISTIC PURPOSES.PALESTINIAN ARABIC IS INCLUDED IN A SUBGROUP OF DIALECTS KNOWN AS LEVANTINE ARABIC.
THE CLASSICAL ARABIC LANGUAGE IN PALESTINE :
THE CLASSICAL ARABIC LANGUAGE KNOWN AS fusHa , IS RECOGNIZED AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF GOVERNMENT USE , IN AREAS SUCH AS COURTS , PARLIAMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES IN PALESTINE , AS WELL AS A LEGAL BUSINESS . ARAB IS ALSO MOST IMPORTANTLY THE LANGUAGE OF THE KOREAN.
HEBREW LANGUAGE IN TH WEST BANK :
BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND JEWISH SETTLERS WHO LIVE IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES , HEBREW HAS BECOME MORE COMMON ; HOWEVER, ONLY A FEW PALSTINIANS ARE ABLE TO SPEAK HEBREW.
RELIGION :
RELIGION PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF PALESTINE. THE MAJOR RELIGIONS IN PALESTINE ARE ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY, WITH SMALLER COMMUNITIES OF OTHER FAITHS. ISLAM IS THE PREDOMINANT RELIGION, AND MANY PALESTINIANS ARE SUNNI MUSLIMS. IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SITES, SUCH AS THE AL-AQSA MOSQUE IN JERUSALEM, ARE OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO MUSLIMS.
CHRISTIANITY ALSO HAS A HISTORICAL PRESENCE IN PALESTINE, PARTICULARLY IN BETHLEHEM AND JERUSALEM. THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY IN BETHLEHEM IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN THE WORLD AND A MAJOR PILGRIMAGE SITE. PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS BELONG TO VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS, INCLUDING GREEK ORTHODOX, ROMAN CATHOLIC, AND VARIOUS PROTESTANT BRANCHES.
IN ADDITION TO ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY, THERE ARE SMALLER RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS DRUZE AND SAMARITANS, LIVING IN THE REGION. COEXISTENCE AND TENSIONS RELATED TO RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY ARE INTEGRAL TO THE COMPLEX SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN PALESTINE, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS LIKE JERUSALEM, WHICH HOLD GREAT RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE FOR MULTIPLE FAITHS.
CUISINE –PALESTINE FOOD :
PALESTINIAN CUISINE IS KNOWN FOR ITS DELICIOUS FLAVORS AND TRADITIONAL DISHES. COMMON INGREDIENTS INCLUDE OLIVE OIL, GRAINS, VEGETABLES, AND HERBS. DISHES LIKE FALAFEL, HUMMUS, MAQLUBA, AND KNAFEH ARE POPULAR. PALESTINIAN CUISINE REFLECTS A BLEND OF MEDITERRANEAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, AND LEVANTINE INFLUENCES.
NATIONAL ANIMAL OF PALESTINE (MOUNTAIN GAZELLE) :
NATIONAL BIRD OF PALESTINE (SUNBIRD) :
NATIONAL FLOWER OF PALESTINE (HAYNE’S IRIS) :
NATIONAL FRUIT OF PALESTINE (THE WATERMELON):
NATIONAL SPORTS (FOOTBALL):
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE NATIONAL SPORT OF PALESTINE, AND IT IS ALSO THE MOST POPULAR. THERE IS A WEST BANK PREMIER LEAGUE, AND GAZA STRIP LEAGUE. THE PALESTINE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYED AFGHANISTAN IN THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS.
NATIONAL ANTHEM : FIDA’I
LYRICIST : SAID AL MUZAYIN
COMPOSER : ALI ISMAEL
LYRICS : SAID AL MUZAYIN, 1965
COMPOSED : 1936
KEY : F MAJOR
ADOPTED : 1996
MUSIC : ALI ISMAEL, 1965
FAMOUS PLACE TO VISIT :
ROCK OF DOME :
THE DOME OF THE ROCK (QUBBAT AL-SAKHRA) IS AN OCTAGONAL STRUCTURE ON AN ELEVATED PLATFORM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TEMPLE MOUNT AREA IN JERUSALEM. IT IS REVERED BY MOST MUSLIMS AS THE SPOT FROM WHICH THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD ASCENDED TO HEAVEN. SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION, THE DOME HAS BEEN FOR MUSLIMS MORE THAN A MERE STRUCTURE.
QUMRAN NATIONAL PARK :
QUMRAN IS A SITE LOCATED ABOUT 16 KM SOUTH OF JERICHO ON A DRY PLATEAU JUST 1.5 KM FROM THE NORTHWESTERN SHORE OF THE DEAD SEA IN THE JUDEAN DESERT. THE SITE HAS BEEN EXCAVATED AND FINDINGS SHOW THAT QUMRAN WAS HOME TO MEMBERS OF THE 2ND CENTURY BC ESSENE SEC.
GETHSEMANE (OLIVE GARDEN) :
GETHSEMANE, ALSO CALLED GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE, GARDEN ACROSS THE KIDRON VALLEY ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES (HEBREW HAR HA-ZETIM), A RIDGE PARALLELING THE EASTERN PART OF JERUSALEM, WHERE JESUS IS SAID TO HAVE PRAYED ON THE NIGHT OF HIS ARREST BEFORE THE CRUCIFIXION
FAMOUS PERSONALITIES:
ELIA SULEIMANIS AN PALESTINIAN FILM DIRECTOR AND ACTOR. HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR THE 2002 FILM DIVINE INTERVENTION A MODERN TRAGICOMEDY ON LIVING UNDER OCCUPATION IN PALESTINE WHICH WON THE JURY PRIZE AT THE 2002 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.
MAHA HAJ:
MAHA HAJ WAS BORN IN 1970 IN NAZARETH, ISRAEL. SHE IS A DIRECTOR AND WRITER, KNOWN FOR MEDITERRANEAN FEVER (2022), PERSONAL AFFAIRS (2016) AND BURTUQAL (2009).
AWARDS:
AWARD FOR MEDETERRAEAN FEVER MOVIE:
# CANNES FILM FESTIVAL WINNER – FOR SCREENPLAY
# GOLDEN FIRE BIRD AWARD FOR ALL ROUNDER
AWARD FOR PERSINAL AFFAIRS :
# HAIFA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR BEST FEATURE
BEST FILM:
PALESTINIAN DRAMA FILM DIRECTED BY HANY ABU-ASSAD. IT WAS SCREENED IN THE UN CERTAIN REGARD SECTION AT THE 2013 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
[1] WHERE IT WON THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE.
[2] IT WAS SHOWN AT THE 2013 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
[3] THE FILM WAS NOMINATED FOR THE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AT THE 86TH ACADEMY AWARDS.
[4] IT WON BEST FEATURE FILM AT THE 2013 ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS.
[5] THE FILM WAS SCREENED AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK ON 1 MAY 2014.
PALESTINE CONFLICT :
IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A HIGHLY COMPLEX AND EVOLVING ISSUE.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
THE ROOTS OF THE CONFLICT CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES WHEN JEWISH IMMIGRANTS BEGAN TO SETTLE IN PALESTINE, THEN UNDER OTTOMAN RULE. THE BALFOUR DECLARATION OF 1917 EXPRESSED BRITISH SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A "NATIONAL HOME FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE" IN PALESTINE, LEADING TO INCREASED JEWISH IMMIGRATION. IN 1947, THE UNITED NATIONS APPROVED A PLAN TO PARTITION PALESTINE INTO SEPARATE JEWISH AND ARAB STATES, LEADING TO THE CREATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL IN 1948.
1948 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR:
THE CREATION OF ISRAEL WAS MET WITH OPPOSITION FROM NEIGHBORING ARAB STATES, LEADING TO THE 1948 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR. ISRAEL EMERGED FROM THIS CONFLICT WITH EXPANDED TERRITORY, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIAN ARABS BECAME REFUGEES.
SIX-DAY WAR (1967):
IN 1967, ISRAEL FOUGHT A BRIEF BUT DECISIVE WAR WITH ITS ARAB NEIGHBORS, GAINING CONTROL OF THE WEST BANK, EAST JERUSALEM, GAZA STRIP, AND THE GOLAN HEIGHTS. THIS MARKED A SIGNIFICANT TURNING POINT IN THE CONFLICT.
ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS:
ONE OF THE CENTRAL ISSUES IN THE CONFLICT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS IN THE WEST BANK, CONSIDERED ILLEGAL BY INTERNATIONAL LAW. THE GROWTH OF THESE SETTLEMENTS HAS COMPLICATED PEACE EFFORTS.
OSLO ACCORDS AND PEACE PROCESS:
IN THE 1990S, THE OSLO ACCORDS ESTABLISHED A FRAMEWORK FOR PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO). HOWEVER, THE PEACE PROCESS FACED CHALLENGES, INCLUDING VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL DISPUTES.
HAMAS AND GAZA:
HAMAS, A PALESTINIAN POLITICAL AND MILITANT GROUP, GAINED CONTROL OF THE GAZA STRIP IN 2007 AFTER A CONFLICT WITH THE FATAH-LED PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. GAZA HAS SINCE BEEN UNDER A BLOCKADE, CAUSING HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS.
RECENT EVENTS:
THE CONFLICT HAS SEEN PERIODIC ESCALATIONS, INCLUDING THE 2014 GAZA WAR AND THE 2021 ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO MEDIATE AND FIND A LASTING SOLUTION CONTINUE, BUT MANY OBSTACLES PERSIST.
THE SITUATION IS HIGHLY FLUID, AND THE QUEST FOR A COMPREHENSIVE RESOLUTION REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL CHALLENGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONFLICT MAY HAVE OCCURRED SINCE MY LAST KNOWLEDGE UPDATE IN JANUARY 2022.
INDIA’S STANCE ON ISRAEL – PALESTINE CONFLICT:
INDIA MAINTAINS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH BOTH ISRAEL AND PALESTINE. ITS FOREIGN POLICY IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF NON-ALIGNMENT AND A COMMITMENT TO A JUST AND PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT. INDIA SUPPORTS A TWO-STATE SOLUTION WHERE BOTH ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CAN COEXIST PEACEFULLY WITHIN SECURE AND RECOGNIZED BORDERS.
INDIA HAS HISTORICALLY EXPRESSED SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE FOR STATEHOOD AND SELF-DETERMINATION. AT THE SAME TIME, INDIA HAS ALSO DEVELOPED STRONG ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC TIES WITH ISRAEL IN VARIOUS FIELDS, INCLUDING DEFENSE, AGRICULTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY.
IN ESSENCE, INDIA DOES NOT ALIGN ITSELF EXCLUSIVELY WITH EITHER ISRAEL OR PALESTINE BUT STRIVES TO MAINTAIN RELATIONS WITH BOTH, AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WHILE ADVOCATING FOR A PEACEFUL AND NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT TO THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT.
CHALLENGES PALESTINE FACE :
PEOPLE OF PALESTINE FACE CHALLENGES RELATED TO OCCUPATION, SETTLEMENTS, LIMITED RESOURCES, CONFLICT, REFUGEES, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, AND MORE. THESE ISSUES ARE INTERCONNECTED AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE REGION'S HISTORY AND GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS. EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVE A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT CONTINUE.
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COUNTRIES SUPPORT PALESTINE :
IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT SAUDI ARABIA, IRAN AND QATAR NOT ONLY EXTENDED THEIR SUPPORT TO PALESTINE, BUT ALSO CRITICISED ISRAEL OVER ITS TREATMENT OF PALESTINIANS.
EGYPT IS ALSO EXTENDING ITS SUPPORT TO PALESTINE AND IS ALSO PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO GAZA.
ANOTHER IN THE LIST OF PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS IS CANADA. UNLIKE ARAB NATIONS, CANADA CONDEMNDED THE TERROR ATTACK BY HAMAS ON ISRAELI. MOROVER THE NATION ALSO EXTENDED ITS SUPPORT TO PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS IN GAZA.
WHY WE CHOOSE PALESTINE COUNTRY FOR BLOGGING :
Blogging about Palestine offers a chance to share unique stories, raise awareness about important issues, promote culture, and provide a local perspective, all while potentially supporting the Palestinian cause and fostering understanding.
DONE BY THE TEAM :
SUDHA . M
AISHWARYA . KV
ROWINSHIA . J
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