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Background: Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. The territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted. On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo accords") guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. In addition, on 25 May 2000, Israel withdrew unilaterally from southern Lebanon, which it had occupied since 1982. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. On 24 June 2002, US President BUSH laid out a "road map" for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envisions a two-state solution. However, progress toward a permanent status agreement has been undermined by Palestinian-Israeli violence ongoing since September 2000. The conflict may have reached a turning point with the election in January 2005 of Mahmud ABBAS as the new Palestinian leader following the November 2004 death of Yasir ARAFAT.




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Astonishment in Every Day Jerusalem Life
November 20th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
As Gertrud Nelson wisely commented last week, winter and spring are the same thing here. So as autumn deepens, I had to turn on my heat this week. The markets are full of permissions, pears and purp ... 4 photos [full story]

7 days ago: Born to be Wild published a blog
Last day in Jerusalem
November 17th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
Our final full day in Jerusalem started, as usual, with breakfast. Afterwards, we walked toward the Zion Gate to the Old City and the Dormition Church. This is a beautiful building that legend says ... [full story]

7 days ago: Born to be Wild published a blog
Sunday in Jerusalem
November 17th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
Once again, the day began with breakfast. Unfortunately, the choices aren’t great here, but meet the immediate need. After a short wait, we met our guide, Anat. Today, we began our exploring ... [full story]

7 days ago: Born to be Wild published a blog
First day in Jeursalem
November 17th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
This was our first day in Jerusalem, and we were on our own. After breakfast, we walked about 20 minutes or so to the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City. Jerusalem is, basically, in two parts: the ... [full story]

8 days ago: sandcrab published a blog
The day has come
November 16th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
To day i am leaving the country that is still a mystery to me. At first, when i arrived here just over a month ago, i wasn't sure what to think. The land my ansesters have conquered. The promise land. ... [full story]

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
20 days ago: Kate in Africa published a blog
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
October 25th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
I'm sorry it's been a while since I've posted. Life here in France isn't always fun and games and travel...I do have to work a bit! Our Toussaint (All Saints' Day) holidays started on October 24, so I ... 61 photos [full story]

Shapes, Metaphors & Images
26 days ago: RabbiLisa published a blog
Shapes, Metaphors & Images
October 29th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
It rained a little today - just enough to make the plastic chairs on the balcony dirty. We are hoping for more rain this weekend; the Southern Californians will understand the importance of the begin ... 4 photos [full story]

31 days ago: Wayfarer5 published a blog
Hunting the wild Felafel
October 24th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
I'm sure better scribes than I have taken up this topic, but so what! What is the best Felafel? Where is it? Who makes it? There are a number of high priced Felafel joints in Tel-Aviv area, they pr ... [full story]

Marketplaces of ideas and things to eat
October 23rd 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
Jerusalem has forgotten that we are a month into autumn; it has been sweltering all week! I have enough reading to do that I could sit and study all day, but there is so much going on! I had to vent ... 4 photos [full story]

Getting down to business
39 days ago: RabbiLisa published a blog
Getting down to business
October 16th 2009  Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem
If you work in the Jewish community, you know that really, everything starts "after the holidays." Surprisingly, this year for me is no different. Sukkot is over, garbage cans are over-flowing with ... 2 photos [full story]


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