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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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16 days ago: KateRoberts published a blog
Be'er Sheva and the Dead Sea
September 17th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva
Thursday, 9/17 Be'er Sheva Bedouin Market: Naya was in school again today so we were off early to Be'er Sheva, a city in the north Negev. Once a week there is a large market mainly for the loca ... 15 photos [full story]

שנה טובה ומתוקה
44 days ago: Kirgor published a blog
שנה טובה ומתוקה
September 19th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
Happy New Year everybody! Today is ראש השנה‎, Rosh Hashana, New Years Eve:) We are now in year 5770 actually. So what did I do on New Years Eve? ... 3 photos [full story]

The best way into the Red Sea since Moses
September 24th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
The title of this blogg is enspired by a diving centers slogan. In our last day of the first star course a photographer joined us in two dives. The picture he took are amazing! The first dive t ... 29 photos [full story]

Holiday in Eilat
45 days ago: Kirgor published a blog
Holiday in Eilat
September 24th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
I spontaneously decided to go to Eilat with three of Roees friends two weeks ago. We bought bustickets and left at midnight. The busride is five and a half hours from Haifa to Eilat. We arrived there ... 15 photos [full story]

Renewable Energy Initiatives!
124 days ago: Aviva published a blog
Renewable Energy Initiatives!
July 7th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District
This trip to Israel could not be going any better! Aside from the gorgeous weather, amazing people, and fantastic lectures, I am learning an immense amount about renewable energy. The past few d ... 6 photos [full story]

sustainable agriculture in the desert?
126 days ago: Aviva published a blog
sustainable agriculture in the desert?
July 5th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District
How is it that one of the most "extreme" deserts in the world is able to also be the agricultural center of a country? With the Arava valley losing more than a meter of water a year to evaporation ... 7 photos [full story]

Masada on a hangover
128 days ago: thedribbleman published a blog
Masada on a hangover
July 3rd 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District » Masada
I was really starting to question my faith? After all these Muslim sights I’ve seen, Israel gave me a chance to answer the call. But would I take this opportunity to connect with my religion? I ... 16 photos [full story]

131 days ago: Aviva published a blog
Hai Bar photos
June 30th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District
awesome pictures from Hai Bar! ... [full story]

131 days ago: Aviva published a blog
Hai Bar Nature Reserve
June 29th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
So today was gorgeous as always! In the morning we got a tour of the kibbutz and learned a lot about its history and also had an introduction to the course. During our afternoon siesta, we went out to ... [full story]

132 days ago: Aviva published a blog
Welcome to Israel!
June 29th 2009  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
So, after fourteen hours of traveling from NY to London to Tel Aviv, I am finally on Kibbutz Ketura, and it is AMAZING. From my room I can see the mountains in Jordan (the border is only three miles a ... [full story]


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Lunch at the Bedouin tent
Sunrise at Eilat
Rugs.
Mi on top of te world, again
Sunrise 2
red sea near taba
What's up with them?
Dolphin
the memorial for claiming Eilat
the view from the top of ein ovdat
Snorkeling with dolphins
Bottlenose dolphin
Flying dolphin
Egyptian Fort
Passing Through the Damascus Gate
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