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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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Areas in South District: Arad | Ashdod | Be'er Sheva | Eilat | Ein Avdat National Park | Ein Gedi | Makhtesh Ramon | Masada | Mitzpe Ramon

Eilat
20 days ago: Larluv published a blog
Eilat
June 5th 2006  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
Took the bus with Tamar up to the border of Egypt and Israel. We went through the border where I was asked "how long do you plan on staying in Israel". I answered "not sure" and that led to a length ... 5 photos [full story]

62 days ago: Sassler published a blog
A boarder story
May 23rd 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
I hinted at this the other day with my post about going to Jordan. The issues at the boarder. I've taken some time and formulated my thoughts into an entry. In light of recent visits to the middle eas ... [full story]

Masada & Dead Sea
67 days ago: MJDS published a blog
Masada & Dead Sea
May 17th 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District » Masada
We started our day with our earliest wake up: 6:00 a.m. Many of us did not want to get up out of bed and slept until 6:30 :), but by 7:00, we were all outside waiting for the bus. After a few minutes ... 1 photos [full story]

Ancient Warrior Day
68 days ago: MJDS published a blog
Ancient Warrior Day
May 17th 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District » Arad
We awoke early in the morning to the hee-hawing of the Bedouin donkeys. It took a long time for everyone to completely wake up, but soon enough, we ate breakfast and were on our way to an Israeli su ... 6 photos [full story]

72 days ago: MacIntyre Family in Israel published a blog
Banished to Paradise
April 30th 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
So we had to leave the Country. Instead of giving us the typical three month visa, when we landed, the lady at Ben Gurion gave us one month. Why did she do that? Because we said we wanted to stay for ... [full story]

Ein Gedi and Dead Sea
104 days ago: Ben and Heather published a blog
Ein Gedi and Dead Sea
April 2nd 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District » Ein Gedi
On to Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea and Desert... We realized that it'd be much easier to rent a car for 3 days and return it in Eliat than to take a tour to Ein Gedi and taxi to Eliat. A rental car i ... 4 photos [full story]

Diving with Dolphins
109 days ago: steffen published a blog
Diving with Dolphins
December 3rd 2006  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
After a beautiful day in I travelled back from Wadi Musa to Dahab in Egypt. The ferry across the Red Sea on the outbound journey from Egypt to Jordan had cost me a full day, US$ 70 for a first clas ... 22 photos [full story]

Wieder im Disneyland
115 days ago: fahrplanfetischist published a blog
Wieder im Disneyland
March 30th 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District » Eilat
Ich bin schon um 6.30 aufgestanden und war noch deutlich vor acht wieder auf dem Weg nach Aqaba, da ich dort vor meiner Ausreise noch meinen Pass registrieren lassen musste (ich bin in Amman mit einem ... 1 photos [full story]

Mum
140 days ago: Lauraonthemove published a blog
Mum's the Word!
March 6th 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District
Yes, yes, I know. Bad me. What? It's been three months? Four? Urg. Apologies. But I've been busy. For those of you who don't know, I am still at the Arava Institute, but now I am an intern here! ... 7 photos [full story]

141 days ago: Loeby published a blog
floating away
March 5th 2008  Middle East » Israel » South District » Be'er Sheva
Hey yall! I just got back from the dead sea and the ein gedi desert. You should try to find it on a map. Its important to know your geography. If someone asked you where iraq was and you pointed to ... [full story]


South District Blog Entries

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

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