Tag Archive: Palestine

Travel to Palestine

Palestine transportation

Entry and residence regulations Palestine has no sovereign rights whatsoever with regard to the entry and residence of foreigners. The State of Israel is solely responsible for issuing visas. Germans and nationals of numerous other countries are usually issued with…
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Palestine Overview

Palestine Education

With its 6,025 km² (5,660 km² West Bank, 365 km² Gaza Strip), Palestine is a little more than twice the size of Saarland, the smallest German federal state. It fits more than eleven times into the largest federal state, Bavaria….
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Palestine Economy Sectors

Palestine Mining

During the years of the complete Israeli occupation, the Palestinian economy was purely a subcontractor for Israel; there was no independent economic development. Even after the creation of the Palestinian Authority, economic development remained dependent on Israel. Estimated GDP: US…
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Palestine Media

Palestine Newspaper

The Palestinian media landscape is quite diverse. The three most important Palestinian newspapers are Al-Quds (circulation 30-50,000), Al-Ayyam (circulation 20-25,000) and Al Hayat al Jadida (circulation 5,000), all of which are close to the Palestinian Authority. Hamas publishes Al-Resalah and…
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Palestine Peace Process

Palestine Peace Process

From the UN partition resolution to the Oslo peace process On November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly then decided to partition Palestine. The 1,364,000 Palestinians were granted 42.88% of the total area of ​​the British Mandate, and the 608,000…
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Palestine History

Palestine History

The history of Palestine up to the UN partition resolution The historical region of Palestine – the name goes back to the Philistine people – is located on the south-eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and describes an area in…
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Palestine Society

Palestine airport

An investigation by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHAoPt carried out in January / February 2020 counted 108 fully or occasionally manned military checkpoints, most of them not as border posts between Israel and Palestine, and…
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Palestine Ecological Problems

Palestine Deforestation

The ARIJ report “Status of the Environment in the State of Palestine – 2015” provides a comprehensive overview of the environmental situation in the Palestinian territories. Deforestation Forests cover approximately 3.94% of the West Bank and 0.55% of the Gaza…
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Water in Palestine

Water in Palestine

Water is one of the most important and scarce resources in the Middle East. The development opportunities of the population and their standard of living depend on its availability. Therefore, the Middle East conflict is not just about land, but…
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Living in Palestine

Housing in Palestine

When driving in Palestine, it is not enough to have a road map. Only a precise knowledge of the local conditions will bring you to your destination if you want to go somewhere other than Jerusalem to Ramallah or Bethlehem….
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