What is Palestine? a. It is a state (country) with observer status, according to the United Nations. O b. It is an area temporarily occupied by Israel, though the citizens are no Israelis, according to the textbook authors. O c. It is a "territory" according to the United States State Department. d. All of the above.
What is Palestine? a. It is a state (country) with observer status, according to the United Nations. O b. It is an area temporarily occupied by Israel, though the citizens are no Israelis, according to the textbook authors. O c. It is a "territory" according to the United States State Department. d. All of the above.
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What is Palestine?
O a. It is a state (country) with observer status, according to the United Nations.
b. It is an area temporarily occupied by Israel, though the citizens are no Israelis,
according to the textbook authors.
O c. It is a "territory" according to the United States State Department.
d. All of the above.
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Historically the Arabs considered the region between the Mediterranean and the Jordon River as Palestine. Before 1948, Palestine consisted of the whole of Israel, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Jerusalem. It had been part of the Ottoman Empire. After the First World War, the League of Nations placed Palestine under the British Mandate.
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