Questions tagged [palestine]
For question related to the history of the region of Western Asia in which many Biblical activities took place and which has later been the field of conflict in many wars, especially in the 20th century.
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St. George's Monastery in the West Bank
I was fascinated to learn about St. George's Monastery, a Greek Orthodox site that was first built in the 5th century CE. It's obviously neither Jewish nor Islamic, and is located in a disputed ...
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What proportion of the Arab population of Palestine pre-1948 came from families that lived there before 1880?
It is known that the population of Palestine increased greatly between, say, 1880 and 1948. Apart from Jewish immigration there was also considerable Arab immigration (partly related to the economic ...
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What was the currency in use in Palestine shortly before and during WWI?
Wikipedia lists the following Ottoman currencies: Akçe, Para, Kuruş, Lira, Sultanî, but I would like to now which were prevalent in actual use (or, rather, uses). Also, such a variety suggests that ...
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Who is responsible for the partition of Palestine?
Who is responsible for the partition of Palestine? What governmental bodies or individual governmental actors were the driving force behind the action? If there were non-governmental actors that ...
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What exactly was the Philby Plan?
From what I gather it was some sort of idea for an amicable settlement between Jews and Arabs in Palestine and somehow involved Ibn Saud. Weizmann and Churchill apparently supported it but Ibn Saud ...
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What was Palestine before, if not a country?
What was Palestine before, if not a country? Could you give me some history on this?
Also, the recent recognition of Palestine as a country in the UN could have far reaching implications. Are there ...
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Is there any speech dialogue on record on Palestine independence day given by the Great Britain Prime minister?
Is there any speech dialogue on record on Palestine independence day on 1988 given by the United Kingdom Prime minister?
I know that Great Britain was once a proud supporter of Palestine.
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What was the world population around 970 BC? Does it fit the biblical narrative?
What was the world population around 970 BC?
What was Palestine's population around 970 BC?
Does the following bible verse fits in the current historical world population estimatives?
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Who really attacked first in the 1948 Israeli Palestinian war?
That is when Israel declared independence?
Were the Jews hungry for land and started kicking Arabs out, or did the Arabs attack first, or is it sort of a mixed bag?
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Why were the British so reluctant to allow Jewish migration to Palestine?
Not sure if this is the correct forum to ask this, but I'm currently reading 'Exodus' by Leon Uris, and I'm curious as to why the British were so reluctant in letting Jewish people in Palestine.
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