Keep an eye on the goods bar code: Israel's country prefix is 729
What else you can do ???
- Be involved - participate in events, campaigns and workshops. Be proactive.
- Support the cause - donate generously toward the Palestinian cause.
- Educate yourself - find out the realities of the situation. Get your facts right, diversify your sources of information.
- Keep them in your thoughts and prayer
- Spread this information
Welcome To Life under Israel Occupation
Palestinians consider 'Palestine' to be the area covered by what we now call Israel plus the Occupied Territories.
It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the west, touches Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the south and the Mediterranean Sea in the east.
In 1917, the British promised a homeland for the Jews through the Balfour Declaration in the land of Palestine where the people living there could trace their roots over many centuries. At this time, more than 90% of the population here were Arabs, Muslims and Christians.
The mass migration of Jews began in the 1920s and tension was inevitable.
In 1917, the British promised a homeland for the Jews through the Balfour Declaration in the land of Palestine where the people living there could trace their roots over many centuries. At this time, more than 90% of the population here were Arabs, Muslims and Christians.
The mass migration of Jews began in the 1920s and tension was inevitable.
Britain then handed over the matter to the United Nations and in 1948, the UN partitioned the land to create the state of Israel giving Jews 55% of the land when they made up only one-third of the population and owned only 6% of the total land area.
The Palestinians were forced off their land even though they were the legal owners, and have never been allowed to return.
It was also in 1948, after a war with her Arab neighbours, that Israel seized another 22% of the land, expelled some 800,000 inhabitants and destroyed 531 villages.
It was also in 1948, after a war with her Arab neighbours, that Israel seized another 22% of the land, expelled some 800,000 inhabitants and destroyed 531 villages.
In 1967, after the 'Six Day War' Israel occupied Gaza and West Bank. In the same year, the United Nations Security Council passed resolution 242, declaring the occupation illegal and demanded Israel to withdraw and return the land to its rightful owners.
Israel ignored the demand and continues to ignore many other UN resolutions since. This is because the US has been vetoing all efforts to end the illegal occupation.
Israel ignored the demand and continues to ignore many other UN resolutions since. This is because the US has been vetoing all efforts to end the illegal occupation.
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