Ei: The New York Times Gets An 'F' For Geography allays fears that The New York Times regards Gaza and the west bank as part of Israel,but are a poor substitute for the paper getting its geography right the http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article980.shtml
Extractions: But the consequences can be serious. This is particularly the case when it is The New York Times (NYT) butchering basic facts about where Israel begins and ends. Of course, as Israel has never defined exactly where those borders are, it is alarming when the NYT appears to be handing over vast swathes of new territory to Israel. The most commonly misplaced territory in the region is Shebaa Farms, a small patch of land that Israel continues to occupy on the border between Lebanon and the occupied Golan Heights. The news media regularly imply it is Israeli. The one thing we know is that the area is either Syrian or Lebanese, but most certainly not Israeli. Israeli-occupied yes, but not Israeli.
Geography Of Jordan - Wikipedia geography of Jordan. Land boundaries total 1,619 km border countries Iraq181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 728 km, Syria 375 km, west bank 97 km. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Jordan
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OFCN's Academy Curricular Exchange - Social Studies KK Kittler, Redmond High School, Redmond, WA geography OF THE MIDDLE EAST Appropriatefor in the Middle East and the Golan Heights, Sinai, and the west bank. http://www.ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst030.html
Water For The Future: The West Bank And Gaza Strip, Israel, And Jordan White(1) (committee chair) Distinguished Professor Emeritus of geography Instituteof Cooperation Government of Palestine Ramallah, west bank Yoram Avnimelech S http://www4.nas.edu/news.nsf/isbn/030906421X?OpenDocument
West Bank geography note landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastalaquifers settlements and civilian land use sites in the west bank and 26 in http://www.worldlanguage.com/Countries/WestBank.htm
Extractions: note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967 Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Delaware Land boundaries:
West Bank west bank. geography. Location Middle East, between Jordan and Israel.Area total area 5,860 sq km land area 5,640 sq km note includes http://www.nato.int/ccms/general/countrydb/west_bank.html
Extractions: note includes West Bank, East Jerusalem, Latrun Salient, Jerusalem No Man's Land, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus Land boundaries: total 404 km, Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km Coastline: km (landlocked) Climate: temperate, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters Terrain: mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east Land use:
Facts & Statistics About The West Bank And Gaza Strip Facts Statistics About the west bank and Gaza Strip. geography.INDICATOR, west bank, GAZA, TOTAL. Land Area (Km 2 ), 5,800, 365,6,165. http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/arabs/otfacts.html
Extractions: Geography INDICATOR WEST BANK GAZA TOTAL Land Area (Km Total Cultivated Area (%) INDICATOR WEST BANK GAZA TOTAL Population Population Growth (%) Total Fertility Rate Median Age of Population (years) Dependency Ratio Average Household Size (persons) Refugees as (%) of Population (1) Dependency Ratio, is the ratio of persons defined as economically dependent to those in the ages defined as economically productive. It is arbitrary defined as the ratio of the elderly (65 years and over) plus the young (under 15 years of age) to the population in the working ages (15-64 years of age). INDICATOR WEST BANK GAZA TOTAL Labor Force (1000 workers) Female - Labor Force Participation Rate (%) Local Employment (1000 workers) Employment in Israel (1000 workers) Unemployment (%) INDICATOR WEST BANK GAZA TOTAL GDP (million $, current prices) GNI (million $, current prices) Per capita GDP ($, current prices) Inflation rate (%) Total Banking Deposits (million $) (1) GNI or Gross National Income, is the total income generated by residents. It is equal to GDP after adding income of national residents earned abroad and subtracting income of foreigners earned in the local economy. INDICATOR WEST BANK GAZA TOTAL Infant Mortality Rate (age below 5) Maternal Mortality Rate Life expectancy at Birth Hospital Beds per 1000 population Total Health Expenditure (% of GDP) Public Share (%) of Health Expenditure INDICATOR WEST BANK GAZA TOTAL Literacy Rate (%) Average School Years School Enrollment Rate (6-17yrs) Average Growth Rate in Number of Students per Year (%)
CIA Factbook: Gaza pursuant to the IsraelPLO 4 May 1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the JerichoArea and in additional areas of the west bank pursuant to the geography. http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Peace/ciagaza.html
Extractions: border countries: Egypt 11 km, Israel 51 km Coastline: 40 km Maritime claims: Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation Climate: temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers Terrain: flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain Elevation extremes:
Marwan Bishara: West Bank Settlements Obstruct Peace occupied territories. The new geography of the settlements is likecarving a map of the west bank out of Swiss cheese. The small http://logosonline.home.igc.org/bishara.htm
Extractions: Marwan Bishara W hy is it so hard to make peace in the Middle East? The greatest barrier is the Israeli settlementsthese are both the motivation and engine of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Three decades of objections from the United States and Europe have achieved nothing. The rapid expansion of Israeli settlementsall illegalhas undermined Palestinian attempts at nation building. If they continue to spread, they will end the Israel that its founders envisioned. As Israel makes more incursions into the Palestinian cities, it has placed new restrictions on the movement of their people and goods, stifling the economy. Oslo has ended. And still Israeli settlements increase and expand, in violation of all international resolutions. The settlement drive and its ideology have become a cornerstone of modern Israeli national identity. The policy of settlements and the current violence they are breeding have transcended the countrys ethnic and religious divides to create a new Israelism based on a new Jewish nationalism. The setters and their allies are recreating Israel in their own image: as a theocracy in permanent conflict. Under the government of Ariel Sharon and with the explicit support of President George W. Bush, this process is becoming a destructive self-fulfilling prophecy.
TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents geography. larger than New Jersey Land boundaries total 1,006 km, Egypt 255 km,Gaza Strip 51 km, Jordan 238 km, Lebanon 79 km, Syria 76 km, west bank 307 km http://www.traveldocs.com/il/geog.htm
Extractions: International disputes: separated from Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank by the 1949 Armistice Line; the Gaza Strip and Jericho area, formerly occupied by Israel, are now administered largely by the Palestinian Authority; other areas of the West Bank outside Jericho are administered jointly by Israel and the Palestinian Authority; Golan Heights is Israeli occupied; Israeli troops in southern Lebanon since June 1982
Jordan Geography; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents geography. area slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries total 1,619 km, Iraq181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 728 km, Syria 375 km, west bank 97 km http://www.traveldocs.com/jo/geog.htm
Israel Geography Israel geography. So you want to know about Israel? The central plateau, calledthe west bank, is the ancient Israel heartland containing Jerusalem. http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Israel/Israel.htm
Extractions: So you want to know about Israel? Here are some highlights! Also check out the links to other sites about Israel. Top of Page Israel is part of southwest Asia and the Middle East. Population: 4.9 million people Geographic size: 8,500 square miles Capital: Jerusalem Major cities and population: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa Top of Page Israel is a small country in the middle east. The central plateau, called the West Bank, is the ancient Israel heartland containing Jerusalem. To the north are the Lebanese mountains. Israel has been in a political and sometimes military battle with its neighbors over its territory and very existence. The Gaza Strip on the Mediterranean coast was once part of Egypt. The West Band and East Jerusalem were part of Jordan. The Golan Heights is still in dispute with Syria. To the south of the West Bank is the Negev desert. The Negev desert represents about 60% of Israel's territory.
Palestine - Archives Of Public Health - Demographic Research Demographic Characteristics of the Arab Population in Judea Samaria, 19681993.'Ennab, W. Population geography of the Villages in the west bank. http://www.hdip.org/HealthArchives/Demography-Research/dem.html
Extractions: graphic Research Family Planning Health Care Planning and Policy Reviews Infectious Disease Research Psycho- ... Women and Health Mother and Child Health Demographic Research: 'Abdeen, Z., Abu Libdeh, H. Palestinian Population Handbook. 'Abdul Haq, A., Al-'Amary, S., Haifa, S., Nasser, S., Scott, A., Taraki, L. Housing Requirements in the Future Independent Palestinian State. Agricultural Database. Final Report on Population Agglomerations Survey in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Central Bureau of Statistics. Judea, Samaria and Gaza Area Statistics. Central Bureau of Statistics. 'Ennab, W. Population Geography of the Villages in the West Bank. Friedlander, D., Eisenbach, Z., Goldscheider, C. Modernization Patterns and Fertility Change: The Arab Populations of Israel and the Israeli-administered Territories. Heiberg, M., Ovensen, G. Palestinian Society in Gaza, West Bank and Arab Jerusalem. A Survey of Living Conditions. Hill, A. G. The Palestinian Population in the Middle East.
MidEast At A Glance: Geography And Population geography and Population 225,000 new immigrants not registered ast Jews, 1.2 M Arabsincludes about 176,000 Israeli settlers in the west bank, about 20,000 in http://www.mideastweb.org/geogpop.htm
Extractions: Density Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria Tunisia Turkey UAE Yemen i ncludes 228,424 non-nationals 5,25 M Jews and others, including 225,000 new immigrants not registered ast Jews, 1.2 M Arabs includes about 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, about 6,900 in the Gaza Strip, and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 2000 est.) includes 1,159,913 non-nationals includes 527,078 non-nationals. includes 5,360,526 non-nationals Not counting about 38,000 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers includes 1,576,472 non-nationals. "Palestine" for geographical purposes, includes all the area of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, regardless of whether or not it is controlled by the Palestinian Authority or Israel. S ources: CIA World Book, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Updated Nov. 2001.
The World Factbook Page On West Bank, Section: Geography exceeding five years of Palestinian interim selfgovernment in the Gaza Strip andthe west bank. Permanent status negotiations began on 5 May 1996. geography. http://www.dlhoffman.com/publiclibrary/factbook96/factbook/we-l.htm
Extractions: The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements ("the DOP"), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provides for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Permanent status negotiations began on 5 May 1996. Location: Middle East, west of Jordan
Regional Geography in Israel, the west bank, and Jerusalem. Current work has extended his research toNorthern Ireland as well. Recent publications in regional geography include http://geography.uoregon.edu/regional/
Extractions: Our department offers a broad range of regional research and teaching specialties, covering Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Within the United States we have particular expertiseon the American West. This page describes some of the research done by Department Faculty members and graduate students, and has links and citations for some of our publications. Shaul Cohens primary regional focus is on territorial dimensions of the Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly the tactics and concepts that underpin geographic conceptions of space and place as reflected in conflicts between and within communities in Israel, the West Bank, and Jerusalem. Current work has extended his research to Northern Ireland as well. Recent publications in regional geography include: Cohen, S. E. and Frank, D. April, 2002 in press. "Jerusalem and the Riparian Simile." Political Geography Cohen, S. E. 2002 in press. "As a City Besieged: Place, Zionism, and the Deforestation of Jerusalem," Environment and Planning D: Society and Space Cohen, S. E. 2000. "An Absence of Place: Expectation and Realization in the West Bank," pp. 283-303 in A. Murphy and D. Johnson, eds.
CV The Land Component of Urban and Rural Development in the west bank and Gaza The Takeand Give of Negotiated Delimitation. Political geography Specialty Group http://geography.uoregon.edu/cohen/cv.htm
Frank Fugate: How The West (Bank) Was Won? How can they be so ignorant about geography and yet blindly follow the proIsraelnews by a think alike Aaron Spielberg or John Ford, How the west bank Was Won http://www.counterpunch.org/fugate01042003.html
Extractions: home subscribe about us books ... feedback Counter Punch January 4, 2003 by FRANK FUGATE T he other day I was set for some relaxation time watching on TV the 1963 movie, "How the West Was Won," with a star-studded cast, including, Spencer Tracy and Henry Fonda and partially directed by John Ford. Later I watched a documentary on the History channel about the untold story of General Custer's last stand against the Indians now called Native Americans. The movie "How the West Was Won," is a grandiose Hollywood make-believe spin-job about the early pioneers, refugees from the Old World, spreading like a plague across new America and our Army chasing the Native Americans off their ancestral land to make room for these immigrants. The History channel program happened to be more balanced by at least showing some of the Native Americans points-of-view. As it turned out neither was very relaxing. I had a hard time concentrating on the TV. Why? My mind kept wondering to another West the West Bank. A similar struggle is taking place between the hoards of settlers pouring into Israel and the West Bank with their insatiable appetite for land, which requires displacement of native Palestinians. The Palestinians, similar to the Native Americans, are standing in the way of Sharon's vision of a greater Israel. As in the Middle East, we played tit-for-tat with the Native Americans until might became right. We had an Army equipped with modern weapons against savages outfitted with stone-point arrows and stone axes; today it is American supplied tanks against stone throwing teenagers. We destroyed Native American cities by burning their tepees and slaughtering their old people, women, and children; today American bulldozers are being used to flatten Palestinian homes and American supplied rockets to vaporize the old people, women and children. We slaughtered the Buffalo and other "game" which forced Native Americans into hopeless starvation; today Sharon's Army of vengeance enforces starvation curfews. We desecrated Native Americans' sacred hills in our lust for gold; today the Sharon's Army desecrates Palestinian churches and mosques.
PALESTINE (Gaza Strip And The West Bank) flat to rolling, sand and dune-covered coastal plain geography - note there westbank Location Middle East, west of Jordan Geographic coordinates 32 00 N http://www.tvcameramen.com/travelogue/lp/palestine.htm
