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"Only a true peace with neighboring peoples can
render possible a common development of this portion of the earth as a vanguard of the awakening of the Near East."

Martin Buber, Speech 1945































Maps and Statistics
The Middle East in 1914
The Middle East in 1939
The partition of Palestine (1947-49)
The first Arab-Israeli war (1948-49)
The occupation of Sinai (1956)
The Six Day War (1967)
The October War (1973)
Oslo II (28 September 1995)
The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum (4 September 1999)
Continuously expanding settlement in East Jerusalem
Maale Adumim, a flagship settlement in the West Bank
Golan and South Lebanon
A Palestinian State splintered by settlements
Coveted water resources
The Palestinian diaspora
Escalating risks in the Middle East
Millions of Palestinian refugees in the Middle East
Palestinian territory fragmented
Palestinian refugees living in the middle east
Israeli territorial proposals
Btselem map of West Bank



Press Sources
Haaretz
Yediot Achronot
Israeli Radio - listen online
More Israeli Radio
Al Quds Newspaper from Jerusalem
Al Ayyam Newspaper from Ramallah
The Daily Star

MSANEWS - Muslim Students Association News
Al Ahram Weekly
Palestine Times, Filistine al-Muslima - Mashreq Media Services
PNA Ministry of Information The official daily press survey in English
Palestine Times Monthly A London-based monthly
Middle East Mirror Daily News Digest of the Arab and Islamic World


Government Offices
Palestine National Authority with links to PNA ministries
The official Palestine National Authority site
Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics
PNA Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PEDCAR)
Knesset The Parliament of Israel
Israel Foreign Ministry
Middle East Water Information Network


General Interest
One-State.org - campaign for one state in Israel/Palestine by Mortaza Sahibzada
Sami Aldeeb - Doctor of Laws at Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne
Albawaba.com - Middle East News Information
Encounter Project
Ariga - A Web site about the Middle East
Yahala - a search engine for Arabic sites
Political Resources
CIA Factbook – Gaza Strip and West Bank



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