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ATTENTION
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The occupation of Palestine has occurred several times throughout history, making Palestine one of the most violently disputed parts of the earth's surface.
Much of the latter-day dispute stems from sharply various definitions of Palestine.
Rome occupied Palestine during New Testament times, a fact which is significant for Christians because Jewish leaders appealed to Pilate to crucify Jesus. Moreover, some historians and theologians believe that the politics of the Roman occupation figured in the decision of Jewish leaders to seek Jesus' crucifixion.
The Ottoman Empire controlled Palestine for several centuries, a period of occupation which ended with World War I.
Jordan occupied the West Bank for a brief period of the 20th Century, losing control over it after a war with Israel.
The current legal status of Palestine's various residents is hotly, sometimes violently, disputed.
There is also no clear international agreement over whether the kingdom of Jordan was (or still is) part of "Palestine".
Various militia and quasi-govermental organizations control neighborhoods and larger areas in Gaza and the West Bank. The democratic government of Israel and the PLO-dominated Palestinian Authority each claim a patchwork of areas, with varying degrees of military and administrative control.
There is unrest in the area, variously described as a "war", an "uprising", a "terrorist campaign", or even "anarchy" (depending on the source).
Many countries do not recognize Israel as a nation, so the non-Gaza, non-West Bank, non-Jordanian parts of Palestine are seen by some as "occupied territory".
There many versions of what happened and whether or not it was justified and what various advocates propose to do about it.
Maps used in elementary schools under the control of the Palestinian Authority depict "Palestine" as the non-Jordanian portion of the region. Israel's borders are not shown at all.
Commentators disagree about the meaning of these maps. Some regard it as a PA assertion that Israel does not exist (in a legal sense). A similar view is that the PA means by these maps to reject all of Israel's claims to territorial sovereignty, including the boundaries which several other states agree "belong" to Israel.
A starkly different view is that the PA means nothing special by these maps, but that they only indicate its view that "Palestine" is that portion of ancient Palestine not taken up by Jordan.
Maps used in elementary schools under the control of the Palestinian Authority depict "Palestine" as the non-Jordanian portion of the region. Israel's borders are not shown at all.
Commentators disagree about the meaning of these maps. Some regard it as a PA assertion that Israel does not exist (in a legal sense). A similar view is that the PA means by these maps to reject all of Israel's claims to territorial sovereignty, including the boundaries which several other states agree "belong" to Israel.
A starkly different view is that the PA means nothing special by these maps, but that they only indicate its view that "Palestine" is that portion of ancient Palestine not taken up by Jordan.
The view of much or most of the Islamic world is that Israel is "occupying" significant parts of "Palestine" (variously defined). The most commonly heard view is that the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are being controlled militarily by Israel in contravention of military law; thus, it is an illegal occupation. Along with this view is usually the view that these 2 regions belong, not only as a matter of law, but also as a matter of right, to the "Palestinian people".
Note that term "Palestinian" as applied to those people entitled to the "Palestinian territories" is itself in dispute. But the main argument is clear enough:
See also: Israeli occupation of Palestine
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