Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii][g] is a country in West Asia. It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the Palestinian territories, or occupied Palestinian territory. The territories share the vast majority of their borders with Israel, with the West Bank bordering Jordan to the east and the Gaza ...
Palestine is the region of Southwest Asia along the eastern Mediterranean that is generally regarded as consisting of the southern coastal area between Egypt and Tyre.
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The Palestine Timeline offers a structured look at the region’s history, tracing events from ancient times through modern debates. It is designed as a resource for readers to follow key turning points, understand shifts in terminology, and see how political, cultural, and religious factors shaped today’s conversations.
Palestine. A crowded 2026 election calendar announced by President Mahmoud Abbas — spanning municipal, PNC and Fatah votes — is billed as a long-delayed reform push but leaves unresolved whether Palestinians will see genuine political renewal or a managed process that entrenches existing power structures.
Palestine (from Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: ארץ־ישראל Eretz-Yisra'el, formerly also פלשתינה Palestina; Arabic: فلسطين Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn) is one of several names for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River and various adjoining lands. Different geographic definitions of Palestine have been used over the millennia, and ...
Palestine is a small region of land that has played a prominent role in the ancient and modern history of the Middle East. The history of Palestine has been marked by frequent political conflict ...