al-Aqsa Intifada - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Peace Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Now - History
Following Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel in 1978, 348 Israeli military reserves officers petitioned Israel's prime minister, Menachem Begi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades: Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى) are a Palestinian militia closely linked to the Fatah party. They hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ah-64 Apache: Encyclopedia - Ah-64 Apache
The Boeing IDS AH-64 Apache Helicopter is the US Army's principal attack helicopter, the successor to the AH-1 Cobra. AH-64 Apache - Hist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon
Ariel "Arik" Sharon ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: אריאל שרון) (born February 27, 1928) is the eleventh and current Prime Minister of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords: Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles (D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Articulated Bus: Encyclopedia - Articulated Bus
Articulated buses, also known as bendy buses, accordion buses or jointed buses, have an increased passenger capacity. Found almost exclus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History: Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History
This entry contains a timeline of the development of Judaism and the Jewish people. Note that all dates are given according to the Common...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the "War of Independence" (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the "War of Liberation" (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camp David 2000 Summit: Encyclopedia - Camp David 2000 Summit
The Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David of July 2000 took place between United States President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamam: Encyclopedia - Yamam
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terrorism Against Israel: Encyclopedia - Terrorism Against Israel
Since the failure of the Camp David Accords in the summer of 2000, many acts of militancy were committed by individuals, militant Palesti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaka: Encyclopedia - Zaka
ZAKA זק"א - איתור חילוץ והצלה - חסד של אמת (an abbreviation for "Identifying Victims of Disaster" (in Hebrew: Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Netanyahu: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (without niqqud: בנימין נתניהו), H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, ser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Background History Of The September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia - Background History Of The September 11 2001 Attacks
At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States' strongest allies in west Asia are Turkey (a member of NATO), Israel and Egypt. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hezbollah: Encyclopedia - Hezbollah
Lebanon This article is part of the series: Politics of Lebanon Constitution President: Emile Lahoud Prime Minister: Fouad Siniora Parli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Intifada: Encyclopedia - First Intifada
The First Intifada refers to a series of violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis between 1987 and approximately 1993, when th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peace Now: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Now - Criticism
The movement has been criticized for lacking realism given the absence of a corresponding movement on the Arab side of the conflict. Ami ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaza Strip: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaza Strip - Background
Geographically, the Strip forms the westernmost portion of the Palestinian territories in Southwest Asia, having land borders with Egypt ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Low Intensity Conflict: Encyclopedia Ii - Low Intensity Conflict - Implementation
Low intensity conflict - Weapons. As the name suggests, in comparison with conventional operations the armed forces involved operate at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - 1969 Al-aqsa Arson And Aftermath
On August 21, 1969, an Australian, Michael Dennis Rohan, set the Al-Aqsa mosque on fire. Rohan was a reader of The Plain Truth magazine p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Merkava: Encyclopedia Ii - Merkava - Merkava Mk 4
The Merkava Mk 4 is the latest generation in Israel's Merkava main battle tanks series, in service from 2004. It offers extra protection ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - New Anti-semitism - Manifestations Of The New Anti-semitism
New anti-Semitism - False allegations. Proponents of the new anti-Semitism say that one of its manifestations involves false allegation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caterpillar D9: Encyclopedia Ii - Caterpillar D9 - Military Applications
Caterpillar Inc. does not manufacture a military version of the D9 per se, but the attributes that make the D9 popular for major construc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Gaza Strip Barrier: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Gaza Strip Barrier - Overview
The 30 mile (52 kilometer) long barrier was constructed in 1994 by Israel under the leadership of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Clinton - Presidency
Bill Clinton - Presidential campaign. Clinton's first foray into national politics occurred when he was enlisted to speak at the 1988 D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Peace Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Peace Camp - Criticism
The Israeli peace camp is highly criticized for lacking realism given the absence of a corresponding movement on the Arab side of the con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel Border Police: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel Border Police - History
The Border Police was founded as the Frontier Corps (Hebrew: חיל הספר), a gendarmerie under the IDF in 1949 with the task of provi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaza Strip: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaza Strip - Demographics
Around 1.37 million Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip. The majority of the Palestinians are direct descendants of refugees who fled or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hezbollah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hezbollah - History
Hezbollah - Origins. Hezbollah was formed from numerous other Lebanese Shia groups shortly after Israel's 1982 invasion, largely fought...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labour Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Labour Israel - History
Mapai (Mifleget Poalei Eretz Israel — "Land of Israel Worker's Party") was a Labour Zionist party founded in the 1930s as the right win...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ah-64 Apache: Encyclopedia Ii - Ah-64 Apache - Combat Operations
AH-64 Apache - United States. Apache was first used in combat during the 1989 invasion of Panama, Operation Just Cause. Apache AH-64 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gush Katif: Encyclopedia Ii - Gush Katif - Controversy
Gush Katif was located in the Gaza Strip, part of the territories occupied by Israel in 1967 during the Six Day War. Towards the end, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jenin: Encyclopedia Ii - Jenin - Conflict Years
The city was handed over by Israel to the control of the Palestinian Authority in 1996. At the start of the al-Aqsa Intifada, Israel alle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab Liberation Front: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab Liberation Front - Present Situation
ALF was the main faction active in Iraq's small (40,000) Palestinian population, but a very minor group in all other Palestinian communit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terrorism Against Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Terrorism Against Israel - Early History
The roots of Jewish-Arab animosity go back to Ottoman times, when the Jewish community of Palestine was under the thumb of a few wealthy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamam: Encyclopedia Ii - Yamam - History
The YAMAM was established after the Maalot massacre, where a failed operation by military special forces units ended with 21 children mur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Phases Of The War
1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. In the twelve days following the UN decision 79 jews were killed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shayetet 13: Encyclopedia Ii - Shayetet 13 - History
The S-13 is based upon the Naval Brigade of the Jewish pre-military Haganah. Only in the 1970's it was professionalized as a naval SF uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - State Terrorism: Encyclopedia Ii - State Terrorism - Acts Labelled As State Terrorism Sorted By State
State terrorism - Argentina. The "Dirty War" in Argentina in the 1970s is a classic example of the use of terror tactics employed by a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shabak: Encyclopedia Ii - Shabak - History
Shabak - Foundation. With the declaration of Israeli Independence, the Shin Bet was founded, as a branch of the Israel Defense Forces, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Jewish History - Post Biblical-history
Timeline of Jewish history - 200 BCE to 700 CE. 200 BCE–100 CE Throughout this era the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) is gradually canonized. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada: Encyclopedia Ii - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada - Collective Punishment
As monitored by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and many other organizations, Israeli col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab-israeli Conflict: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab-israeli Conflict - Reasons For The Conflict
The Arab-Israeli conflict is the result of numerous factors. Reasons cited for the conflict therefore vary from participant to participan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israeli Engineering Corps: Encyclopedia Ii - Israeli Engineering Corps - History
The Israeli Engineering Corps ( IEC חה"ן ) are based upon the sabotage unit of the Palmach and the tractors operators units of the Isr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo Accords - Principles Of The Accords
In essence, the accords call for withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Activities
The al-Aqsa brigades are responsible for dozens of suicide bombings and many more shooting attacks against Israeli vehicles in the West B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Zaka - Early History
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Intifada: Encyclopedia Ii - First Intifada - General Causes
As with all incidents within the Arab-Israeli conflict in general and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the context and causes for this e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - As-sa'iqa: Encyclopedia Ii - As-sa'iqa - History Of The Organization
As-Sa'iqa was formed as an organization by the Syrian Ba'th Party in September 1966, but first activated in December 1968, when Syria tri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Likud: Encyclopedia Ii - Likud - History
The Likud's roots are Zeev Jabotinsky's Revisionist Zionist movement which became the Herut party and was the main opposition to the Labo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Clinton - Presidency
Bill Clinton - Presidential campaign. Clinton's first foray into national politics occurred when he was enlisted to speak at the 1988 D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Netanyahu: Encyclopedia Ii - Benjamin Netanyahu - Family And Personal Background
Netanyahu was born in Tel Aviv, to Zila and Ben-Zion Netanyahu. Netanyahu's father is a professor of Jewish history and a former editor o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Background History Of The September 11 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - Background History Of The September 11 2001 Attacks - Historical Background
Background history of the September 11 2001 attacks - Pre-Seventies. 1953-1979: Following nationalization of British oil interests in I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camp David 2000 Summit: Encyclopedia Ii - Camp David 2000 Summit - The Summit
President Clinton announced his invitation to Barak and Arafat on July 5, 2000, to come to Camp David to continue their negotiations on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - State Terrorism: Encyclopedia Ii - State Terrorism - Acts Labelled As State Terrorism Sorted By State
State terrorism - Argentina. The "Dirty War" in Argentina in the 1970s is a classic example of the use of terror tactics employed by a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Articulated Bus: Encyclopedia Ii - Articulated Bus - Use
Articulated buses have been used in most European countries for many years. However, they were considered illegal on British roads until ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smuggling Tunnels: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuggling Tunnels - Smuggling Tunnels In Rafah Gaza Strip
Smuggling tunnels connect Egypt and the Gaza Strip, bypassing the international border established by the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Activities
The al-Aqsa brigades are responsible for dozens of suicide bombings and many more shooting attacks against Israeli vehicles in the West B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meretz-yachad: Encyclopedia Ii - Meretz-yachad - Current Status And Politics
Meretz-Yachad - Reputation and public image. As stated above, Meretz-Yachad has shrunk significantly from the 10 MK Meretz party of 199...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Jewish History - Post Biblical-history
Timeline of Jewish history - 200 BCE to 700 CE. 200 BCE–100 CE Throughout this era the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) is gradually canonized. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Political Career
When Sharon joined Begin's government he had relatively little political experience. He avoided Begin's Herut party in the 1940s and 1950...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hezbollah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hezbollah - History
Hezbollah - Origins. Hezbollah was formed from numerous other Lebanese Shia groups shortly after Israel's 1982 invasion, largely fought...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Clinton - Presidency
Bill Clinton - Presidential campaign. Clinton's first foray into national politics occurred when he was enlisted to speak at the 1988 D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labour Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Labour Israel - History
Mapai (Mifleget Poalei Eretz Israel — "Land of Israel Worker's Party") was a Labour Zionist party founded in the 1930s as the right win...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1948 Arab-israeli War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1948 Arab-israeli War - Phases Of The War
1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. Right after the UN partition plan was approved, joint Jordanian, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Background History Of The September 11, 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - Background History Of The September 11, 2001 Attacks - Historical Background
Background history of the September 11, 2001 attacks - Pre-Seventies. 1953-1979: Following nationalization of British oil interests in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Background History Of The September 11, 2001 Attacks: Encyclopedia Ii - Background History Of The September 11, 2001 Attacks - Intelligence Available Pre 9/11
There are a number of unresolved claims regarding prior warning in addition to the list below. See the discussion at: 9/11 conspiracy the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shabak: Encyclopedia Ii - Shabak - Duties And Roles
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Relationship With Arafat And Fatah
The group's relationship with Arafat was subject to conflicting information from leaders within the group. Maslama Thabet, one of the gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hezbollah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hezbollah - Designations
Hezbollah has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States [2] the United Kingdom [3], the Netherlands[4], Canada [5]...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smuggling Tunnels: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuggling Tunnels - Smuggling Tunnel In Sarajevo Bosnia
During the Siege of Sarajevo a tunnel underneath the no-man's land of the city's (closed) airport provided a vital smuggling link for the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arab-israeli Conflict: Encyclopedia Ii - Arab-israeli Conflict - History
The Arab-Israeli conflict is a modern phenomenon, which dates back to the end of the 19th century. The conflict became a major internatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada: Encyclopedia Ii - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada - Relevant Sections Of The First Additional Protocol To The Fourth Geneva Convention
In Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, all of articles 12, 15, and 16 on the protection of medical units a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labour Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Labour Israel - Current Status
In 2003, general elections were held for the sixteenth Knesset. Likud won 40 seats, while the united list of Labour and Meimad - led by f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Claims Of Exclusivity
Temple Mount - Jewish claims of exclusivity. Few Israelis object to the continued Arab presence on the Temple Mount. One extremist gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labour Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Labour Israel - Other Names For The Party
The following are the names that the Israeli Labour party has used: "Pō`aléy Tsiyyōn" - פועלי ציון ,"Zion's Workers". Mapai ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hezbollah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hezbollah - Ideology
The organization views an Islamic republic, on the Iranian model, as the ideal and eventual form of state. However, as their conception o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shayetet 13: Encyclopedia Ii - Shayetet 13 - Current Status
During the al-Aqsa Intifada, the S-13 soldiers decided not to limit themselves to naval operations and took part in ground counter terror...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shabak: Encyclopedia Ii - Shabak - Lists And Tables
Shabak - Important events in Shabak history. 1948: the Shabak is funded as a Shin Bet and is one of the three secret services in Israe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meretz-yachad: Encyclopedia Ii - Meretz-yachad - Ideology
Meretz-Yachad defines itself as a left wing social democratic party. It has inherited Meretz's membership in the Socialist International....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hezbollah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hezbollah - Media Operations
Hezbollah operates a satellite television station from Lebanon, Al-Manar TV ("the Lighthouse") as well as a radio station, al-Nour ("the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meretz-yachad: Encyclopedia Ii - Meretz-yachad - History
Yachad was established by the merger of Meretz with Yossi Beilin's Shahar שח"ר movement. It was established in order to unite and resu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada: Encyclopedia Ii - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada - Killing Of Civilians
On September 28, 2000 Ariel Sharon visited the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount complex. The following day, thousands of Arabs demonstrated a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada: Encyclopedia Ii - Accusations Against Israel Of War Crimes During The Al-aqsa Intifada - Torture And Illegal Detention
In June of 2002, Israel's Knesset debated and passed a bill [15] which allowed for indefinite detention of people suspected of being comb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Clinton - Post-presidential Career
On January 18, 2001, he addressed the nation one last time on television from the Oval Office of the White House, two days before handing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smuggling Tunnels: Encyclopedia Ii - Smuggling Tunnels - The American Smuggling Tunnels
Shanghai tunnels have been used to smuggle people out of the United States to work as slaves aboard ships. The long land borders of the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terrorism Against Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Terrorism Against Israel - The Al-aqsa Intifada
In Autumn 2000 the Second Intifada began. The Palestinians blame Ariel Sharon, then the Israeli opposition leader, for inciting the Intif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hezbollah: Encyclopedia Ii - Hezbollah - Foreign Relations
Hezbollah claims that it forbids its fighters entry into Iraq for any reason, and that no Hezbollah units or individual fighters have ent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shabak: Encyclopedia Ii - Shabak - Legal Status And Methods
The Shabak relies mainly on HUMINT to extract information and gather intelligence. It uses informants from the local population in order ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - As-sa'iqa: Encyclopedia Ii - As-sa'iqa - Organization And Structure
As-Sa'iqa is led by a Secretary-General, presently 'Isam al-Qadi (since 1979). It has a representative (Muhammad al-Khalifa) on the PLO E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gush Katif: Encyclopedia Ii - Gush Katif - Economy
In the Katif Bloc’s unique hothouses, using the most advanced technology, leafy vegetables and herbs were grown, all bug-free, answerin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaza Strip: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaza Strip - Geography
The Gaza Strip is located in the Middle East (at 31°25′N 34°20′E). It has an 11km border with Egypt, near the city of Rafah, and a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaza Strip: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaza Strip - Demographics
Around 1.37 million Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip. The majority of the Palestinians are direct descendants of refugees who fled or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo Accords - The Acceptance Of The Accords By The Two Peoples
The accords aroused in the two peoples, the Israeli and the Palestinian, wave of hope to the end of the violence, but not everyone partic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Clinton - Early Years
Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe, III ; in Hope, Arkansas and raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was named after his fathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo Accords: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo Accords - Fate Of The Accords
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaza Strip: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaza Strip - Economy
Economic output in the Gaza Strip declined by about one-third between 1992 and 1996. This downturn has been variously attributed to corru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaza Strip: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaza Strip - Transport And Communication
The Gaza strip has a single standard gauge railway line running the entire length of the strip from north to south along its center, howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gush Katif: Encyclopedia Ii - Gush Katif - Settlements In Gush Katif
The Gush Katif settlements were concentrated in one block in the south-west edge of the Gaza Strip and were surrounded by fence. In addit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gush Katif: Encyclopedia Ii - Gush Katif - Demography
Gush Katif had about 8000 residents, most of them religious Orthodox Jews (see: Religious Zionism and Mafdal) and the rest non-religious ...   » Read the article