By Sarah Simon
The Jordan River: Quick Facts
- Lowest river on Earth - Empties into the Dead Sea - Over 223 miles (360 km) long - called the Aulon by ancient Greeks - Called Al-Sharīʿah (“Watering Place”) by Arabs - Site of Jesus' Baptism
- Intercontinental sea - Stretches from the Atlantic to Asia and separates Europe from Africa - Called the incubator of Western civilization
Mediterranean Sea
1 No one knows for sure when the slogan originated, but it was in the 1960s-1980s - The slogan has changed over time, with ending words - First half is a protest against the history of partition of the Jewish & Arab states "between the river and the sea"
"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be: - Islamic - Arab - Free
- Egypt occupied the Gaza Strip - Jordan occupied the West Bank -No Palestinian Arab state existed
1949:
- Jordan officially annexed the West Bank and granted its Arab residents Jordanian citizenship - There is a "three state solution" that has been proposed based on this history - There are 22 Arab states surrounding Israel (Israel is the only Jewish state)
1950:
- Israel began occupation of Gaza as a result of the 1967 war - Israel pulled out of Gaza unilaterally in 2005 physically removing Israelis from their homes
1967-2005
- Israeli citizens include Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, Jews, Druze, Christians & more - Palestinian citizenship does not allow Jewish people
What does a "FREE PALESTINE" really mean and look like?