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West Bank tourist information with details about travel to and around the Palestinian Territories. Where to stay and what to see is made easier with insider tips and hand-selected Palestinian links, by dedicated editors and visitors to TravelNotes.org - The Online Guide to Travel.
Even though the Israelis partly withdrew from the West Bank as part of the peace process, they are always liable to re-enter to restore order and establish security for the Jewish settlers still living there, or at least set up roadblocks and effectively cut off Palestinian communications. As many Palestinians work as labourers in Israel, this hurts their pocket.
The Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and Gaza are still very much an appendix of Israel. The British drove the Ottoman Turks out of Palestine in 1917, and sowed the seeds of the Palestinian problem. Under the British mandate of Palestine, 1922 to 1948, Jews came to settle in what they considered their homeland. They mainly chose to make their homes along the Mediterranean coast, in Jerusalem itself, or around the Galilee region. The local Palestinian Arabs were also growing in numbers along the west bank of the River Jordan. The Arabs rejected the Partition Plan, and attacked Israel following her declaration of independence, on May 15, 1948. Jordan occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and King Abdullah later merged all of Arab-held Palestine with Trans-Jordan, despite strong opposition from other Arab League members, and granted citizenship to West Bank residents. In 1967, war broke out between Israel and her neighbours, Egypt and Syria. Jordan also entered the arena on the third day of the war. Three days later it was all over. Israel had defeated the combined armies and took control of the Golan Heights from Syria, the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, and all of the West Bank from Jordan. The River Jordan connects the Dead Sea with Lake Tiberius, or the Sea of Galilee, and a trip north from Jerusalem to Tiberius is often done along the Jordan. Palestinian National Authority: Visit Palestine: Weather in West BankView a graphical weather forecast for the week ahead in places around the West Bank. Bethlehem Weather, Hebron Weather, Nabulus Weather, Qalandiyah Weather, Ramallah Weather. The Palestinians claim East Jerusalem (Al-Quds) as their capital; the Mosque is behind the Western Wall. It is also within the old city that you find most of the budget accommodation. Map of
East Jerusalem: Perishable goods can be flown out of the territory to international markets, even when the Israelis set up roadblocks. Gaza International Airport:
(GZA) Palestinian Airlines: The next step is the safe corridor that connects Gaza Strip with the West Bank. Map
of Gaza: Although tourists don't often go to Hebron, Nabulus, or Ramallah, both Bethlehem and Jericho are in the West Bank. Map
of the West Bank: NabulusNablus is the site of Jacob’s Well, where Jesus met the Samaritan woman who offered him a drink of water and believed in him. Al Yasmeen
Hotel and Souq: Massada is famous for its hill top fortress near the Dead Sea; where visitors to the region can also float in the saline waters, or take a mud bath on its shores. History of Massada: Hotels of Palestine: Arab Supernet: West Bank Travel Guides Books
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