to achieve a palestinian state
31Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… …
32DEFENSE FORCES — Ottoman and Mandatory Periods (1878–1948) The development of the self defense force of the yishuv was an influential part of the history of Jewish settlement in Ereẓ Israel. In the last quarter of the 19th century, when the first Jewish… …
33ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
34Abnaa el-Balad — See: Balad בל ד (Brit Leumit Demokratit ברית לאומית דמוקרטית al Tajamu al Watani al Dimuqrati) ( National Democratic League ) for the Arab party in the Knesset of Israel. Abnaa el Balad ( ar. ابنا البلد, Sons of the Land or Sons and Daughters of… …
35United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… …
36Calendar of 1995 — ▪ 1996 January January 1 Cardoso assumes office Having won some 54% of the ballots cast in the October 1994 election, Fernando Cardoso took the oath of office as president of Brazil. As chief executive of South America s largest… …
37OneVoice Movement — OneVoice is a non profit organization and citizen activism movement working in Israel and the Palestinian territories to achieve a two state solution through non violent means. An initiative of The PeaceWorks Foundation, the organization is… …
38Kadima — For the town by the same name, see Tzoran Kadima. For other uses, see Kadima (disambiguation). Kadima קדימה Leader Tzipi Livni …
39Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… …
40Multinational and Regional Organizations — ▪ 2009 In mid November 2008, leaders of the Group of 20 (G 20) major advanced and emerging economies met in Washington, D.C., to discuss the growing global financial crisis. At this summit and at a meeting of G 20 finance ministers held a… …
