Palestine and the Future of Palestinian Youth Resource Center
This website was launched in 2021 and is developed by a group of high school youth from across America to help increase the awareness about Palestine, and the atrocities the Palestinian people have endured over the past 75+ years since 1917.
You and others can be educated on this topic, and we pray that together we can make a positive change toward justice and peace.
Learn more about Jewish Voice for Peace on there website https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/
Background
Prior to October 2023, there were approximately 10 million Palestinian refuges across the globe, five million recognized by the United Nations, who are in camps in neighboring nations and another 5 million dispersed across the world. Today another 2 million are displaced in Gaza, a small strip of Palestinian land, bringing the total to 12 million Palestinian refugees.
There are some 3 million Palestinians and around 600,000 Israeli settlers living in the West Bank, an area that includes East Jerusalem. Israel captured the West Bank, as well as the Gaza Strip, during a war with its Arab neighbors in 1967. These areas are known today as the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
Since the start of the occupation, Israel has administered different parts of the OPT in different ways. In 1967, Israel unilaterally annexed East Jerusalem and included these Palestinian parts of the city, as well as a surrounding area of over 70 km2, within the boundaries of the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem.
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The forced removal of Palestinian families is considered a potential war crime according to The United Nations Commission for Human Rights. Here at ILIA, through our Palestine Resource Center, we came across the fact that today there are more than 7 million Palestinian refugees. However, the vast majority of Americans are unaware of this crisis. Palestinian refugees are more than just numbers, they are mothers, fathers, and children who dream of a better future.
Picture of the Week
Palestinians sharing a meal on their homeland amidst the rubble induced by the occupying forces attacks on their homes, hospitals, businesses, schools and places of worship.
Source: Facebook User, November 6, 2023
What's Happening In Palestine?
General Summary:
After World War II, several European countries attempted to remove Jews. After they had no place to go, the Jewish immigrants turned to Palestine for support.
Palestine allowed the settlers to settle in a small portion of Palestine.
As time passed, the settlers wanted more space and began taking over the land of Palestinians.
In order to take over this land, forced displacement occurred and Palestinians were forced from their homes.
