Although the concept of the Palestine region and its geographical extent has varied throughout history, it is now considered to be composed by the modern State of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. General use of the t… See more

Judaism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, traces its origins back to historic Palestine during biblical times. It began with the biblical patriarch Abraham, who lived around 2000 BCE. According t… See more

The State of Palestine has been recognized by 139 of the 193 UN members and since 2012 has had a status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations.
On 29 November 2012, in a 138–9 vote (with 41 ab… See more