Category: Middle East

Palestine Literature

Palestine Literature

According to Handbagpicks.com, Palestinian cultural production of the 20th century was influenced by the political situation: on May 15, 1998 the Palestinian people commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the nakbah (“Catastrophe”) of 1948. Since...

Israel Government

Israel Government and Economy

State symbols The flag of the State of Israel consists of two blue stripes on a white field, with the Star of David between them. The flag was designed for the Zionist movement in...

Jerusalem, Israel Middle and Modern Ages

Jerusalem, Israel Middle and Modern Ages

According to SHOPPINGPICKS, the city Jerusalem remained under the control of the Eastern Roman Empire until the Muslim expansion in the 7th century, to later be conquered in 1099 by the Christian armies that promoted the Crusades, creating the Kingdom of...