The Greek toponym Palaistínē (Παλαιστίνη), with which the Arabic Filastin (فلسطين) is cognate, first occurs in the work of the 5th century BCE Greek historian Herodotus, where it denotes generally the coastal land from Phoenicia down to Egypt. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem, dependent on Palestinians taking … I am a Jew. Peter Mann. Tombs are attested by the Early Bronze Age, around 3,200 BCE. You probably won't notice as you cross into East Jerusalem; as is typically the case, what is obvious to locals isn't obvious to visitors.If you look at a map, there's a dual carriageway with a tram line down the middle that runs up from the north-western side of the old City, near Damascus Gate,.That's broadly the dividing line in the centre of the city, on the north anyway. Massive Canaaniteconstructions were undertaken, with a water channel excavated through rock drawing water to a pool inside the citadel, whose wall was a massive 23 feet thi… Jerusalemites of three faiths share their life stories and thoughts on the city's past, present and future. Jerusalem: The Palestinian Side. I have studied the issue of Jerusalem, and the possibility of returning at least a part of it to the Palestinians to be used a a capital of the Palestinian state, i.e. The area of East Jerusalem has been inhabited since 5,000 BCE, with settlement beginning in the Chalcolithic period.

The Palestinian state would not include any part of Jerusalem inside the current separation barrier which includes the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque … I am taking the position of a Palestinian in order to better understand that position. Palestinian residents in Jerusalem on the other side of the wall would be given the option to become Palestinian citizens, Israeli citizens, or remain as permanent residents. In the late second millennium BCE settlement concentrated around the City of David which was chosen because of its proximity to the Gihon Spring. This is an experiment. A Palestinian building is blown up by Israeli forces in the village of Sur Baher, which sits on either side of the Israeli barrier in East Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 22, 2019. ; Palestine.