2006-12-11 03:47:40 · 14 answers · asked by diamondk 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Bethlehem is a city in Israel that considered part of the Palestinian National Authority.
In 1947 the UN declared this city as part of the international areas in Israel, but at 1948 (1948 Arab-Israeli war) it was occupied by Jordan.
In 1967 (six-day war) it was occupied by Israel and they gave it to the Palestinian Authority in 1995.
2006-12-11 23:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bethlehem is in the land which controlled by Palestinians " as Israel claims". But that's 100 % wrong. Actually, all Palestine is controlled by Israel because it has the power and can achieve whatever it wants. In deed, the racist separation wall passes through Bethlehem, it divides it into small ghettos as it does to the other Palestinian cities. Numbers of Christian pilgrims heading to Bethlehem has dropped rapidly after the wall was built. And few people think to go to Bethelehem in order to avoid the suffering they face on the way to it.
2006-12-13 10:10:01 · answer #2 · answered by MagicWand 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess you are asking about "Bethlehem" or "Beit Lehem" ("House of Bread" in Hebrew).
The answer to you question is: Both, either, or none, depending on the definition of "Israel" and "Palestine".
If by "Israel" you mean the modern State of Israel ("Medinat Israel"), then: NO, Bethlehem does not lie in it. But if you mean the territory of ancient Israel ("Land of Israel", "Eretz Israel"), then: YES, Bethlehem is one of central places (also geographically) in Jewish history. It is the birthplace of King David and, consequently, also considered the birthplace of Jesus (incidently the most famous Jew in history).
If by "Palestine" you mean everything the Romans called so, or the British Mandate territory (until 1948), then the answer is YES, Bethlehem lies there. The same holds if you mean "the territory administred by Palestinian Authority". However, if by "Palestine" you mean a country, then take into account that a country with such name has never existed. No place, including Bethlehem, can lie in a non-existing country.
2006-12-13 08:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by nomolino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Palestine is currently divided among the countries of Jordan, Israel, parts of Syria and Lebanon, and the disputed territories of Judea/Samaria (aka the West Bank) and Gaza.
Bethlehem is in Judea. So, if Jesus was born today, he was be a "Jewish settler" the whole world would be working diligently to expel from his home.
2006-12-12 01:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by mo mosh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bethlehem is in Israel. According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, as of May 2006, of Israel's 7 million people, 77% were Jews, 18.5% Arabs, and 4.3% "others".[42] Among Jews, 68% were Sabras (Israeli-born), mostly second or third-generation Israelis, and the rest are olim: 22% from Europe and the Americas, and 10% from Asia and Africa, including the Arab countries.[43]
2006-12-11 11:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by Juanitaville 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Palestine (using current borders)
Under an agreement reached in 1995, Israel ceded rule of the town to a Palestinian Authority.
2006-12-11 11:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by John H 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Israel
2006-12-11 11:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by Enigma 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Its Israel not Palestine!
2006-12-11 11:55:24 · answer #8 · answered by Doc Rick 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There was never a country called "Palestine". In fact, until 1967, Arabs from that area would get offended if you called them
"Palestinians". They called themselves Arabs, or Syrians, or Egyptians, but mostly Arabs.
So, to answer your question : Jesus was born in a city that was, and is (to me) part of Israel.
2006-12-11 12:10:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the people who live in it are palestinian christians so it is in palestine.
2006-12-14 17:37:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋