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to 55 % of the annual discharge . Among all the details in particular, it was reported that Israeli experts have installed shut-off valves at the water pumping station on the river, which allows switching part of the flow in a specially built 12- kilometer water pipeline leading to Hasbani river which feeds the Jordan River and through the Galilee lake (Ibid). Most of the accusations against Israel had no documentary evidence, it can be indirectly indicated by the fact that Lebanon has never

and the Jordan River. In Jesus' time, the land contained parts of modern-day Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. Jesus was born in Nazareth, Galilee which was located in northern Palestine. Most of his activity as stated in the Bible was based in this town. Palestine had a diverse terrain, with mountains, areas rich in agriculture, and barren desert. One of the struggles that inhabitants of the land faced was a lack of rainfall, and so crops were grown in winter and the River Jordan was a

shore of the Mediterranean. It shares borders with Turkey on the north and northeast, Iraq on the east, Jordon on the south, Israel and Lebanon on the south west and its coastal region on the west. The land geographically consist Mountain ranges, rivers, desert, plains and coastal area. It is approximately 72,000 square miles, and the climate is hot and dry. Syria capital Damascus along with Aleppo is the country largest cities, and is widely known as the most ancient continually occupied cities

Based on the original concept of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, this area was artificially divided into two parts: France controls Syria, while Britain controls Iraq, Jordan and Palestine. After a few years, Iraq and Jordan became independent as Arab nations, but Palestine, which means the land west to the Jordan river, did not. Based on the Balfour Declaration, Zionists intensified their lobbying activities to the U.K. government in order to promote the immigration of Jews to the land of Palestine

I acknowledge His power I acknowledge His grace I acknowledge His love I acknowledge His mercy I acknowledge Him Meekness and Forgiveness Meekness and Forgiveness Two of the most crucial lessons on my spiritual journey have been ones on meekness and forgiveness. Hard lessons from a hard teacher. I have not gotten my diploma yet, but I am still on the Potter’s wheel. I am still being shaped and molded into that beautiful vessel he has created me to be. I have written extensively about my own personal

and politics of Israel. The land across Israel contains mountains and plains, fertile land, and deserts which are located just minutes apart. Israel divides into three main regions lengthwise the coastal plain, the mountain region, and the Jordan Valley Rift. The soil in the coastal plain is fertile; there are several water sources, and the

Introduction Jordan is located in the center of the Middle East and it shares borders with Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. It is also next to the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. Jordan has a terrain of about 35,475 square miles (Advameg, Inc., 2014). Jordan is unique because it has sand mountains and colorful rocks, plus it has barren deserts and fertile valleys. The main language of Jordan is Arabic but English is also taught and spoken. The capital of Jordan is Amman (Advameg, Inc., 2014)

Arab state. The Jews accepted this offer but the Arabs turned it down because they wanted it all(United). Since there wasn’t a settlement here there would be another war. This time when the Arabs attacked the other Arab countries, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan joined in on the attack. This battle broke out in 1967 and was know as the Six Day War because it only lasted six days. This war backfired on the Arab nations at the end of the war the Jewish Palestine state, now called Israel, was victorious and

There are different historical views on what really provoced the war of 1967, the Israelis would clearly blame the Egyptians and point at Nasser's agressions as the main provocation leading to the war. Another view is that Nasser did not have the intention to fight Israel at that point, but when the UN troops in the Sinai were withdrawn suprisingly after Nasser's demand, Nasser had to make true his big promises to defeat Israel to the other Arab nations. He wanted to keep his reputation as the ultimate

Iraq. Iraq is sort of triangle shaped, with mountains, desert, and a large river valley. It is bordered on the east by Iran, on the south by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, on the west by Syria and Jordan, and on the north by Turkey. Iraq is almost 20 times the size of New Jersey. The geography of Iraq falls into four main regions; the desert west of the Euphrates river, Upper Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the northern highlands of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Lower Mesopotamia, which includes