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Bookmark or Share- Jenin, a Target of Israeli Raids, Is - The New York TimesJenin, a focal point of Israel’s wide-ranging raid into the West Bank on Wednesday, is a potent symbol of opposition and militancy for Palestinians after decades of fighting against occupying ...
- Jenin - WikipediaJenin (/ ʒ ɪ ˈ n iː n / zhin-EEN; Arabic: جنين, romanized: Jinīn, locally pronounced [ʒɪˈniːn] ⓘ) is a city in the State of Palestine in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The city serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns. [ 2 ]
- Jenin | Town, West Bank, & Population | BritannicaJenin was an Ottoman-German base in World War I; a memorial to fallen German aviators remains. It was an important centre for Jordanian and Iraqi forces in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948; though much of the strategic territory in the vicinity was taken by Israel, Jenin remained in Arab hands.
- Why Jenin? What does Israel have against the refugee camp?Of the 10 camps across the occupied West Bank, Jenin has the highest rates of unemployment and poverty, according to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
- Jenin - The Palestinian CenterAncient Egyptian, Babylonian, and Assyrian, as well as the Torah and the Bible, record the name of Jenin. The name means “the garden”, which is associated with the Marj Ebn Amer Plain, which is considered the most fertile lands of historical Palestine.
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