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'''Al-Issawiya''' ({{lang-ar|العيسوية}}) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village in [[East Jerusalem]]. Located on [[Mount Scopus]], it was part of the demilitarized zone between [[Jordan]] and [[Israel]] <ref>http://www.google.com/search?q=issawiya+UN&hl=en&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-01,GGLD:en</ref>until the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967. In 2006, it had a population of 12,000. Together with [[Shuafat]] and the Shuafat refugee camp, al-Issawiya's land area is 15,489 [[dunam]]s.<ref>[http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1096 Israel expands an Army Military Base East of Al 'Isawiya village] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. [[2007-07-05]].</ref> |
'''Al-Issawiya''' ({{lang-ar|العيسوية}}) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village in [[East Jerusalem]]. Located on [[Mount Scopus]], it was part of the demilitarized zone between [[Jordan]] and [[Israel]] <ref>http://www.google.com/search?q=issawiya+UN&hl=en&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-01,GGLD:en</ref>until the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967. In 2006, it had a population of 12,000. Together with [[Shuafat]] and the Shuafat refugee camp, al-Issawiya's land area is 15,489 [[dunam]]s.<ref>[http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1096 Israel expands an Army Military Base East of Al 'Isawiya village] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. [[2007-07-05]].</ref> |
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The village is under the juristiction of the [[Jerusalem]] Municipality, but residents are entitled to vote in the [[Palestinian National Authority]] elections. {{fact}} |
The village is under the juristiction of the [[Jerusalem]] Municipality, but residents are entitled to vote in the [[Palestinian National Authority]] elections. {{fact}} |
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The girls' school in Issawiya is one of five elementary schools in the Jerusalem area that teach philosophy to third-graders as part of a program operating in 70 countries. <ref>http://my.mli.org.il/Mli_Pdf/Jen%20Glaser%20Philosophy%20for%20Kids%20Haaretz.pdf</ref> |
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In 2005, the [[Peres Center for Peace]] inaugurated a synthetic turf soccer field in Issawiya as part of the Twinned Peace Soccer School project. The field was funded by the government of [[South Korea]].<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3188124,00.html Peres Center opens Issawiya soccer field] YNet News.</ref> |
In 2005, the [[Peres Center for Peace]] inaugurated a synthetic turf soccer field in Issawiya as part of the Twinned Peace Soccer School project. The field was funded by the government of [[South Korea]].<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3188124,00.html Peres Center opens Issawiya soccer field] YNet News.</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:40, 30 June 2008
Al-Issawiya (Template:Lang-ar) is a Palestinian village in East Jerusalem. Located on Mount Scopus, it was part of the demilitarized zone between Jordan and Israel [1]until the Six-Day War in 1967. In 2006, it had a population of 12,000. Together with Shuafat and the Shuafat refugee camp, al-Issawiya's land area is 15,489 dunams.[2]
The village is under the juristiction of the Jerusalem Municipality, but residents are entitled to vote in the Palestinian National Authority elections. [citation needed]
The girls' school in Issawiya is one of five elementary schools in the Jerusalem area that teach philosophy to third-graders as part of a program operating in 70 countries. [3]
In 2005, the Peres Center for Peace inaugurated a synthetic turf soccer field in Issawiya as part of the Twinned Peace Soccer School project. The field was funded by the government of South Korea.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.google.com/search?q=issawiya+UN&hl=en&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-01,GGLD:en
- ^ Israel expands an Army Military Base East of Al 'Isawiya village Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2007-07-05.
- ^ http://my.mli.org.il/Mli_Pdf/Jen%20Glaser%20Philosophy%20for%20Kids%20Haaretz.pdf
- ^ Peres Center opens Issawiya soccer field YNet News.