United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine
Encyclopedia
The United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL) is an online collection of texts of current and historical United Nations
decisions and publications concerning the question of Palestine
, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
and other issues related to the Middle East
situation.
UNISPAL-Select contains a selection of the most important U.N. documents on these issues. The Special Focus section features documents on recent developments. The Supplement features non-U.N. documents on these issues.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
decisions and publications concerning the question of Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
and other issues related to the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
situation.
UNISPAL-Select contains a selection of the most important U.N. documents on these issues. The Special Focus section features documents on recent developments. The Supplement features non-U.N. documents on these issues.
See also
- Arab–Israeli conflictArab–Israeli conflictThe Arab–Israeli conflict refers to political tensions and open hostilities between the Arab peoples and the Jewish community of the Middle East. The modern Arab-Israeli conflict began with the rise of Zionism and Arab Nationalism towards the end of the nineteenth century, and intensified with the...
- Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations
- PalestinePalestinePalestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
- Palestinian peoplePalestinian peopleThe Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...