IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS IRIS Resources. Did Israel Offer Too Much? 80% Withdrawal, 95% Withdrawal, Vanishing Red Lines, Jerusalem Redivided? Peace or terror? Charts tell the story: Monthly, Yearly, Before & after Oslo, Car thefts . Border security maps. Pre-1967, Post-Oslo, Katyusha rockets . Israel size comparison maps. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD Comparison of the Size of Israel vs. the Arab World. The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. Note: Israel is shown in blue. Mauritania, Western Sahara and Somalia are somewhat cut off at the edge of the

map.

ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS Israel Size Comparison Maps. People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. The maps listed below compare the map of Israel with maps of other areas drawn to the same scale, to put

Israel’s

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE UNITED STATES The 48 contiguous US states: 8,080,464 sq. km / 3,119,885 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, The 48 contiguous US states COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare Israel to the size of Vancouver Island: Vancouver Island: 31,285 sq. km / 12,079 sq. mi. Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi. Back to index of Israel size maps. DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain: 209,331 sq. km / 80,823 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Great Britain to

Israel: 7.5:1

IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS IRIS Resources. Did Israel Offer Too Much? 80% Withdrawal, 95% Withdrawal, Vanishing Red Lines, Jerusalem Redivided? Peace or terror? Charts tell the story: Monthly, Yearly, Before & after Oslo, Car thefts . Border security maps. Pre-1967, Post-Oslo, Katyusha rockets . Israel size comparison maps. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD Comparison of the Size of Israel vs. the Arab World. The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. Note: Israel is shown in blue. Mauritania, Western Sahara and Somalia are somewhat cut off at the edge of the

map.

ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS Israel Size Comparison Maps. People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. The maps listed below compare the map of Israel with maps of other areas drawn to the same scale, to put

Israel’s

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE UNITED STATES The 48 contiguous US states: 8,080,464 sq. km / 3,119,885 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, The 48 contiguous US states COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare Israel to the size of Vancouver Island: Vancouver Island: 31,285 sq. km / 12,079 sq. mi. Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi. Back to index of Israel size maps. DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain: 209,331 sq. km / 80,823 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Great Britain to

Israel: 7.5:1

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE UNITED STATES The 48 contiguous US states: 8,080,464 sq. km / 3,119,885 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, The 48 contiguous US states DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza

IRIS' ISRAEL BLOG

With the Mideast in Chaos, Israel Needs Defensible Borders. February 3, 2016 by Sam. Stating (what should be) the obvious: Israel was supposed to surrender land and defensible borders to its neighbors to buy peace. As those neighbors have descended or risk descending into war and chaos, the folly . Read more. ISRAELI TOWNS BEFORE 1967 Israeli Towns Before 1967. The map below shows how Israeli population centers were literally under the gun — within easy rocket and even artillery range — from enemy borders before 1967. And would be again if captured territories were returned to the Arabs, as happened in

Gaza in 2005.

THE PLO CHARTER

THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL CHARTER: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council, July 1-17, 1968 Text of the Charter: Article 1: Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation. Article 2: Palestine, with the boundaries it had during the British Mandate, is an SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. IRAN Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare the size of Israel to Iran, one of many Moslem countries

hostile to Israel.

KATYUSHA ROCKETS AND ISRAELI SECURITY The Katyusha Rocket "Multiple Rocket Launcher" BM-21 pictured here could be easily taken apart and smuggled into a "demilitarized" Palestinian state. Individual Katyushas can be launched from a pipe using just a car battery. The rockets on this truck have a range of 12.7 miles / 20.4 km . Katyushas can easily carry chemical warheads. SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. TAIWAN Compare Israel to the island of Taiwan to get a better perspective of Israel’s size: Taiwan Island: 35,808 sq. km / 13,826 sq. mi. Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi. Ratio, Taiwan Island to Israel: 1.3:1. Back to index of Israel size maps. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY JURISDICTION MAP RESULTING FROM THE The map below shows the areas of the West Bank over which Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority (PA) had jurisdiction according to the interim agreements between Israel and the PLO, as of the beginning of 1996. ( Click here to see the current map as of the end of December, 2000.) Explanatory notes follow. PALESTINIAN QUOTE SHEET #35 The soul and blood for you, O Palestine!" --- P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat, in a speech given on 3 September 1995 at the al-Fatah girls school in Gaza to mark the opening of the school year (Israel Channel Two Television, 19 September 1995) This is the thirty-fifth in a series of quote sheets prepared by IRIS (Information Regarding

Israel's

IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS IRIS Resources. Did Israel Offer Too Much? 80% Withdrawal, 95% Withdrawal, Vanishing Red Lines, Jerusalem Redivided? Peace or terror? Charts tell the story: Monthly, Yearly, Before & after Oslo, Car thefts . Border security maps. Pre-1967, Post-Oslo, Katyusha rockets . Israel size comparison maps. ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS Israel Size Comparison Maps. People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. The maps listed below compare the map of Israel with maps of other areas drawn to the same scale, to put

Israel’s

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD Comparison of the Size of Israel vs. the Arab World. The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. Note: Israel is shown in blue. Mauritania, Western Sahara and Somalia are somewhat cut off at the edge of the

map.

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE UNITED STATES The 48 contiguous US states: 8,080,464 sq. km / 3,119,885 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, The 48 contiguous US states SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain: 209,331 sq. km / 80,823 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Great Britain to

Israel: 7.5:1

DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS IRIS Resources. Did Israel Offer Too Much? 80% Withdrawal, 95% Withdrawal, Vanishing Red Lines, Jerusalem Redivided? Peace or terror? Charts tell the story: Monthly, Yearly, Before & after Oslo, Car thefts . Border security maps. Pre-1967, Post-Oslo, Katyusha rockets . Israel size comparison maps. ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS Israel Size Comparison Maps. People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. The maps listed below compare the map of Israel with maps of other areas drawn to the same scale, to put

Israel’s

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD Comparison of the Size of Israel vs. the Arab World. The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. Note: Israel is shown in blue. Mauritania, Western Sahara and Somalia are somewhat cut off at the edge of the

map.

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE UNITED STATES The 48 contiguous US states: 8,080,464 sq. km / 3,119,885 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, The 48 contiguous US states SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain: 209,331 sq. km / 80,823 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Great Britain to

Israel: 7.5:1

DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza

WHAT IS IRIS?

What Is IRIS? Information Regarding Israel’s Security (IRIS) is an independent organization dedicated to informing the public about the security needs of the State of Israel, especially vis-a-vis the peace process. IRIS was founded in 1993 response to the Oslo peace process. It was one of the first groups to effectively use email to inform COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare Israel to the size of Vancouver Island: Vancouver Island: 31,285 sq. km / 12,079 sq. mi. Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi. Back to index of Israel size maps. KATYUSHA ROCKETS AND ISRAELI SECURITY The Katyusha Rocket "Multiple Rocket Launcher" BM-21 pictured here could be easily taken apart and smuggled into a "demilitarized" Palestinian state. Individual Katyushas can be launched from a pipe using just a car battery. The rockets on this truck have a range of 12.7 miles / 20.4 km . Katyushas can easily carry chemical warheads.

IRIS' ISRAEL BLOG

With the Mideast in Chaos, Israel Needs Defensible Borders. February 3, 2016 by Sam. Stating (what should be) the obvious: Israel was supposed to surrender land and defensible borders to its neighbors to buy peace. As those neighbors have descended or risk descending into war and chaos, the folly . Read more. ISRAELI TOWNS BEFORE 1967 Israeli Towns Before 1967. The map below shows how Israeli population centers were literally under the gun — within easy rocket and even artillery range — from enemy borders before 1967. And would be again if captured territories were returned to the Arabs, as happened in

Gaza in 2005.

SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. IRAN Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare the size of Israel to Iran, one of many Moslem countries

hostile to Israel.

THE PLO CHARTER

THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL CHARTER: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council, July 1-17, 1968 Text of the Charter: Article 1: Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation. Article 2: Palestine, with the boundaries it had during the British Mandate, is an COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. MEXICO Mexico: 1,972,550 sq. km / 761,610 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Mexico to Israel:

71:1

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY JURISDICTION MAP RESULTING FROM THE The map below shows the areas of the West Bank over which Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority (PA) had jurisdiction according to the interim agreements between Israel and the PLO, as of the beginning of 1996. ( Click here to see the current map as of the end of December, 2000.) Explanatory notes follow. PALESTINIAN QUOTE SHEET #35 The soul and blood for you, O Palestine!" --- P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat, in a speech given on 3 September 1995 at the al-Fatah girls school in Gaza to mark the opening of the school year (Israel Channel Two Television, 19 September 1995) This is the thirty-fifth in a series of quote sheets prepared by IRIS (Information Regarding

Israel's

IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS Maps, graphs, documents and news updates explaining Israel's security situation, especially related to the Peace Process. ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE UNITED STATES The 48 contiguous US states: 8,080,464 sq. km / 3,119,885 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, The 48 contiguous US states DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain: 209,331 sq. km / 80,823 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Great Britain to

Israel: 7.5:1

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. NEW JERSEY New Jersey is the 5th-smallest US state, covering 20,168 square kilometers or 7787 square miles . As the comparison map above shows, the land currently controlled by the State of Israel (including disputed territories) is not much larger: 27,869 square kilometers or 10,760 square miles. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Compare the size of Israel to Vancouver Island to put Israel's tiny size into perspective. SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. AUSTRALIA Australia: 7,692,024 sq. km / 2,969,907 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Australia to Israel:

276:1

SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. TAIWAN Taiwan Island: 35,808 sq. km / 13,826 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Taiwan Island to

Israel: 1.3:1

IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS Maps, graphs, documents and news updates explaining Israel's security situation, especially related to the Peace Process. ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE UNITED STATES The 48 contiguous US states: 8,080,464 sq. km / 3,119,885 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, The 48 contiguous US states DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain: 209,331 sq. km / 80,823 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Great Britain to

Israel: 7.5:1

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. NEW JERSEY New Jersey is the 5th-smallest US state, covering 20,168 square kilometers or 7787 square miles . As the comparison map above shows, the land currently controlled by the State of Israel (including disputed territories) is not much larger: 27,869 square kilometers or 10,760 square miles. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Compare the size of Israel to Vancouver Island to put Israel's tiny size into perspective. SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. AUSTRALIA Australia: 7,692,024 sq. km / 2,969,907 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Australia to Israel:

276:1

SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. TAIWAN Taiwan Island: 35,808 sq. km / 13,826 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Taiwan Island to

Israel: 1.3:1

WHAT IS IRIS?

Information Regarding Israel's Security (IRIS) is an independent organization dedicated to informing the public about the security needs of the State of Israel, especially vis-a-vis the peace process.

IRIS' ISRAEL BLOG

March 17 marks the 50 years since the beginning of Golda Meir’s tenure as Prime Minister of Israel. Watch this hard-hitting (both sides) interview with the BBC from 1970 to get a better feel for ISRAELI TOWNS BEFORE 1967 The map below shows how Israeli population centers were literally under the gun — within easy rocket and even artillery range — from enemy borders before 1967. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Compare the size of Israel to Vancouver Island to put Israel's tiny size into perspective. KATYUSHA ROCKETS AND ISRAELI SECURITY Katyusha rockets are from time to time launched into towns in northern Israel by the Hizbullah Islamic fundamentalist group stationed in

southern Lebanon.

SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. IRAN Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare the size of Israel to Iran, one of many Moslem countries

hostile to Israel.

THE PLO CHARTER

THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL CHARTER: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council, July 1-17, 1968 Text of the Charter: Article 1: Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation. Article 2: Palestine, with the boundaries it had during the British Mandate, is an COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. MEXICO Mexico: 1,972,550 sq. km / 761,610 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Mexico to Israel:

71:1

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY JURISDICTION MAP RESULTING FROM THE "Arafat's Islands" The map below shows the areas of the West Bank over which Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority (PA) had jurisdiction according to the interim agreements between Israel and the PLO, as of the beginning of 1996.Click here PALESTINIAN QUOTE SHEET #35 More of Yasser Arafat in his own words PLO Quote Sheet #35 On pre-1967 Israel: "Be blessed, O Gaza, and celebrate, for your sons are returning after a long celebration. IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS IRIS Resources. Did Israel Offer Too Much? 80% Withdrawal, 95% Withdrawal, Vanishing Red Lines, Jerusalem Redivided? Peace or terror? Charts tell the story: Monthly, Yearly, Before & after Oslo, Car thefts . Border security maps. Pre-1967, Post-Oslo, Katyusha rockets . Israel size comparison maps. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD Comparison of the Size of Israel vs. the Arab World. The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. Note: Israel is shown in blue. Mauritania, Western Sahara and Somalia are somewhat cut off at the edge of the

map.

ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS Israel Size Comparison Maps. People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. The maps listed below compare the map of Israel with maps of other areas drawn to the same scale, to put

Israel’s

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare Israel to the size of Vancouver Island: Vancouver Island: 31,285 sq. km / 12,079 sq. mi. Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi. Back to index of Israel size maps.

THE PLO CHARTER

THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL CHARTER: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council, July 1-17, 1968 Text of the Charter: Article 1: Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation. Article 2: Palestine, with the boundaries it had during the British Mandate, is an COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. NEW JERSEY New Jersey is the 5th-smallest US state, covering 20,168 square kilometers or 7787 square miles . As the comparison map above shows, the land currently controlled by the State of Israel (including disputed territories) is not much larger: 27,869 square kilometers or 10,760 square miles. THE PLO'S PHASED PLAN The PLO's "Phased Plan". In the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Arab states launched a surprise attack against Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Once again they tried to eliminate Israel, further motivated this time by the desire to redeem their honor after their major defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War. KATYUSHA ROCKETS AND ISRAELI SECURITY The Katyusha Rocket "Multiple Rocket Launcher" BM-21 pictured here could be easily taken apart and smuggled into a "demilitarized" Palestinian state. Individual Katyushas can be launched from a pipe using just a car battery. The rockets on this truck have a range of 12.7 miles / 20.4 km . Katyushas can easily carry chemical warheads. THE KATYUSHA ROCKET THREAT The speckled region to the left is the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, which houses some 70% of Israel’s Jewish population and 80% of the country’s industrial base. PALESTINIAN QUOTE SHEET #35 The soul and blood for you, O Palestine!" --- P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat, in a speech given on 3 September 1995 at the al-Fatah girls school in Gaza to mark the opening of the school year (Israel Channel Two Television, 19 September 1995) This is the thirty-fifth in a series of quote sheets prepared by IRIS (Information Regarding

Israel's

IRIS: INFORMATION REGARDING ISRAEL'S SECURITYABOUTMAPSTERROR CHARTSBLOGTHE PLOISRAEL TERRITORIAL CONCESSIONS IRIS Resources. Did Israel Offer Too Much? 80% Withdrawal, 95% Withdrawal, Vanishing Red Lines, Jerusalem Redivided? Peace or terror? Charts tell the story: Monthly, Yearly, Before & after Oslo, Car thefts . Border security maps. Pre-1967, Post-Oslo, Katyusha rockets . Israel size comparison maps. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. THE ARAB WORLD Comparison of the Size of Israel vs. the Arab World. The countries shown below are members of the Arab league. (Syria and Lybia are currently suspended members.) Western Sahara is a disputed territory, not a recognized nation. Note: Israel is shown in blue. Mauritania, Western Sahara and Somalia are somewhat cut off at the edge of the

map.

ISRAEL SIZE COMPARISON MAPS Israel Size Comparison Maps. People commonly perceive Israel to be much larger than it really is. As a result, they fail to understand how difficult, painful, and even dangerous it is for Israel to withdraw from land it holds. The maps listed below compare the map of Israel with maps of other areas drawn to the same scale, to put

Israel’s

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. VANCOUVER ISLAND Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare Israel to the size of Vancouver Island: Vancouver Island: 31,285 sq. km / 12,079 sq. mi. Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi. Back to index of Israel size maps.

THE PLO CHARTER

THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL CHARTER: Resolutions of the Palestine National Council, July 1-17, 1968 Text of the Charter: Article 1: Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation. Article 2: Palestine, with the boundaries it had during the British Mandate, is an COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. NEW JERSEY New Jersey is the 5th-smallest US state, covering 20,168 square kilometers or 7787 square miles . As the comparison map above shows, the land currently controlled by the State of Israel (including disputed territories) is not much larger: 27,869 square kilometers or 10,760 square miles. THE PLO'S PHASED PLAN The PLO's "Phased Plan". In the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Arab states launched a surprise attack against Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Once again they tried to eliminate Israel, further motivated this time by the desire to redeem their honor after their major defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War. KATYUSHA ROCKETS AND ISRAELI SECURITY The Katyusha Rocket "Multiple Rocket Launcher" BM-21 pictured here could be easily taken apart and smuggled into a "demilitarized" Palestinian state. Individual Katyushas can be launched from a pipe using just a car battery. The rockets on this truck have a range of 12.7 miles / 20.4 km . Katyushas can easily carry chemical warheads. THE KATYUSHA ROCKET THREAT The speckled region to the left is the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, which houses some 70% of Israel’s Jewish population and 80% of the country’s industrial base. PALESTINIAN QUOTE SHEET #35 The soul and blood for you, O Palestine!" --- P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat, in a speech given on 3 September 1995 at the al-Fatah girls school in Gaza to mark the opening of the school year (Israel Channel Two Television, 19 September 1995) This is the thirty-fifth in a series of quote sheets prepared by IRIS (Information Regarding

Israel's

WHAT IS IRIS?

Information Regarding Israel's Security (IRIS) is an independent organization dedicated to informing the public about the security needs of the State of Israel, especially vis-a-vis the peace process. DID ISRAEL OFFER TOO MUCH TO THE PALESTINIANS? The current situation: The map to the right, which displays the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) shows approximately of how much land the PA controls as of July, 2000. Currently the PA has either full or administrative control of about 40% of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Note that already in 1996 95% of all the Palestinian Arabs living in Judea, Samaria and Gaza KATYUSHA ROCKETS AND ISRAELI SECURITY Katyusha rockets are from time to time launched into towns in northern Israel by the Hizbullah Islamic fundamentalist group stationed in

southern Lebanon.

SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain: 209,331 sq. km / 80,823 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Great Britain to

Israel: 7.5:1

ISRAELI TOWNS BEFORE 1967 The map below shows how Israeli population centers were literally under the gun — within easy rocket and even artillery range — from enemy borders before 1967. SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. IRAN Can tiny Israel afford to give away land to try to placate the Arabs? Compare the size of Israel to Iran, one of many Moslem countries

hostile to Israel.

COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. SYRIA Syria: 185,180 km 2 / 71,500 mi 2 Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 km 2 / 10760 mi 2 Ratio, Syria to Israel: 6.6:1 Note: The strategic Golan Heights, which Syria demands from Israel, comprise about one-half of one percent of Syria’s territory. COMPARISON OF THE SIZE OF ISRAEL VS. LAKE MICHIGAN Lake Michigan: 58,030 sq. km / 22,404 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Lake Michigan to

Israel: 2.1:1

SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. TAIWAN Taiwan Island: 35,808 sq. km / 13,826 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Taiwan Island to

Israel: 1.3:1

SIZE COMPARISON MAP: ISRAEL VS. ARGENTINA Argentina: 2,780,400 sq. km / 1,073,500 sq. mi Israel + administrated territories: 27,869 sq. km / 10,760 sq. mi Ratio, Algeria to Israel:

99.8:1

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