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| The '''Galilee Panhandle''' ({{lang-he|אצבע הגליל}}, ''Etzba HaGalil'' (lit. "Finger of the Galilee") is a ] along the ] in northern ]. Towns in the Galilee panhandle include ] and ]. | The '''Galilee Panhandle''' ({{lang-he|אצבע הגליל}}, ''Etzba HaGalil'' (lit. "Finger of the Galilee") is a ] along the ] in northern ]. Towns in the Galilee panhandle include ] and ]. | ||
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| The Galilee Panhandle is a narrow strip of land running from the Israel-Lebanon border in the far north to an imaginary line above the Hula Valley in the south.<ref></ref> | The Galilee Panhandle is a narrow strip of land running from the Israel-Lebanon border in the far north to an imaginary line above the Hula Valley in the south.<ref></ref> | ||
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The Galilee Panhandle (Template:Lang-he, Etzba HaGalil (lit. "Finger of the Galilee") is a panhandle along the Hula Valley in northern Israel. Towns in the Galilee panhandle include Metula and Kiryat Shmona.
Geography
The Galilee Panhandle is a narrow strip of land running from the Israel-Lebanon border in the far north to an imaginary line above the Hula Valley in the south.
History
In 1920, the Sykes-Picot Treaty was amended to transfer areas of Jewish settlement from the French Mandate of Lebanon to the British Mandate for Palestine.From April 1924, the area came under British control. An agreement was reached which enabled cultivation on both sides of the border with taxes being distributed between the British and French mandate authorities.The boundary was problematic, strategically and politically, but harnessing water sources in this region was vital for the development of the country.
In 1948, the Galilee panhandle, which stretches from Tiberias to Metulla, became a battle zone. Although it had been designated part of the Jewish state, geographically and demographically it was dominated by the Arabs, who controlled the main road and access roads to Jewish villages in the Galilee.
Rocket attacks from Lebanon have been an ongoing problem for communities in the Galilee Panhandle.
See also
References
- This is Galilee
- The Seven Villages: Origins and Implications
- An Empire in the Holy Land: Historical Geography of the British Administration in Palestine, 1917-1929, Gideon Biger, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1994, p.181
- An Empire in the Holy Land: Historical Geography of the British Administration in Palestine, 1917-1929, Gideon Biger, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1994, p.58
- An Empire in the Holy Land: Historical Geography of the British Administration in Palestine, 1917-1929, Gideon Biger, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1994, p.274
- War in Palestine, 1948: Strategy and Diplomacy, David Tal
- Rocket hits Galilee panhandle
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