Welcome to my virtual tour of Palestine, the Holy Land. It is a lost homeland - taken from its original inhabitants by Zionist Jews shortly after WWII to create the state of Israel. For decades after the creation of Israel there was an almost universal denial of the existence of a Palestinian people. Golder Meir, a former prime minister of Israel infamously once said that "There are no Palestinians". The world was subjected to a constant stream of propaganda claiming that the "Promised Land" was a barren and empty place with nothing but a few primitive Bedouin and that the new occupiers had made the "desert bloom". Besides the occupation of major cities, hundreds of Palestinian villages that supposedly did not exist were razed to the ground. The inhabitants were either chased into the remainder of Palestine (often called West Bank and the Gaza Strip) where they lived in refugee camps, or they were hounded into neighboring countries where they remain stateless to this day. VIEW HISTORY

While officially not in existence, Palestine gives its name to my people, the Palestinians, who are very much in existence. And though Palestine can no longer be found on any of today's maps, it lives on in the hearts and minds of over 7 million Palestinians around the world, most of whom dream of returning home one day. This site is dedicated to the Palestinian people and their incessant quest for justice and genuine peace.

Ariha (Jericho) and surrounding areas:

• Ariha (Jericho)
• Wadi Kelt and Wadi Nu'eima
• Nebi Musa
• Tel es Sultan
• Aqbat Jabr Refugee Camp
• Ein es Sultan Refugee Camp