Monday, October 2, 2017

Even a Zip Code is political?

Wikipedia says Zip Code 71917 is in “Disputed territory. Palestine.”

Here is something for Wikipedia to consider, in the interests of accuracy: Palestine does not exist. There is no such entity and has not been since May 14, 1948, when Israel declared its existence and was immediately invaded by the armies of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, as well as forces from Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Israel’s statehood ended the League of Nations Mandate of Palestine.

A site called earth-explorer.appspot.com says the Zip Code is “A Postal Code in Palestine.”

Towns in the “Disputed territory” include:

Bil'in -- a “Palestinian village” located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, west of the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank.

Modi'in Illit (lit. "Upper Modi'in") -- a Haredi Israeli settlement and city in the West Bank, situated midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Modi'in Illit was granted city status by the Israeli government in 2008.

Bil'in -- a “Palestinian village” in the West Bank.

Lapid (lit. Torch) -- an Israeli communal settlement. Located near Modi'in, Lapid falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council.

Matityahu -- a moshav and Israeli settlement in the West Bank, located approximately midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, near the settlement of Modi'in Illit and the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut. Matityahu was initially founded in 1981 by a group of English-speaking immigrants from the United States.

Saffa -- a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 18 kilometers west of Ramallah in the northern West Bank.

Kfar Ruth (lit. Ruth's Village) -- is a moshav in Israel, located just west of the Green Line near Modi'i.

Kfar HaOranim (. lit. Village of the Pines), also known as Menora or Giv'at Ehud -- a communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. It is contiguous with Lapid and near to the major city of Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council.

Maarava Machon Rubin -- an Orthodox yeshiva high school located in the town of Matityahu, near Modi'in, midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The yeshiva was founded and is headed by Rabbi Baruch Chait who is originally from the United States.

http://earth-explorer.appspot.com/Palestine/West-Bank/Ramallah-and-Al-Bireh/Ram-Allah/71917



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