![]() ![]() Israel accused the Palestinians of reneging on security agreements, and Palestinians were angered by continued Israeli settlement building. The Oslo process gave the newly created Palestinian Authority some autonomy, and envisaged statehood after five years. Arafat returned to Gaza after decades in exile. ![]() Under the interim deal, Palestinians were first given limited control in Gaza, and Jericho in the West Bank. Israel and the Palestinians signed an historic peace accord in 1993 that led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority. Hamas, dedicated to Israel's destruction and restoration of Islamic rule in what it saw as occupied Palestine, became a rival to Yasser Arafat's secular Fatah party that led the Palestine Liberation Organization.ġ993 - The Oslo Accords, and Palestinian semi-autonomy Seizing the angry mood, the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood created an armed Palestinian branch, Hamas, with its power base in Gaza. Stone-throwing protests, strikes and shutdowns followed. It began in December 1987 after a traffic accident in which an Israeli truck crashed into a vehicle carrying Palestinian workers in Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp, killing four. Twenty years after the 1967 war, Palestinians launched their first intifada, or uprising. These became a source of growing Palestinian resentment.ġ987 - First Palestinian uprising. Israeli troops remained to administer the territory and to guard the settlements that Israel built in the following decades. With the Egyptians gone, many Gazan workers took jobs in the agriculture, construction and services industries inside Israel, to which they could gain easy access at that time. An Israeli census that year put Gaza's population at 394,000, at least 60% of them refugees. Israel captured the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Middle East war. Handle Length: 7 inches Guard: 4.The United Nations set up a refugee agency, UNRWA, which today provides services for 1.6 million registered Palestine refugees in Gaza, as well as for Palestinians in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank.ġ967 - War and Israeli military occupation Specifications:Overall Length: 38 inches Blade Length: 31 inchesīlade Thickness: (Near Guard): 4.10 mm (Near Point): 2.8 mm Surely a weapon of choice for any war-chief in the making! ![]() Included is a FREE richly detailed matching Genuine leather wrapped scabbard displaying amazing Viking dragon designs! A removable belt loop attachment is also included. The guard and pommel are etched with intricate Viking runes. The grip is finished with high quality leather and the blade is nicely oiled to protect from rusting. Not only is this sword impressive in construction, but it is also quite beautiful. ![]() Its cross guard and pommel are made of steel and they are directly welded to a wide and sturdy tang for a nearly indestructible overall construction. Concerning durability, this sword is simply one of the best of its category! It’s fully functional and perfect for uses such as practice and training. The blade features a weathered look that gives it an authentic feel. This replica has a classic pommel characterized by the Vikings, and the blade is forged from flexible high carbon tempered steel and set with a deep fuller. It was the weapon of champions and heroes in a world of epic and glory. The best of these specialized weapons could’ve been worth more than a dozen cows! Whatever the time period the sword has always been a highly personalized weapon, but perhaps never more so than during the Viking Age. Description:During the age of the Vikings, the axe, the bow and the spear all serve purpose outside of the battlefield. ![]()
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