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Procopius of Gaza
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
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Procopius of Gaza (
c.475–
c.538), rhetorician and biblical exegete. He was perhaps the foremost figure of the ‘School of Gaza’, a group of Christian rhetoricians of the 5th–6th cent. His biblical works consist mostly of extensive extracts from older exegetes.
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Gaza's border gap: Opportunity or threat?
Newspaper article from: Chicago Jewish Star; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE GAZA LOOK TO EGYPT THREAT: MOVEMENT AIDS TERRORISTS...GOVERNMENT, STUDYING OPTIONS, RENEWS FUEL SUPPLY TO GAZA JERUSALEM - The collapse of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has done much more than break Israel...
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Gaza by the Numbers
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 12/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...Cast Lead" to stop Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza from continuing its years-long campaign...journalists cover Israel's defensive efforts in Gaza: Iran-backed Hamas Rocket, Mortar Attacks...400+ rockets and mortars fired from Gaza since 2003. [1] 3,200+ rockets and...
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GAZA: ISRAELI TROOPS AND HAMAS MILITANTS REACH INFORMAL TRUCE.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 3/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...GIN) -- A tense quiet has descended on Gaza, now that Israeli troops and tanks have...Israel and Hamas, which has controlled Gaza since violently routing the more moderate...targeted assassination of Hamas militants in Gaza, or a rocket fired from the strip will...
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Gaza: Stop the siege, let the ceasefire sail!
News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 6/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...banner will read, in Hebrew, Arabic and English, Gaza: Stop the Siege, Let the Ceasefire Sail...Palestinian fishing boats will set out from the harbor of Gaza for a protest sailing in the Gaza strip waters, hosting on board Palestinian and...
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Gaza deaths spur unrest; Israeli troops kill three
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/20/1994; ; 700+ words
; GAZA CITY -- Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians...yesterday in sporadic clashes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as Palestinian and Israeli leaders assessed...Friday's bloody civil strife in autonomous Gaza. Yesterday's troubles were a reaction to...
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The Gaza Settlements May Go, But the Occupation Remains
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...unauthorized" ones. The 8,500 settlers in Gaza represent only 2 percent of the 430,000...Ariel Sharon proposed to dismantle the Gaza settlements this summer Bush hailed the...first adopt democracy. The fuss over the Gaza settlements serves Sharon's purposes...
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Gaza: Israel Blocks 670 Students from Studies Abroad
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...arbitrarily blocking some 670 students in Gaza from pursuing higher education abroad...that the young men and women need to leave Gaza for university programs in countries such...admissions abroad, who have been trapped in Gaza since June, when Hamas took control of...
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Gaza Must Not be Cut Off from the World
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...to reclose the country's border with Gaza on Friday morning. Their actions come...Palestinian militants blew open breaches in the Gaza-Egypt border wall, allowing hundreds...fuel and other basic necessities. The Gaza-Egypt border had been sealed since June...
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Gaza battle kills 11 Palestinians; Israel breaks Hamas' isolation in campaign against rocket fire.(PAGE ONE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...month of isolation for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, sealed off from the world except...killed in an Israeli incursion deep into Gaza that included planes, tanks and bulldozers...gunmen drove the rival Fatah party out of Gaza last month. Since then, the border crossing...
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GAZA: EGYPT MAY TAKE OVER AS REGION'S MAIN ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 3/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...sever one of the major ties between Israel and the Gaza Strip: Under the agreement, Egypt would become the sole external supplier of power to Gaza. Currently, Israel supplies Gaza with 70 percent of its power, whereas Egypt only...
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Gaza (City)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
GAZA (CITY) Principal city of the Gaza Strip. Gaza City is located in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the rest of the Gaza Strip, it was inhabited by Philistines in ancient times and subsequently...
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Gaza Strip
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
GAZA STRIP Region bordering Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea. The inhabitants of the Gaza Strip are almost all Palestinians with a population...Palestinian refugee camps are located in the Gaza Strip. The boundaries of the Gaza Strip have...
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Gaza Strip and West Bank
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia
Gaza Strip and West Bank Basic Data Official Country Name: Gaza Strip and West Bank Region: Middle East Population: 1...Rate: NA History & Background The West Bank and Gaza Strip lie on the western edge of Asia; both are territories...
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Gaza
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gaza Ghazzah , or Ghuzzeh , town (2003 est. pop...principal city and administrative center of the Gaza Strip , SW Asia, on the Philistia plain between...Mediterranean Sea and W Israel. In ancient times, Gaza was an Egyptian garrison town (it is mentioned...
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Women's Affairs Center (GAZA)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
WOMEN'S AFFAIRS CENTER (GAZA) A Palestinian women's organization in Gaza. The Women's Affairs Center is a Palestinian nongovernmental...within Palestinian society. It was established in Gaza City in August 1991; the founding committee included...
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