Sources
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The same geographic frame is used for the animation. Its chapters draw on different kinds of evidence: population and land records, a proposed partition, armistice lines, military occupation, administrative zones and settlement locations. These measures are not interchangeable.

• 1945: the population proportion refers to people. It does not describe land ownership or Palestinian sovereignty.
• 1947: the UN partition map shows a proposal, not borders that were enacted as drawn.
• 1949 and 1967: colours distinguish territorial control and military occupation. They do not imply that Palestinian residents were absent.
• From 1995: Areas A, B and C refer to different administrative responsibilities in the West Bank. People live in all three.
• Settlement dots: these are recorded locations, not property boundaries, settlement footprints or a measure of all land made inaccessible.
• Gaza: the close-up makes a small area easier to see. Its outline stays the same when the map depicts the blockade and restricted access.

The shapes drawn between dated chapters are a visual transition. They are not claims about boundaries on intermediate dates.

Where possible, we link to the original record: UN documents and data, court decisions, government records or an organisation’s own published material. The source list names those records. For lived experience, we link to the person’s own account or a clearly credited publication. We distinguish a court’s finding from a human rights organisation’s conclusion.

Dates and qualifiers matter. “About” and “around” mark estimates. A figure reported in October 2026 describes that report’s period; it should not be read as a live count. Settlement data can be revised, and a point layer cannot establish every site’s area or effect on access.

Where evidence is incomplete, we say so. The funding review, for example, does not treat registration or past spending as proof that a new donation will be restricted to a particular purpose.

This site examines the policies and actions of Israeli governments and state authorities and their effects on Palestinians. It rejects antisemitism and collective blame of Jewish people or Israelis.

Its maps and summaries are an interpretation of cited public records. They are not a substitute for the underlying documents, and they do not claim independent field verification.

Current events, humanitarian figures and giving reviews are dated on the page where they appear. When a source revises a figure, the page should be updated with the new number, report date and link. A substantive correction should identify what changed so readers can understand the record.

For a claim you intend to quote, follow its source link and check the publication date. The written timeline places every animated chapter beside its supporting record.