Founded as a school in 1924, Birzeit began its university programme in 1972 and is currently introducing a masters degree programme. The Birzeit website launched on 6 June 1996. A wealth of cultural, political, economic, and current events information on every aspect of Israeli society. Provides links to the same quality of information on 22 other Middle East countries and the Palestinian Authority. A compilation of public Internet sites about Israel.
Extensive coverage is given to government departments and agencies, down to the local level.
Equal attention is paid to sites of archeological, educational, economic and touristic interest. The whole site is worth exploring as it has links to maps of every part of the world from ancient to contemporary times. Researches peacemaking processes and conflict resolution. Surveys Israeli public opinion and maintains a database on Israeli-Palestinian cooperation. A concise and popular account of Akkadian cuneiform for the general reader.