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August 4th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The name refers to the geological formation, the Rock of Gibraltar, which was named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn-Ziyad. Earlier it was known as Mons Calpe, one of the Pillars of Hercules.
The town of Gibraltar was captured by a combined Anglo-Dutch force during the War of the Spanish Succession in (1701-1714).
That led to a permanent exodus of much of the existing population to the surrounding areas of the Campo de Gibraltar.
Britain occupied Gibraltar under the terms of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, and it sought to occupy in perpetuity.
Later in 1727, Spain launched an attempt, but unsuccessful, to regain control. Again, it tried and this time called its attempt the extended Great Siege of Gibraltar, which lasted from 1779 to 1783, but unsuccessful.
The British Royal Navy recognized the strategic location of Gibraltar and turned it into its key base. The base played an important role prior to the Battle of Trafalgar and during the Crimean War of 1854-56.
Gibraltar’s strategic value increased with the opening of the Suez Canal, as it lay on the sea route between the UK and the British Empire east of Suez.
During World War II, Gibraltar’s civilian population was evacuated (mainly to London, but also to parts of Morocco, Madeira and Jamaica) and the Rock was strengthened as a fortress.
In the 1950s, Spanish dictator Francisco Franco renewed Spain’s claim to sovereignty over Gibraltar and restricted movement between Gibraltar and Spain.
In 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain under British rule in the Gibraltar sovereignty referendum. It led to the passing of the Gibraltar Constitution Order in 1969. In response, Spain completely closed the border with Gibraltar and severed all communication links.
In 1982, Spain partially opened the border crossing and later it was fully reopened prior to Spain’s accession to the European Community.
In a referendum held in 2002, Gibraltarians rejected by an overwhelming majority (99%) a proposal of shared sovereignty on which Spain and Britain were said to have reached “broad agreement”.
The British government committed itself to respecting the Gibraltarians’ wishes. A new Constitution Order was approved in a 2006 referendum.
A process of tripartite negotiations started in 2006 between Spain, Gibraltar and the UK, ending some restrictions and dealing with disputes in some specific areas such as air movements, customs procedures, telecommunications, pensions and cultural exchange.
Under its current Constitution, Gibraltar has almost complete internal democratic self-government through an elected parliament, elected for a term of up to four years.
As a British Overseas Territory, Gibraltar is economically prosperous with a highly-diversified economy including financial services, e-gaming, shipping and tourism.
MOL/HE
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