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  Palestine
Institutions
 Palestinian Legislative Council    
  President  Mahmoud (Abu Mazen) Abbas 0 +100.00%
  Prime Minister  Muhammad Shtayyeh 0 +100.00%
Party Leadership
  Palestine Liberation Organization  Mahmoud (Abu Mazen) Abbas 1 +100.00%
 Islamic Resistance Movement    
 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine    
State
 Gaza Strip    
 West Bank    

Country DETAILS
Parents > Israel  
Websitehttp://www.pna.gov.ps/
Established November 15, 1988
Disbanded Still Active
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur July 03, 2025 12:22am
DescriptionState of Palestine

There are now technically two entities called the State of Palestine, which have some overlap in leadership but are nevertheless distinct:

• The first State of Palestine was declared by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1988 and claims sovereign independence (with widespread international diplomatic recognition) despite no de facto control of territory.
• The second State of Palestine was established in 1994 and was originally known as the Palestinian National Authority. It has some actual governing authority but is subordinate to Israel in every important way. This Palestinian government is itself split in two between Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
• Additionally, some international organizations have admitted the Palestine Liberation Organization itself as a member instead of either Palestinian geopolitical entity.

A former British colony, Palestinian territory was dumped into what is now the State of Israel, located in the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt and Lebanon. Based on a mandate given by the United Nations, Palestine awaits delivery of its own territories for the creation of a sovereign state of its own. Currently, Palestine's government holds authority over three districts: Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem but patches of the territories are under Israeli occupation.

Governance of Palestine consists of several bureaucratic bodies including the Palestinian National Authority. Legislation is the jurisdiction of the Palestine Legislative Council which stands as a parliamentary body. Administration is the jurisdiction of the President, Prime Minister and appointed cabinet ministers.

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Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction  Discuss
Permanent Oberserver Mission of Palestine to the United Nations  Discuss

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 08, 2024 12:00pm News Gaza’s top Islamic scholar issues fatwa criticising 7 October attack  Article Juan Croniqueur 
Nov 29, 2012 04:00pm News Palestinians Win Statehood Upgrade at U.N.  Article Craverguy 
Jan 22, 2011 03:00pm General Palestinian Reporter On Trial For Facebook Photo  Article Penguin 
Feb 15, 2010 11:00pm General Jihadi Salafis, Muslim Firebrands, Challenge Hamas Rule In Gaza  Article Penguin 
Aug 15, 2009 01:05pm General Hamas crushes challenge by al-Qaida-inspired group  Article Penguin 
Aug 14, 2009 01:15am General Gaza clashes between Hamas, Islamist radicals kill 13  Article Penguin 

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